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Using Tech To Make Transit Accessible For Those Without Smartphones

A solar-powered e-ink sign providing real-time transit information on Boston's Green Line train. (Photo courtesy MBTA) When Paul Mielke gets to the Metro Transit bus stop at the northwest corner of...

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The Unsung Women Healing Chicago

Kendra Snow poses in front of a community mural near the M.A.S.K. site in Englewood. (Photo by Seeger Gray / The Trace)   This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom...

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To Win Big In November, Focus On Building Thriving Cities

Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Mick Haupt / Unsplash) The choice we’re facing in November is simple. It isn’t between Democrats or Republicans, left or right, Blue America or Red America. It’s between...

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San Diego Residents Fight To Ban Industrial Pollution In Their Neighborhoods

Barrio Logan, San Diego. (Photo by Roman Eugeniusz / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons) This story was originally published at Prism. Steeped in rich history and vibrant culture, and home to the...

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Gentrification Is Complicated. But It’s Not Inevitable.

"Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies" by Leslie Kern. (Verso Books) Our conversations about gentrification have grown more convoluted in recent years. To those who casually invoke the term, it...

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Housing In Brief: Portland & Sacramento Propose Citywide Camping Bans

(Photo by Jeff Turner / CC BY 2.0) Portland Mayor Plans Citywide Camping Ban Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler unveiled a proposal last Friday that would ban street homelessness and force any unsheltered...

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At Human Libraries, Check Out A “Book” To Start A Novel Conversation

A Human Library event at Foothill College in 2019. (Photo courtesy Foothill College) One weekend in September, a couple walking their dog passed by an outdoor event in Redwood City, California. The...

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Economics In Brief: How Interest Rate Hikes Will Hit Black Workers Harder

(Photo by Francisco Venâncio / Unsplash) Curbing Inflation Will Disproportionately Hurt Black Workers Neel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, tells Vox there is a...

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Economics in Brief: A New Test To See Who’s An Employee In The Gig Economy

(Photo from istockphoto.com/portfolio/xavierarnau) Labor Department To Test If Gig Workers Can Become Employees The gig economy has long been the wild west of the job market, made up of an ecosystem...

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How CDFIs Are Helping Immigrants Priced Out of Citizenship

(Photo by Celso FLORES / CC BY 2.0) When Ana Marcia, who’s from Honduras, started the path to U.S. citizenship, she realized it was going to be expensive. She needed $5,000 for attorney’s fees and to...

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A Public Building That Can Decarbonize Santa Rosa’s Electric Grid

Sonoma Clean Power's new headquarters. (Courtesy photo) Two years ago, the energy company Sonoma Clean Power set out to renovate a 1979 structure in Santa Rosa, California, for its new headquarters....

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Newest Survey Of Unbanked Americans Shows Progress – And Perils

(Photo by Tech Daily / Unsplash) Out on New York City’s beaches this past summer, prices for the homemade fruit juice and hard liquor cocktail known as “nutcracker” peaked at $15 a pop — and the...

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Gentrification Is Complicated. But It’s Not Inevitable.

“Gentrification Is Inevitable And Other Lies,”  by feminist and urbanist scholar Leslie Kern. Our conversations about gentrification have grown more convoluted in recent years. To those who casually...

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A Chicago Entrepreneur Uses Clean Energy To Create Opportunities In...

Arthur Burton poses with solar panels and electric vehicle charging stations in the Urban League parking lot. (Photo by Lloyd DeGrane / Energy News Network) This story was originally published by...

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City Tree Biodiversity Helps Protect Urban Forests - And Our Health

(Photo by Friends of the Urban Forest / CC BY 2.0) A new study of 5.6 million trees across 63 U.S. cities’ tree inventories suggests city leaders arranging tree planting shouldn’t just decide on tree...

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Young Farmers Of Color Can Help the U.S. Meet Its Climate Goals. Is...

Jøn Kent at Sanctuary Farms in Detroit. (Photo by Britny Cordera) This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and was made possible by a grant from the Open Society Foundations. At Sanctuary...

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What Will It Take To Address Houselessness In Los Angeles?

Los Angeles unhoused activist Theo Henderson. (Photo courtesy We The Unhoused) For the wealthiest state in the nation, California’s social and economic inequality is glaringly stark. More than half of...

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Housing In Brief: Federal Report Decries Criminalization Of Homelessness

(Photo by Vanessa Vancour / CC BY 2.0) Federal Report Decries Rising Criminalization Of Homelessness The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelesssness released a report last week admonishing the rising...

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An Oklahoma Home Is Filling A Major Gap In Child Mental Health Services

(Photo coutesy GRAND) There are generally two different ways to receive mental health services. Outpatient treatment options take place during the day, sometimes for the whole day, but the patient...

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Economics In Brief: The Four-Day Workweek Is A Win-Win

(Photo by WOCinTech Chat / CC BY 2.0) The Data Is In: A Four-Day Workweek Really Is Better For Everyone For the past six months, 3,300 workers at 73 British companies have been participating in the...

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