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A Home Designed By and For Queer Veterans
(Photo courtesy Minority Veterans of America) When Lindsay Church left the Navy in 2012 after serving under the U.S. government’s infamous “don’t ask, don’t tell ”policy, they experienced a painful...
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Urban Crime Is Falling, Despite What Fear-Mongering Politicians Tell You
U.S. Senator J. D. Vance speaks with attendees at the 2023 Turning Point Action Conference at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA...
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‘Tenants Have To Take the Leadership’: LA Tenant Union Founders’ Call to Action
Tracy Rosenthal and Leo Vilchis first met in 2012 through an activist art project in Los Angeles called the School of Echoes. The project took Vilchis, Rosenthal and others to six different L.A....
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The Harlem Playground Co-Designed by Public Housing Residents
A courtyard at Harlem’s Polo Grounds Towers, home to roughly 4,000 residents, was once characterized by several dilapidated wooden benches with remnants of red paint from years ago. Now, after a...
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The Weekly Wrap: Bozeman Plans To Remake Local Government
Aerial View of Downtown Bozeman, Montana (Photo by ViaTravelers / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities...
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Cities Can Help Fight the HIV Crisis in Latinx Communities
Today is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, a day that often flies under the radar. What might surprise you is that Latino gay men now account for the highest number of new HIV cases in America. In...
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Black Residents in Cancer Alley Try What May Be a Last Legal Defense Against...
An aerial view of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley as seen in 2013. (Photo by Giles Clarke / Getty Images via Grist) This story was originally published by Grist. On the banks of the lower Mississippi River...
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These Former Prisoners Are Making Sure No One Leaves Prison Alone
The newest cohort of NuEntry Opportunity Specialists celebrate the completion of their training program. (Photo courtesy of Camden County) When Antonne Henshaw was released from a New Jersey prison in...
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Passive House Standards Are Becoming a Solution for Highly-Efficient...
The proposed 3831 Chicago project, which 548 Enterprise says will be the largest Passive House building in the city to date. (Rendering courtesy 548 Enterprise) This story was first published by...
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The Weekly Wrap: Kansas City Tenants Launch Rent Strike
Members of KC Tenants at a protest in 2021. (via @KCTenants Twitter) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate...
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SEPTA Is Facing a Doom Spiral. Could a New Philly Arena Save It?
Despite strong community opposition, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has struck an agreement with the Sixers to build a new arena in Philly's Center City. (Photo by Melissa Simpson) After years of...
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Resilience and Regeneration, Disaster After Disaster
On Oct. 8, 2024, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured this imagery of Hurricane Milton approaching the Gulf Coast of Florida. (Photo by NOAA) Long before the winds and the rain and the flooding, there...
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Better Urban Design Isn’t Enough To Keep Women Safe. We Need Men To Change, Too.
(Photo by Austin Curtis / Unsplash) Sandhya still thinks about that day 15 years ago, when heavy monsoon rain had flooded the streets of Kolkata, leaving her stranded as she tried to bring her two...
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Newark Residents Are Reshaping Who Influences Land Use Decisions
At a NOFAD workshop, Lincoln Park residents discuss how zoning laws impact Newark’s development. (Photo by Fajr Kegler, courtesy of NOFAD, South Ward Environmental Alliance, Clinton Hill Community...
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Researcher-Provider Partnerships Can Help Identify Effective Solutions For...
(Photo by Levi Meir Clancy / Unsplash+) Year after year, homelessness continues to rise in the United States. Last year, over 650,000 people experienced homelessness on a given night, 28% of whom...
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A Solar-Powered Microgrid “Lending Library” Could Make Disaster Recovery Greener
Workers installing a solar microgrid in Marshall, North Carolina. (Photo courtesy The Footprint Project) This story was originally published by Energy News Network. Seventeen days after Hurricane...
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How Cities Can Bring Some Humanity to the Criminal Legal System
(Carolyn Kaster / AP Photo) Last month, the state of Missouri executed 55-year-old Marcellus Williams, who spent two decades in prison, despite prosecutors’ efforts to overturn his conviction for the...
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The Weekly Wrap: Governor Hochul’s Bad Math Leaves MTA in Debt
(Photo by Rafael Hoyos Weht / Unsplash) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions that bring us...
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The Bronx Gets Its First Independently-Owned Cultural Venue In Five Decades
WHEDco President Davon Russell gives a media tour to reporters prior to the public opening of the Bronx Music Hall. (Photo by Marielle Argueza) In the 1970s, the Bronx burned. Literally. While urban...
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Immigrants Aren’t Stealing FEMA Funds. They’re Driving Our Disaster Recovery.
Volunteers clean up storm damage at CJ's Market in Lansing, North Carolina on Sept. 30, 2024 after Hurricane Helene caused widespread damage to the region. (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto via AP)...
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