Topic: Ideas We Should Steal
Ideas We Should Steal: The 20-Minute Neighborhood
Paris, Portland, Houston and even Detroit are planning neighborhoods where residents can walk or bike to everything they need for a healthy and vibrant life. Is now the time to do the same in Philly?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ideas We Should Steal Revisited: Security Deposit Alternatives
Philly rents rose 6 percent during the pandemic, making security deposits even harder for new tenants. A Cincinnati law is applying private market disruption to the problem. Should we do that here too?
By Jill Harkins
Ideas We Should Steal Revisited: Democracy Vouchers
In Seattle, giving residents cash vouchers to support political candidates has increased participation from both voters and candidates. Could it do the same in Philly?
By Quinn O'Callaghan
Ideas We Should Steal Revisited: Reusable Bag Share
As the City enforces the plastic bag ban, Green Philly highlights a Collingswood program that could make going bag-free easier for consumers and businesses
By Brianna Baker
Ideas We Should Steal Revisited: One Stop Contraception Shop
With Roe v. Wade overturned, a national nonprofit's work breaking down barriers to getting effective birth control is more vital than ever
By Jill Harkins
Ideas We Should Steal: Fight City Gun Violence with Better Street Design
One Portland neighborhood reduced gun violence 60 percent by changing traffic patterns and reviving a park. Philly could do that, right?
By Courtney DuChene
Ideas We Should Steal: Reduce Gun Violence with Cognitive Behavior Therapy
A program in Massachusetts and Baltimore trains shooters to refrain from shooting by literally changing their minds
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ideas We Should Steal: More Public Defense Spending
Pennsylvania is the only state that doesn’t provide money for public defenders. What would it look like if they — like progressive prosecutors — had the resources to be reformers?
By Emily Nonko