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Philly Reduced School-Based Arrests by 84% Over a Decade
(Photo by Joshua Hoehne / Unsplash) Across the United States, arrest rates for young people under age 18 have been declining for decades. However, the proportion of youth arrests associated with...
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They Bought an Apartment Building in D.C. Now They’re Turning It Into an...
Baldwin House organizers (Photo courtesy Baldwin House newsletter) Since the district’s landmark Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act was enacted in 1980, very few tenant organizations in Washington,...
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The Weekly Wrap: Hoboken Went 7 Years Without a Traffic Death
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These Ride-Share Networks Are Helping Get Kids to School
Ismael El-Amin is the co-founder of PiggyBack, a carpool network made for and by parents. He's pictured here with a Melvin Dillard IV, 7, who is in his carpool. (Photo by Victor Hilitski / Illinois...
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How to Start (and Fund) a Truly Inclusive Charter School
(Photo courtesy of Ethos Classical) Parents and students love Ethos Classical, a tuition-free public charter school in Atlanta, Georgia that serves students K through 5th grade. You could look at...
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These Urban Food Forests Do Double Duty
(Photo by Chelsey Faucher / Unsplash) This story was originally published by Grist. Below the red-tile roofs of the Catalina Foothills, an affluent area on the north end of Tucson, Arizona, lies a...
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The Weekly Wrap: New York’s “Social Housing Authority” Would Build Affordable...
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A Richmond HBCU Plans To Develop Local Housing Through a Historic Impact...
Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Shaban Athuman / VPM News) Virginia Union University, a historically Black university in Richmond, has announced plans to develop a housing...
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‘Park Friends’ Groups Give Philly Residents a Say in Their Public Spaces
(Photos courtesy of Friends of Hagert Playground; Photo illustration by Jillian Bauer-Reese) This story was originally published by Kensington Voice. Sign up for their newsletters here. Twenty years...
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The Black ‘Banker Ladies’ Bringing Alternative Finance to Toronto
The Banker Ladies Council (Photo courtesy Diverse Solidarity Economies collective) The city of Toronto is the financial capital of Canada and home to some of the world’s largest banks. But not all...
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What’s the Best Price for City Parking?
It’s a simple story of supply and demand. “There are a lot of cars, but the dense central city doesn’t have a lot of parking spaces to accomodate all those cars,” explains Dave Amos, Cal Poly city...
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As States Limit Black History Lessons, Philly Gets it Right, Researcher Says
LaGarrett King is the director of the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education at the Univesity at Buffalo. (Photo courtesy St. Thomas University) This story was produced by The 74,...
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The People Who Enable Thriving Affordable Housing Communities
Despite having the world’s largest GDP, the United States lags behind in delivering economic mobility and social benefits to our citizens. The percentage of our population living in poverty is the...
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Minneapolis Solar Nonprofit Is Proving Patience Can Bring Results to...
Jacques Beech saw his electric bill fall to $100 a month after installing solar panels on his Minneapolis home. (Photo by Brad Stauffer / Energy News Network) One installation at a time, a solar...
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The Weekly Wrap: Could Oregon Roll Back Drug Decriminalization?
A view of Portland's Pearl District. (Photo by Sean Benesh) Welcome to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday round-up of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions...
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The Communities Trying to Take Over Their Local Electric Utility
Organizers with Metro Justice at a rally in Rochester, New York, in March 2023. (Photo courtesy Metro Justice) This story was originally published by Grist. Climate activists have set their sights on...
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The School District That Got Into the Affordable Housing Business
Tim Moffet, an educator in Eagle County, scopes out the site of his future home in Eagle, Colorado, on June 30, 2023. Moffet was approved to purchase an affordable home built by a partnership between...
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Local Control is the Way to Lasting Change in Communities
Opening day of the Tat Sat Community Academy. (Photo courtesy The InteRoots Initiative) Through local control and guidance, a project that has been years in the making came to fruition last February...
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Participatory Defense Hubs Are Shifting the Power Dynamics in the Criminal...
(Photo courtesy Participatory Defense Network) When Monica Allison’s son was facing charges and awaiting trial incarcerated on Philadelphia’s State Road, she had no idea what to do. She didn’t know...
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The Weekly Wrap: A Controversial Plan To Cap a Buffalo Freeway Draws Opposition
(Photo by Carrotflower Productions International / CC BY-SA 2.0) Welcome to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday round-up of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the...
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