The enlightened intersection
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Portland and Oregon neighbors have banded together to enhance the intersection with amenities to be shared by all, including a 24-hour-a-day tea stand, a community library, and a children's playhouse with games and stuffed animals for neighborhood kids. The corner was renamed Share-It-Square and has become a busy corner that serves as a neighborhood meeting place and informal community center.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2004
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Dancing in the streets
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The speeding on residential streets and in school zones is one of the most generalized outdoor safety issues for children. The US administrators have implemented new traffic safety measures like laying down crosswalks and fencing in playgrounds for the safety of childrens.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2005
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Life in a northern town
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The assistant director of Utne discusses about her life in a small midwestern town. She also states her opinion that small towns exist and it is possible to create a renaissance community of like-minded citizens.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2005
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