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October 23rd, 2024Recent Activities
Doc Talk
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October 4th, 2024MicroGrant 2024
Creative Reuse Marketplace Updates
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August 20th, 2024MicroGrant 2024
Pioneer Park Homeowner’s Association Updates
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July 18th, 2024MicroGrant 2024
Ernie Bankhead Neighborhood Association Updates
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March 12th, 2024MicroGrant Main
Round 1, 2024 Grant Awards
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November 2nd, 2023RTC
Restore the Core
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October 30th, 2023Oral History
Aaron Pinkston-El
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October 30th, 2023Oral History
Sam Johnson
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October 30th, 2023Oral History
Ashley Stapleton
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October 30th, 2023Oral History
Deandre Neal
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October 30th, 2023Oral History
Donna Lomelino
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December 25th, 2022Outside Inspiration
Recovering the Lost Art of Mixed-Use Development
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December 25th, 2022Outside Inspiration
Reducing Food Waste By Redirecting Restaurant Surplus Straight to Consumers at a Reduced Price
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December 25th, 2022Urban Matters
Why the American Dream is more attainable in some cities than others
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December 25th, 2022Outside Inspiration
Bio-based packaging companies say mushrooms and seaweed are the next alternatives to plastic
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December 25th, 2022Local Features
Demolition of old Pillsbury Mills site begins
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December 25th, 2022Local Features
Big plans for county health department
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December 25th, 2022Local Features
Details Emerge On Proposed Residential-Retail Development In Springfield
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December 25th, 2022Urban Matters
The most successful strategy for ending homelessness is under attack
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December 25th, 2022Outside Inspiration
‘A new way of playing’: Huge natural playground all but complete in Normal
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February 19th, 2022Outside Inspiration
Calgary project turns kids into urban planners to improve school commutes
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February 19th, 2022Urban Matters
Low-wage workers prop up the nursing home industry. They’re quitting in droves.
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February 19th, 2022Local Features
Bring back the city education liaison
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February 19th, 2022Urban Matters
Cities love to use Tax Increment Financing to boost development. Should they?
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February 19th, 2022Local Features
Housing advocates, renters struggle to stay ahead of a rising tide of evictions
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February 19th, 2022Local Features
Site of deadly Springfield shooting could become business innovation hub
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February 19th, 2022Local Features
$1.4 million in state funding coming to Springfield Mass Transit District
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February 19th, 2022Outside Inspiration
Public libraries across the U.S. are taking note of this Richmond-area branch’s parent-and-child-friendly design
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February 19th, 2022Urban Matters
Five Low Cost Ideas to Make Your City Wealthier
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February 19th, 2022Outside Inspiration
Pedestrians in Peoria complete their mission walking every street in the city
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September 5th, 2021Urban Matters
Public Transit Is a Public Good. It’s Time to Fund It That Way.
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September 5th, 2021Outside Inspiration
Co-Op Owned by Formerly Incarcerated Women Embarks on Next Step, Thanks to Surprising Money Source
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September 5th, 2021Outside Inspiration
The Utility Repossessed Their City’s Streetlights. Now They’re Re-Lighting the Night
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September 5th, 2021Outside Inspiration
Housing First Breaks the Homelessness-Jail Cycle
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September 5th, 2021Local Features
Black leaders outline solutions for economic inequity
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September 5th, 2021Urban Matters
There Is Enough Food, Just Not Enough Food Access
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September 5th, 2021Local Features
Springfield hopes creative signs encourage drivers to slow down in high volume areas
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September 5th, 2021Urban Matters
A simple housing reform that will supercharge neighborhood investment (and costs nothing)
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September 5th, 2021Local Features
City approves one-year homeless shelter strategy
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June 13th, 2021Urban Matters
MapLab: The High Cost of Wide Streets
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June 13th, 2021Outside Inspiration
Berkeley’s Composting System Has a Unique Community Impact
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June 13th, 2021Outside Inspiration
‘Solar For All’ Brings Clean Energy to Low- and Middle-Income DC Residents
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June 13th, 2021Local Features
Plans Take Shape For New Business Hub In Springfield’s South Town
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June 13th, 2021Local Features
Can Central Illinois Be Silicon Valley of Electric Vehicles?
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June 13th, 2021Urban Matters
The case for building $1,500 parks
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June 13th, 2021Outside Inspiration
Orlando’s new mental health team to start taking on 911 calls from people in crisis instead of police
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June 13th, 2021Local Features
Central Illinois cities get big bucks to support housing, fight homelessness
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June 13th, 2021Urban Matters
How the Pandemic is Accelerating Workforce Training
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June 13th, 2021Local Features
Springfield to become home of world’s largest carbon capture program
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February 21st, 2021Local Features
Illinois State Fairgrounds COVID-19 vaccine site gets rave reviews
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February 21st, 2021Outside Inspiration
Most Public Engagement is Worthless
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July 26th, 2020Outside Inspiration
Racial Equity, Housing, and COVID: A Roundtable
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July 26th, 2020Outside Inspiration
COVID-19 Response: GIS Best Practices from Across the Globe
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July 26th, 2020Outside Inspiration
4 Problems with the Way Governments Communicate about Public Meetings
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July 26th, 2020Urban Matters
How structural racism is magnifying the public health crisis
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July 26th, 2020Local Features
CWLP could become world’s largest carbon capture research station
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July 26th, 2020Urban Matters
A Look At Housing Inequality And Racism In The U.S.
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July 26th, 2020Local Features
One Case In Three Years: Calls For Changes To Springfield’s Police Review Panel
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July 26th, 2020Local Features
COVID pandemic worsens housing crisis
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July 26th, 2020Urban Matters
Eight incremental development policies to help bridge the wealth gap
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November 10th, 2019Local Features
Should Springfield have two high schools?
