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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 2

    On the occasion of our 15th anniversary, we asked 19 prominent urbanists: What incites hope for the future of our cities?

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  2. The Overton Hygienic Building and the Chicago Bee building are recognized as icons within Bronzeville.

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  3. Getting people to take cover could halve the number of earthquake-related injuries.

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  5. "He said his office will no longer prosecute marijuana possession cases of fewer than 100 grams, and only prosecute cases of higher amounts if it appears the defendant was selling."

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  6. “There are a lot of Baltimore neighborhoods that have been underinvested or really disinvested for decades, and the mayor’s goal is to attract reinvestment or new investment to those neighborhoods.”

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  7. “You don’t always see that type of support for a down-ballot race, and we had that relationship from the very beginning.”

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  8. Harris County is hiring a Director of Community Engagement.

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  9. "[Overton’s] civic entrepreneurial vision set the bar. State Street was our ‘Black Wall Street.'"

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  10. Shake Alert could save lives by warning drivers to pull to the side of the road, to help people find cover, and potentially even tell trains to slow down, as similar systems do in Japan.

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  11. On his second day in office, Wesley Bell fired Kathi Alizadeh, the assistant prosecutor who had given evidence to the grand jury that declined to indict the police officer who shot Michael Brown Jr. in 2014.

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  12. Making room for Denver teachers to raise families in the city where they work.

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  14. Baltimore approved a $52 million loan to create the Neighborhood Impact Investment Fund, which has been tasked with spreading economic opportunity in some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods.

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  15. Barring any legal challenges to the short-term rental rules, they will take effect July 2019.

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  16. Jan 4
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  17. Jan 4

    “The fact that I did win, it sent a big message to people like me that all is not lost.”

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  18. Jan 3
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  19. Jan 3

    The state is the first to require all hosts to register.

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  20. Jan 3

    Local Initiatives Support Corporation is hiring a Community Development Officer for Economic Development.

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  21. Jan 3

    Harvard Kennedy School is hiring a Project Manager, Operations and Technology.

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