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This El Paso landscaping company is now owned by its employees. And while that’s not entirely unusual, the way the sale happened could be a model for the future.
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What rideshare did for cars is proving possible for buses in cities everywhere. It’s called microtransit.
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Private equity firms own their homes. When these tenants weren’t getting repairs they needed, they put their rent in escrow.
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What could leaders do to make ebikes the transportation of the future?
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Next City is on a holiday break. We’ll be back in 2023. Our editors are busy preparing the annual Solutions of the Year magazine and virtual festival.
This multi-day virtual convening includes seven sessions that will frame the conversation for 2023. Purchase a single ticket now to all of the events for just $50, or pay what you wish—including nothing at all— by registering for each event individually.
Everyone who donates will receive a copy of our annual Solutions of the Year special issue magazine.
Do you want to hear about innovative ways of making your city more equitable and just?Visit nextcity.org/events and RSVP now.

This Oklahoma city bet that remote workers would move to the city if offered a set of incentives, including cash. They were right.
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The big news that a billionaire had “given away” his company to fight climate change is actually part of a movement that is redefining the goals of business.
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Using art to redesign streets cut by half the rate of traffic crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists.
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Evanston, Illinois is sending checks — long before the debate even gets started at the federal level about whether reparations are possible.
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This is Lucas Grindley from Next City — a show about changemakers and their stories.
Next City will be back in November. Our editors are busy preparing the annual Solutions of the Year magazine and virtual festival. So, when we return, be ready to hear about innovative ways of making your city more equitable and just.
I’ve already gotten a peek at the list, and we have solutions that create affordable housing and end homelessness. Ways to improve our air quality and expand solar power.  Businesses that are owned by their employees. And much more.
I say it on every show — the truth is there are solutions to the problems oppressing people in cities. And when you join us in November, I hope it’s because you want to spread good ideas from one city to the next city.
By the way, does all that sound exciting to you, and you’re thinking, I want to sponsor this work? Send us an email at [email protected] to learn how your organization can get involved in Solutions of the Year. That’s [email protected] .