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Reflections on government and COVID19: expertise, the role of government, the new public work, social imagination and beating the binary #3

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

The piece that seems to be missing from the sometimes hyped advocacy for one of the two extreme positions is the ability to see in this “unfreezing” a chance to design something different, tailored to our needs and circumstances and not dictated by choices that reflect the world to which we might do well not to snap back so quickly.

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What can neighbors do about vacant buildings and lots?

Center for Community Progress

Organize vacant lot cleanup and maintenance : If there’s a specific lot that’s consistently overgrown and accumulating litter, reach out to your local elected official, neighborhood group, or department of public works to organize a cleanup or ongoing volunteer property maintenance.

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