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Boomerang Cities
Aside from Detroit there are two other cities that have experienced sweeping economic and industrial declines. Turin, Italy is the home of Fiat, which struggled for years, and Youngstown, Ohio which felt the impact of reduced steel production.
Diverse Vibrancy!
India is the diverse country with different culture, communities, festivals.Not only the traditional festivals bring the vibrancy but also traditions, culture and mainly people bring vibrancy to India.
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![I had known about the [Murmur] project for a while, but I finally took a Saturday to stroll around and find the green, ear-shaped signs. Through my mobile phone, I called the local number on the sign and, for the first time, listened to my city.](https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/vd5GFFolhz0/hqdefault.jpg)
"Hello City? It's me, Lisa"
I had known about the [Murmur] project for a while, but I finally took a Saturday to stroll around and find the green, ear-shaped signs. Through my mobile phone, I called the local number on the sign and, for the first time, listened to my city.
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Expanding how we measure urban vibrancy
There is a growing interest in using GIS technology to visualize successful transformation of our cities. What can expanding the formal indicators we use to measure the health/vibrancy of our cities can teach us?
Irodori venture from local rural area
business with beautiful colored Leaves
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$1 Property for 1 year
Philadelphia offered dilapidated and abandoned for $1. New owners had one year to start construction.
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Do it!
Detroit Collaborative Design Center: design activism through direct action and community participation.
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The People's Budget: Citizen's Deciding How $$$ is Spent
Giving people power to decide how tax dollars are spent can increase the efficacy of the funds in addition to uncovering needs that might otherwise not be met.
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The Third Eye
During my trip to Mumbai in 2009 for our graduate class research project, a few friends and I decided to take upon a bigger challenge than what we were doing. We wanted children to help fix issues in their community by sharing their ideas and stories
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Building the Next Generation of Environmental Stewards in NYC
Beekman Compost initiative aims to expand community access to and participation with composting, while creating compost-related positions for young adults.
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Art Hubs: Mixed use space for creativity and city transformation
Artscape is Canada's leading practitioner in multi-tenant space development for the arts and culture sector. Their projects have been catalysts for regeneration and have helped stimulate some of Toronto's most vibrant and creative neighbourhoods.
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Bridging the gap with kindness and empathy
I have two stories, while being mugged, one man managed to convince his assailant to join him for dinner. Another, cares for those facing extreme poverty. The theme is the ability of one individual to connect with another for the positive.
Shortening the Supply Chain
Grameen Danone started as a social business collaboration to provide children in Bangladesh with essential vitamins. Through the process Danone discovered that shortening the supply chain and smaller production could also increase profits.
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Restoring Vibrancy Without Losing Soul
The importance of restoring vibrancy without losing the soul of a community.
Apprenticeships for enhancing skilled workers
Tim Brown of IDEO had a short interview with NPR, reviewing what he saw as an opportunity to improve the 'skills gap' in the US. By having people learn through tacit/explicit learning, we can build a more capable workforce, and enable new careers.
The House That Built Us
Adventures of a recent Habitat for Humanity - Global Village build in Nepal....
The One Millionth Tower project gets powered by Steelcase! A story of smart scaling.
Over a billion of us live in deteriorating apartment buildings, and in One Millionth Tower, we wanted to discover how harnessing the spirit of the people who live inside can help re-imagine the bleak highrise landscape, anywhere in the world.
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Megacity Traffic: Lagos, Nigeria
Traffic in Lagos, Nigeria is pretty nuts. If you live on the Mainland, it can take you 3+ hours to get to work on Lagos Island (with good weather!). A daily commute can involve numerous forms of transportation -- walking, buses, taxis, motorcycles.
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The 7 wonders of reclaiming our environment
Henry Cheung proposed the idea of 'Greening the Abandoned' to reclaim decaying buildings. This reminded me of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, so
Art can change the world
JR believes art can change the world. By taking pictures of people and printing them out as huge posters and post them to public spaces like people's roofs or walls by streets, he changes the atmosphere of a neighborhood full of crimes.
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Bushwick & the Puerto Rican Day Parade: Vibrancy in Expressions of Urban Vitality
In my neighborhood, Bushwick, Brooklyn, the Puerto Rican Day Parade is more than a celebration of heritage, it's both a raucous expression of the hopes and dreams of a community and an indictment against the conditions under which the poor live.