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November 10th, 2019Outside Inspiration
How to Win the Fight for Fair and Equitable Transit
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November 10th, 2019Urban Matters
Applying a racial equity framework to ending homelessness in Illinois
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July 21st, 2019Outside Inspiration
When Green Infrastructure Is an Anti-Poverty Strategy
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July 21st, 2019Outside Inspiration
5 ways social entrepreneurs are trying to cut food waste
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July 21st, 2019Urban Matters
How Community Development Lenders Work Around the Legacy of Redlining
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July 21st, 2019Local Features
Block party celebrates start of school, calls for end to violence
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July 21st, 2019Urban Matters
Your Local Library May Have A New Offering In Stock: A Resident Social Worker
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July 21st, 2019Local Features
‘Health & Housing’ center proposed to better respond to homelessness
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May 6th, 2019Uncategorized
Neighborhood Outreach Workers
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May 6th, 2019Uncategorized
REAP hosts Clean Up Day
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December 11th, 2018Uncategorized
Sustain Springfield Green Map
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December 11th, 2018Uncategorized
MLK Boulevard Clean-ups
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December 5th, 2018Uncategorized
Quality Housing Coalition
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July 12th, 2018Local Features
Movie Night
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July 12th, 2018Local Features
Poplar Place Garden Party
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March 26th, 2018Local Features
Community health roundtable highlights high asthma, lead levels
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March 13th, 2018Outside Inspiration
What if you and your neighbors resdeisgned your town’s worst intersection?
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March 13th, 2018Urban Matters
‘White Flight’ Remains a Reality
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February 6th, 2018Urban Matters
In new survey, America’s mayors cite affordable housing as a main concern
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February 6th, 2018Local Features
SMTD holding public hearings on bus route changes
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November 29th, 2017Urban Matters
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Boosts Health Policy
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November 29th, 2017Local Features
Sangamon Valley Trail Extension Open to the Public
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November 29th, 2017Urban Matters
As crashes rise, suburbs push to build in safety for walkers, cyclists
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October 27th, 2017Urban Matters
Empower Cities with Holistic Food-Waste Reduction Strategies
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October 27th, 2017Local Features
Report Urges Change in Economic Strategy
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October 27th, 2017Outside Inspiration
Eyecatching 3D Crosswalk slows Motorists
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September 4th, 2017Outside Inspiration
Transforming Alleys Into Communal Spaces
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September 4th, 2017Outside Inspiration, Uncategorized
Houses Appreciate. Cars Depreciate. Walkable Urban Neighborhoods Help Families Build Wealth.
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September 4th, 2017Local Features
Springfield exploring bicycle sharing program
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August 13th, 2017Local Features
Springfield’s new electronic recycling program begins June 5
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August 13th, 2017Local Features
Celebrate freedom: New organizer takes reins of Juneteenth
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August 13th, 2017Local Features
CWLP offers free workshop, tips for reducing power usage
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August 13th, 2017Outside Inspiration
Twin Cities Employers Bumping Up against Employee-Housing Mismatch
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August 13th, 2017Urban Matters
White Economic Privilege Is Alive and Well
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July 23rd, 2017Urban Matters
Millenials Prefer Revitalized Historic Areas
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May 21st, 2017Outside Inspiration
Water Smart Green Infrastructure: The Private Sector Steps Up
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May 16th, 2017Local Features
Mapping America’s Rental Housing Crisis
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March 12th, 2017Urban Matters
Know Your Community to Improve Population Health
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March 12th, 2017Urban Matters
10 Reasons to Build Community Through Urban Design
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February 13th, 2017Outside Inspiration
Can Small Cities be Carbon Neutral?
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November 3rd, 2016Dental
There’s always a good reason to visit the dentist
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November 3rd, 2016Dental
Brushing for just 2 minutes can reduce plaque by 80%
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November 3rd, 2016Dental
Technology is rapidly changing the face of dentistry
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November 3rd, 2016Dental
Regular check ups actually save you money
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November 3rd, 2016Dental
How long should you have to wait for an appointment?
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November 1st, 2016Dental
Why Do Dentists Fix Cavities for Children?
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April 8th, 2016Urban Matters
The Future of Housing
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April 8th, 2016Urban Matters
Can Social Impact Bonds Help Reduce Homelessness?
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April 8th, 2016Urban Matters
This Man’s Bold Idea: Pay Criminals to Stay Out of Trouble
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April 8th, 2016Outside Inspiration
10 Trends Impacting Downtown Revitalization
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April 8th, 2016Outside Inspiration
Oaklanders Reclaim Public Space at Design Fair
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April 8th, 2016Outside Inspiration, Uncategorized
How Des Moines, Iowa Got Cool
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April 7th, 2016Local Features
View Transit as an Economic Catalyst: High Frequency Bus Route along 11th Street could spur East Springfield Development
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January 4th, 2016Outside Inspiration
Small Scale Development
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December 2nd, 2015Urban Matters
What a Small Business in Detroit Can Do With $10,000
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December 2nd, 2015Urban Matters
Smart Growth Advances Nationally
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December 2nd, 2015Urban Matters
2015 TIGER Grant Standouts for Cities Go to BRT, Bike Trails and More
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December 2nd, 2015Outside Inspiration
Rochester expansion plan is a vision for urban and walkable development
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December 1st, 2015Outside Inspiration
12 Strategies That Will Transform Your City’s Downtown
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November 23rd, 2015Local Features
10 Ways To Help RESTORE THE CORE
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November 21st, 2015Local Features
Smart Growth Leads to Sustainable Communities (And Why It Matters)
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November 20th, 2015Local Features
Millennials Want Urban Lifestyle
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