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How St. Louis Churches Are Revealing The Disparities In The Air We Breathe
Father Nick Winker, far right, works to set up an air pollution monitor at St. Ann Catholic Church along with scientiests at Washington University in St. Louis, including intern David Yeom and Jay...
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Can New York City Protect Basement Unit Residents From The Next Ida?
A man who gave his name as John helps to clean a friend's basement, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Queens, New York. The area was flooded Wednesday as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New...
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Housing In Brief: L.A.’s Rise In Homelessness Slowed Due To Federal Funds
(Photo by Laurie Avocado / CC BY 2.0) LA’s Rise In Homelessness Would Have Been Worse Without Pandemic Aid Los Angeles County’s homeless population jumped 4.1% since 2020. The Los Angeles Homeless...
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Cities Are Tapping Residents to Study Climate Change Impacts
At a community meeting, participants workshop the results of the project in Harlem. (Photo courtesy of ISeeChange) This article is co-published with Nexus Media News and made possible by a grant...
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How The Twin Cities Is Making Transit Accessible To Immigrants And Refugees
(Photo courtesy International Institute of Minnesota) One sunny and brisk February morning, a small bus pulls up to a sleepy transit center in Bloomington, a suburb south of Minneapolis. The bus,...
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Economics In Brief: Patagonia CEO Gives Away Wealth To Fight Climate Change
(Photo by Patrick Hendry / Unsplash) Patagonia’s “Reluctant Billionaire” Founder Uses Wealth To Fight Climate Change Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard has formulated a way to use his family’s net...
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In Puerto Rico, Activists Transform Abandoned Land To Build Food Sovereignty
Community members working the land at El Huerto. (Image still from documentary by Luis Enrique González Lozano) The structure of an old sugar mill sits in a once-abandoned parcel of land in Ponce, a...
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Can L.A. Finally Build Better Bus Stops? 5 Lessons From Other Cities
A rider waits for a bus in Los Angeles during the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo by Chris Yarzab / CC BY 2.0) The city of Los Angeles is set to approve a new bus shelter contract that will...
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The Devaluation Of Entire Black Neighborhoods, Not Just Homes
In Chicago's South Side, the E.G. Woode collective's members hope to demonstrate an alternative to the traditional commercial real estate model to revitalize commercial corridors lined with...
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Bucharest Leads In Bike Deaths. A Movement Is Underway To Change That.
A bikeway in Bucharest, Romania. (Photo by Tiia Monto / CC BY-SA 4.0) Every time she goes to the wet market, Elena Năstase feels like she’s on an adventure. Because of her neuromuscular disease,...
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How Cities Across the U.S. Can Help Beloved Local Businesses Convert to...
Adams & Chittenden Scientific Glass, in Berkeley, has clients all over the world and eight employees. The business became employee-owned in 2019. (Photo courtesy Adams & Chittenden) Sponsored...
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As Fare-Free Transit Catches On, Checking In On 5 Cities With Free Public...
(Photo by Ant Rozetsky / Unsplash) Fare-free public transit is having a moment — with coverage from Freakonomics to Wired to Slate to right here at Next City. And while some experts are skeptical...
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Housing In Brief: A Colorado Ballot Initiative Could Change How Affordable...
The Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver. (Photo by Hustved / CC BY-SA 3.0) Colorado Ballot Initiative Could Change How Affordable Housing Is Funded This November, Colorado residents will vote on...
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In Austin, A Village of Tiny Homes Makes A Big Impact
Dexter, a resident of the tiny home village, in one of the neighborhood's many outdoor kitchens. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Loaves & Fishes) When Alan Graham refers to the residents of Community...
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Minneapolis Is The Latest U.S. City To Demand Emissions-Free Shipping
Downtown Minneapolis. (Photo by jpellgen / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here. Minneapolis, Minnesota, became the third U.S....
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How A Loan-To-Own Program In San Diego Is Boosting E-Bike Access
(Photo courtesy Pedal Ahead) Pamela Hill lives in Broadway Heights, a hilly and rural San Diego neighborhood where it isn’t easy to ride a bike. Mobility issues she’s faced have made it even more...
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In Seattle, Community Land Trusts Are Allowing Low-Income Families To Buy A Home
Shavon Jones kisses her 3-year-old daughter Promise in their home in Columbia City on Monday, August 15, 2022. (Photo by Amanda Snyder/ Crosscut) This story was originally published at Crosscut, a...
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Economics In Brief: How The Pandemic Safety Net Slashed Child Poverty
(Photo by Picsea / Unsplash) Child Poverty Is On The Decline, Thanks to Safety Net Programs Turns out the influx of federal and local spending to aid families during the pandemic was exactly what was...
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What A Post-Quake City Teaches Us About Urban Recovery And Transformation
(Photo by Kishan Modi / Unsplash) This article was originally published in The Conversation. In the aftermath of a series of earthquakes that devastated New Zealand’s Ōtautahi Christchurch 12 years...
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Big City Mayoral Races Shine A New Light On Public Banking
(Photo by Jose Fontano / Unsplash) Public banking is already making headlines in one big city mayoral race slated for next year, and it’s bound to come up in at least one more. By definition, a public...
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