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| '''Mar 29''' [[Amsterdam]]: A Modest Proposal to Eliminate 11,000 Urban Parking Spots <ref>[https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2019/03/amsterdam-cars-parking-spaces-bike-lanes-trees-green-left/586108/ CityLab]</ref><br clear=all>
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| '''Mar 5''' [[Norway]]: Oslo Is (Almost) Car-Free -- And Likes It That Way <ref>[https://cleantechnica.com/2019/03/05/oslo-is-almost-car-free-and-likes-it-that-way/ CleanTechnica]</ref><br clear=all>
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| '''Jan 9''' [[Urban sustainability UK]]: Urban co-design for better wellbeing and health: Healthy New Town <ref>[https://whatworkswellbeing.org/blog/urban-co-design-for-better-wellbeing-and-health-regenerating-a-new-town/ What Works Centre for Wellbeing]</ref><br clear=all>
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| == 2018 == | | {{Newslist|keyword=Urbsus|year=2023|month=11}} |
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| [[Paris]]: The city turning streets into gardens, Nov 22 <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-46275458/the-city-turning-streets-into-gardens BBC News]</ref><br clear=all>
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| [[US news]]: How renters are becoming co-owners and co-developers, Nov 8 <ref>[https://www.shareable.net/blog/how-renters-are-becoming-co-owners-and-co-developers Shareable]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Norway]] builds world's tallest timber tower, and it's both environmentally friendly and fire resistant, Sep 5 <ref>[https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/norway-builds-worlds-tallest-timber-tower-and-its-both-environmentally-friendly-and straitstimes.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Los Angeles]] Tests the Power of ‘Play Streets’, Apr 29 <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/29/arts/design/play-streets-los-angeles-boyle-heights.html nytimes.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Australia]]: Young people want walkable neighbourhoods, but safety is a worry, Dec 17 <ref>[http://theconversation.com/young-people-want-walkable-neighbourhoods-but-safety-is-a-worry-88081 theconversation.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[London news]]: London Mayor Seeks Revival of Public Drinking Fountains, Dec 4 <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/world/europe/london-sadiq-khan-water-fountains.html nytimes.com]</ref>
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| It's happening: Oxford Street will be pedestrianised next year, Nov 6 <ref>[http://www.cityam.com/275166/mayor-plans-londons-oxford-street-go-traffic-free-next-year @CityAM]</ref><br clear=left>
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| | == May 2023 == |
| In [[Morocco]], a blue tourist town is turning green, Nov 14 <ref>[http://www.enca.com/life/travel/in-morocco-a-blue-tourist-town-is-turning-green enca.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| The [[Europe]]an cities leading the way in car-free living, Oct 14 <ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/the-european-cities-leading-the-way-in-carfree-living-in-a-bid-to-tackle-toxic-air-pollution-a3658216.html standard.co.uk]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Oregon]] Depave picks away pavement to create green space, Oct 11 <ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2017/10/depaving_in_hillsboro_column.html oregonlive.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Oxfordshire]]: Oxford aims for world’s first zero emissions zone with petrol car ban, Oct 12 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/11/oxford-aims-to-cut-air-pollution-car-ban-zero-emissions-zone The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left>
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| How a city in [[Spain]] got rid of its cars, Aug 30 <ref>[http://citiscope.org/story/2017/how-city-spain-got-rid-its-cars citiscope.org]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Germany]]: How Essen has thrown off its heavy industrial past to become a model of sustainability, Jun 26 <ref>[http://eu.smartcitiescouncil.com/article/how-essen-has-thrown-its-heavy-industrial-past-become-model-sustainability#.WYiZgnBVPRA.twitter eu.smartcitiescouncil.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| Eco-friendly ‘green’ district launched in Detroit, Jun 7 <ref>[http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/06/07/eco-friendly-green-district-launched-detroit/102609650/ @detroitnews]</ref><br clear=left>
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| An Informal Settlement in [[Puerto Rico]] Has Become the World's First Favela Community Land Trust, Jun 1 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/an-informal-settlement-in-puerto-rico-has-become-the-worlds-first-favela-community-land-trust @Shareable]</ref>
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| [[Quebec]]: Meet Montréal’s New Wave of Activist Developers, May 30 <ref>[https://nextcity.org/features/view/montreal-activist-developers-batiment-seven nextcity.org]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Netherlands]]: Experimental City: How Rotterdam Became A World Leader In Sustainable Urban Design, May 12 <ref>[https://www.fastcodesign.com/3060998/experimental-city-how-rotterdam-became-the-world-leader-in-sustainable-urb fastcodesign.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Sweden]]: Stockholm Starts a Friendly Rivalry Over Car-Free Planning, May 12 <ref>[https://www.citylab.com/design/2017/05/stockholm-pedestrian-downtown-plans-oslo/526464/ citylab.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Ohio]]: Kenmore prepares for 3rd Akron Better Block this summer, May 12 <ref>[http://www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2017/05/kenmore_prepares_for_3rd_akron.html cleveland.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| In [[Berlin]], a Model for Creative and Affordable Housing, Apr 12 <ref>[http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/in-berlin-a-model-for-creative-and-affordable-housing-20170412 @yesmagazine]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Texas]]: Overcoming Stigma: One Event at a Time, Mar 31 <ref>[http://civiccommons.us/2017/03/overcoming-stigma-one-event-at-a-time/ civiccommons.us]</ref><br clear=left>
