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Maker Cities at Burning Man Global Leadership Conference |
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Maker Cities at Burning Man Global Leadership Conference. April 10, 2014. The presentation focused on bringing makers into the design process of cities through building platforms, coordination tools, and as a format for play. In terms of platforms, makers are building vital infrastructure for their cities already– DontFlush.me. Is a home-hacked arduino project designed to measure sewage levels in New York City and alert residents not to flush to prevent overflow into public waterways; Air Quality Egg.
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Housing/Property – Data Driven City
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Senators Booker and Menendez Call for Federal Action on Zombie Foreclosures. November 6, 2015. New Jersey Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker. Wrote a letter last week. To leading federal agencies on housing and finance calling for them to take action to address the problem of “zombie” or “walk-away” foreclosures, citing a 29 % increase in such foreclosures in their states in the past year. The senators explained the problem as follows:. I proposed the following initiative in a 2010 paper on this issue.
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Detroit Evolution | Rethink Detroit
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Tag Archives: Detroit Evolution. Rethinking rightsizing in North Corktown. N Corktown - Established 1834. Urban garden on Cochrane Street. Are both based here. So too is the great blog Little House on the Urban Prairie. Which documents country living in the city. On the east side of the neighborhood, a small town feel has been restored through infill housing and pocket parks. The residents there are active. Neighborhood patrols, fixing up. Abandoned property, and installing public art. Has historic comme...
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Brother Nature Produce | Rethink Detroit
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Tag Archives: Brother Nature Produce. Rethinking rightsizing in North Corktown. N Corktown - Established 1834. Urban garden on Cochrane Street. Are both based here. So too is the great blog Little House on the Urban Prairie. Which documents country living in the city. On the east side of the neighborhood, a small town feel has been restored through infill housing and pocket parks. The residents there are active. Neighborhood patrols, fixing up. Abandoned property, and installing public art. Has historic ...
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Brightmoor | Rethink Detroit
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Rethinking rightsizing in North Corktown. N Corktown - Established 1834. Urban garden on Cochrane Street. On the surface, North Corktown seems like any other struggling area of Detroit. The western half of the neighborhood has lost so many residents that there are more open fields than houses. But increasingly, the overgrown grass is giving way to crops. Community gardening is less a trend here than a way of life. Urban farms dot the landscape. Brother Nature Produce. Neighborhood patrols, fixing up.
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Rightsizing | Rethink Detroit
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Gallagher argues that although shrinking cities like Detroit face severe challenges, they also possess the space and opportunity to become greener and more livable, even if they continue to shrink. For inspiration, Gallagher turns to a host of other cities that have pioneered ways to make use of empty space and retrofit obsolete infrastructure. In Portland. Unneeded highways have been removed from the city center, enabling neighborhoods to reconnect to the waterfront. In Seoul. Reseed the lots with grass...
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Briggs | Rethink Detroit
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Rethinking rightsizing in North Corktown. N Corktown - Established 1834. Urban garden on Cochrane Street. On the surface, North Corktown seems like any other struggling area of Detroit. The western half of the neighborhood has lost so many residents that there are more open fields than houses. But increasingly, the overgrown grass is giving way to crops. Community gardening is less a trend here than a way of life. Urban farms dot the landscape. Brother Nature Produce. Neighborhood patrols, fixing up.
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Detroit Works Project | Rethink Detroit
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Tag Archives: Detroit Works Project. Rethinking rightsizing in North Corktown. N Corktown - Established 1834. Urban garden on Cochrane Street. Are both based here. So too is the great blog Little House on the Urban Prairie. Which documents country living in the city. On the east side of the neighborhood, a small town feel has been restored through infill housing and pocket parks. The residents there are active. Neighborhood patrols, fixing up. Abandoned property, and installing public art. Has historic c...
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Rethinking rightsizing in North Corktown | Rethink Detroit
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Rethinking rightsizing in North Corktown. N Corktown - Established 1834. Urban garden on Cochrane Street. On the surface, North Corktown seems like any other struggling area of Detroit. The western half of the neighborhood has lost so many residents that there are more open fields than houses. But increasingly, the overgrown grass is giving way to crops. Community gardening is less a trend here than a way of life. Urban farms dot the landscape. Brother Nature Produce. Neighborhood patrols, fixing up.
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