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Why America Needs Public Wind Power
Block Island Wind Farm, America's first commercial offshore wind farm, went online in 2017 near Block Island, Rhode Island. (Photo by Shaun Dakin / Unsplash) Off the northeast coast of the U.S., a...
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When You’re Unsheltered, the ‘Public’ in ‘Public Safety’ Doesn’t Include You
(Photo by Ev / Unsplash) I’m going to tell you something you already know: Every human being is entitled to a roof over their head and a place to sleep at night. This is an indisputable truth, part of...
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Want To Remove a Highway? Here’s the Key to a Successful Highway Teardown
Back in 2008, the Congress for New Urbanism released its first report in its ongoing series, Freeways Without Futures. The report looked at 10 highways that were reaching the end of their designed...
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Guaranteed Income Can Be a Lifeline for Domestic Abuse Survivors
Unsplash+ April is Financial Literacy Month, part of a national campaign to raise awareness about the importance of financial education in maintaining financial well-being. It’s true that financial...
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Boise’s Zoning Reform Is Actually Working – ADU Permits Are Surging
Recent zoning reforms make it easier to permit backyard homes like this in the East End of Boise. (Photo by Daniel Malarkey / Sightline Institute) This piece was originally published by Sightline...
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The Weekly Wrap: As Campuses Rise Up for Gaza, Police Crack Down
A protest encampment at Columbia University, the day after an NYPD raid. (Photo by Pamela Drew / CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap! Next month, we’re hosting Next City’s first-ever...
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Philly Is Giving Free SEPTA Rides to 25,000 Low-Income Residents. No Strings...
(Photo by Chris Henry / Unsplash) Getting to where you need to go is a matter of economic and social justice. Now, low-income Philadelphia residents are getting a boost. In August, the city began a...
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The Black Church Creating a New Village on Chicago’s South Side
(Photo courtesy Juliette Tyson) It will take a village to build a new future for Chicago’s South Side. And building that village is going to take a few decades. But the Black-led church behind the...
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Meet the Black Woman Leading Detroit’s Clean Energy Charge
Detroit Voltage founder Deana Neely at New Lab in Detroit, where she met with Google representatives about being featured in a new campaign. (Photo by Alejandro Ugalde Sandoval / Planet Detroit) This...
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Cities Are at the Forefront of AI and Civic Engagement
(Photo by Mariia Shalabaieva / Unsplash+) On March 28, Vice President Kamala Harris announced an Office of Management and Budget policy to “Advance Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management in...
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‘Divesting From Death’ Isn’t Impossible
A sign in the Brown University student encampment showing support for junior Hisham Awartani, a Palestinian who was shot by a white supremacist on Nov. 25, 2023 in Vermont. He survived and is now...
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A City ID Program Is Helping Immigrants ‘Out of the Shadows’
At FaithAction's April 27 ID drive in Greenboro, North Carolina, a client goes over his application while standing in line for his photo. ID Program Manager Jasiel Bernal-Muñoz, in the red shirt,...
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D.C. Had the Country’s First TOPA Law. Could Real Estate Developers Gut It?
(Alexey Topolyanskiy / Unsplash) Since it was enacted more than four decades ago, Washington, D.C.’s first-in-the-nation Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act has granted tenants the right to the first...
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For Walkable Neighborhoods, We Need More Useful Businesses
(Photo by Wilmer Martinez / Unsplash) I live a block away from the most mediocre Mexican restaurant in Seattle and maybe the entire West Coast. The tortillas are not made in-house. And the protein is...
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The Weekly Wrap: Columbia Students Take Over Hamilton Hall Before Police...
Pro-Palestine students occupy Hamilton Hall on Columbia University's campus on Tuesday evening, April 30, 2024 in New York. Columbia University President Minouche Shafik authorized the NYPD to enter...
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What Cities Can Learn From Seattle’s Racial and Social Justice Law
(Photo by júbilo haku / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) This article was originally published by The Conversation. The right-wing political campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion policies taking place in...
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A $1,700 Duplex From Detroit’s Land Bank Is Now One of the City’s Most...
Kendal Kuneman (right) bought the childhood home on Faust Street of her grandmother Joann Kiebzak (left) and renovated it into an energy-efficient green home that she will make available to Section 8...
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New Jersey Just Took Bold Action on Exclusionary Zoning. Will Other States...
Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jimmy Woo / Unsplash) With the U.S. in the worst housing affordability crisis of our lifetimes, lawmakers at all levels of government are increasingly feeling pressure to...
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The Weekly Wrap: The Best Way To Respond to Student Protests? Not Calling the...
Photo by Alfo Medeiros Have you heard about Next City’s virtual film festival? It’s happening next week. Sign up to join us or send the link to someone you think would be interested in watching these...
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The Housing Movement Failed Gaza – and Revealed Its Own Double Standards
At least 370,000 housing units in Gaza have been damaged since Oct. 7, 2023, according to the U.N. Another 79,000 have been destroyed completely, such as those pictured here in the city of Gaza....
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