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| The Future of [[Portland]]’s Skyline Is Made of Wood. Yes, Wood. Mar 20 <ref>[https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2017/3/20/the-future-of-portland-s-skyline-is-made-of-wood-yes-wood pdxmonthly.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Detroit]]: Public, not private, interests now rule riverfront plan, Mar 11 <ref>[http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/john-gallagher/2017/03/11/detroit-riverfront-planning/98851492/ @freep]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Maryland]]: Upcycling Baltimore's vacant buildings tackles both empty houses and unemployment, by @eillieanzi, Feb 27 <ref>[http://www.fastcoexist.com/3067382/upcycling-baltimores-vacant-buildings-tackles-empty-houses-and-unemployment fastcoexist.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| New Municipalism in [[Poland]], Feb 17 <ref>[https://euroalter.com/2017/new-municipalism-poland euroalter.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| == 2016 ==
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| 101 small ways you can improve your city, Sep 22 <ref>[http://www.curbed.com/2016/9/22/13019420/urban-design-community-building-placemaking curbed.com]</ref>
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| Would you live in a wooden skyscraper? Sep 22 <ref>[http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/09/would-you-live-wooden-skyscraper sciencemag.org]</ref>
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| The future of housing is here: CC Talks with the Open Building Institute, Aug 2 <ref>[https://creativecommons.org/2016/08/02/open_building_institute/ Creative Commons]</ref>
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| How to win back the city: the Barcelona en Comú guide to overthrowing the elite, Jun 22 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jun/22/barcelona-comun-guide-how-win-city-elite The Guardian]</ref>
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| More than just a flood defence: how Vejle built a blueprint for resilience, May 19 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/19/flood-defence-vejle-denmark-resilience The Guardian]</ref>
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| The Principles of Ethical Redevelopment, Mar 10 <ref>[http://commonedge.org/the-principles-of-ethical-redevelopment/ commonedge.org]</ref>
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| City as a Commons: Flint to [[Italy]], 200 activists flock to Bologna to how the commons can be incorporated into city governance, February 8 <ref>[http://www.onthecommons.org/magazine/city-as-a-commons-flint-to-italy onthecommons.org]</ref>
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| == 2015 ==
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| How do you create a city for all? The answer lies in West Norwood, Dec 2 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/dec/02/create-city-for-all-answer-west-norwood The Guardian]</ref>
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| Cities are finally treating water as a resource, not a nuisance, September 1 <ref>[http://ensia.com/features/cities-are-finally-treating-water-as-a-resource-not-a-nuisance/ Ensia]</ref>
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| Interviewed: Professor Christian Iaione on the City as Commons, February 17 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/interviewed-professor-christian-iaione-on-the-city-as-commons Shareable]</ref>
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| 7 Cities That Are Starting To Go Car-Free, January 13 <ref>[http://www.fastcoexist.com/3040634/7-cities-that-are-starting-to-go-car-free fastcoexist.com]</ref>
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| == 2014 ==
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| Three Rules for Starting a Neighborhood, December 2 <ref>[http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/three-rules-for-starting-a-neighborhood/2014/12/02 P2P Foundation]</ref>
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| Cities Partner with Rural Communities to Protect Water, The benefits of recognizing watersheds as commons around the globe, january 17 <ref>[http://www.onthecommons.org/magazine/cities-partner-rural-communities-protect-water On the Commons]</ref>
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| == 2013 ==
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| How to Design Our Neighborhoods for Happiness, Jul 26 <ref>[http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/how-to-design-our-neighborhoods-for-happiness @yesmagazine]</ref>
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| == 2012 ==
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| CarbonCure makes concrete go green ‘without compromise’, <ref>[http://business.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/carboncure-makes-concrete-go-green-without-compromise business.financialpost.com]</ref> September 17
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| Smart Booth Transforms Lowly Phone Booth Into Solar Powered Community Hub, May 16 <ref>[http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/05/smart-booth-transforms-lowly-phone-booth-solar-powered-community-hub/ triplepundit.com]</ref>
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| Transforming derelict buildings into vertical gardens, February 21 <ref>[http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/kaidbenfield/35981/transforming-derelict-city-building-vertical-gardens-nearby-residents Sustainable Cities Collective]</ref>
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| 2011: Design, Download And Print Your House With WikiHouse, <ref>[http://popupcity.net/design-download-and-print-your-house-with-wikihouse/ popupcity.net, by Joop de Boer]</ref> August 20
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| == 2010 ==
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| 2010: Emergent Urbanism, or ‘bottom-up planning’, <ref>[http://www.cityofsound.com/blog/2010/02/emergent-urbanism-or-bottomup-planning.html cityofsound]</ref> February 14
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| '''2019'''
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| Happy space, Jan <ref>[https://monocle.com/magazine/the-forecast/2019/happy-space Monocle]</ref>
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| '''2018'''
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| '''Dec 20''' [[Urban sustainability UK]]: Timpson says a locally-driven approach needed to rejuvenate high streets. Retail industry experts have called for a community-focused approach to tackling the challenges facing high streets and town centres. Dec 20 <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/timpson-says-a-locally-driven-approach-needed-to-rejuvenate-high-streets GOV.UK]</ref>
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| Create Streets say: We don't want NIMBYs, but YIMBYs and BIMBYs (Y for "Yes", B for "Beautiful"), Oct 15 <ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2018/10/16/create-streets-nimbys-bimbys-yimbys The Alternative UK]</ref><br clear=all>
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| A City That Takes Climate Change Seriously: [[Paris]], Oct 10 <ref>[https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/10/paris-preparing-warming-world/572506/ CityLab]</ref><br clear=all>
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| [[Oxfordshire]]: This disastrous new project will change the face of Britain, yet no debate is allowed, George Monbiot, Aug 22 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/22/project-britain-debate-oxford-cambridge-expressway The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left>
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| Why 'urban villages' are on the rise around the world, Feb 1 <ref>[https://www.shareable.net/blog/why-urban-villages-are-on-the-rise-around-the-world Shareable]</ref>
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| [[Austria]]: What could Vienna’s low-cost housing policy teach the UK? Dec 12 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/12/vienna-housing-policy-uk-rent-controls The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Germany]]: Essen's experiment: can going green revive a post-industrial city economy? Oct 6 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/06/essen-germany-european-green-capital-revive-economy The Guardian]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Vancouver]]: Building the world’s greenest city, Sep 19 <ref>[http://www.eco-business.com/news/building-the-worlds-greenest-city/ @ecobusinesscom]</ref><br clear=left>
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| Where is the world's most walkable city? Sep 12 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/sep/12/walkable-city-worlds-most-new-york-melbourne-fes-el-bali The Guardian]</ref>
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| [[File:Berlin-Kreuzberg Prinzessinnengärten 1.jpg|140px|left]]
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| Berlin's Holzmarkt Shows the Incredible Potential of Urban Villages, Aug 23 <ref>[https://www.shareable.net/blog/berlins-holzmarkt-shows-the-incredible-potential-of-urban-villages Shareable]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [[Israel]]: New Report Highlights the Role of [[Sharing]] in Promoting [[Urban sustainability]], Jul 24 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/new-report-highlights-the-role-of-sharing-in-promoting-urban-sustainability @Shareable]</ref><br clear=left>
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| How Madrid's residents are using open-source urban planning to create shared spaces – and build democracy, Jun 27 <ref>[http://theconversation.com/how-madrids-residents-are-using-open-source-urban-planning-to-create-shared-spaces-and-build-democracy-79717 theconversation.com]</ref><br clear=left>
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| Public Spaces: 10 Principles for Connecting People and the Streets, Jun 9 <ref>[http://thecityfix.com/blog/public-spaces-10-principles-for-connecting-people-and-the-streets-priscila-pacheco TheCityFix]</ref>
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| What About the People? Unlocking the Key to Socially Sustainable and Resilient Communities, Jun 6 <ref>[http://thecityfix.com/blog/what-about-the-people-unlocking-the-key-to-socially-sustainable-and-resilient-communities-cathy-baldwin-robin-king/ TheCityFix]</ref>
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| WikiBlock: Build your own urban furniture, May 31 <ref>[http://www.smart-magazine.com/en/wikiblock-urban-furniture/ smart-magazine.com]</ref>
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| Good Design Isn't Enough to Build a Successful Public Space, Mar 31 <ref>[https://www.citylab.com/design/2017/03/public-space-projects-kounkuey-design-initiative/521346/ citylab.com]</ref>
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| 6 Groundbreaking Community Land Trusts and Housing Co-ops from Around the World, Mar 13 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/6-groundbreaking-community-land-trusts-and-housing-co-ops-from-around-the-world @Shareable]</ref>
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| To engage citizens in planning technology must be matched with a participatory culture, Mar <ref>[https://dailyplanet.climate-kic.org/technology-must-matched-participatory-culture-engage-citizens-planning/ dailyplanet.climate-kic.org]</ref><br clear=left>
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| The Fab City: It's More Than Just a City Full of Fab Labs, Feb 6 <ref>[http://www.shareable.net/blog/the-fab-city-its-more-than-just-a-city-full-of-fab-labs Shareable]</ref>
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| [[Rio de Janeiro]]: The Favela as a Community Land Trust: A Solution to Eviction and Gentrification? Nov 15 <ref>[http://www.rioonwatch.org/?p=25330 rioonwatch.org]</ref><br clear=left>
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| [http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/ Sustainable Cities Collective] | | [http://web.archive.org/web/20170325073832/http://www.sustainablecitiescollective.com:80/ Sustainable Cities Collective] |
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| [http://opensourceplanning.org/ Open Source Planning] | | [http://web.archive.org/web/20161006014121/http://opensourceplanning.org/ Open Source Planning] |
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‘We don’t need air con’: how Burkina Faso builds schools that stay cool in 40C heat, theguardian.com (Feb 29, 2024) 
