Sentences with phrase «greened vacant lots»

In a second analysis, the total net reduction of heart rate when near and in view of greened vacant lots was over 15 bpm.

The current research builds on previously published findings by South and her colleagues, which found that residents living near greened vacant lots feel safer than those near non-greened sites.

«Being near greened vacant lots lowers heart rates.»

Greening vacant lots may be associated with biologic reductions in stress, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

«One theory that resonated with a lot of the things we found points to the importance of busy streets in promoting outdoor activity, interaction and cohesion in communities, which could potentially deter street violence,» said Branas, who has led several previous studies suggesting that urban parks and greening vacant lots encourage people to become invested in maintaining their neighborhoods and may reduce violent crime.

Cleaning and greening vacant lots might be just enough of a change, Kaplan says, to help build a sense of ownership and neighborhood identity in the affected communities so they can come together and push for larger improvements like better schools and sanitation — and remain in the neighborhood to enjoy them.

Study authors said greening vacant lots would not prevent mass shootings such as the Parkland, Fla., slaying of 17 teens and adults on Feb. 14.

Green vacant lots make neighborhood residents feel safer while reducing overall crime, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

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She's helped make Chicago greener by supporting «guerrilla gardening» (turning vacant or abandoned lots into green spaces) and funding nonprofits such as NeighborSpace, which sustains community gardens.

The preSERVE Garden, located in the North Lawndale neighborhood, was founded in 2010 by converting a vacant lot into a community garden to promote green space, food education, and healthy eating.

The site was a vacant lot and Brownfield location and was constructed with energy - efficient green technologies including energy - efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and the use of Energy Star and low - flow water fixtures as well as green kitchen and bathroom cabinets.

Participants walked past vacant lots before, and then three months after, the greening treatment of randomly selected lots.

«Our hypothesis in the earlier published work was that transforming vacant lots from being overrun with weeds and filled with trash to a clean and green space may make it difficult for people to hide weapons and conduct illegal activities such as drug use in or near the space.

Vacant lots in one neighborhood randomly received a greening treatment, while the other neighborhood served as a control and received no treatment.

Rather, they say, street lighting, pedestrian infrastructure, public transit, parks and vacant lot greening may be promising targets for future research to discover whether such interventions may provide social and health benefits.

We have restored vacant lots, put in green infrastructure, set up a hiring hall, and built a busy youth center.

The study, published in the journal Injury Prevention, found its results by using randomized trial design to examine the impact of vacant lot greening.

«Our theory is that transforming vacant lots from a space overgrown with vegetation and filled with trash to a clean and green space may make it difficult for people to hide illegal guns and conduct other illegal activities such as drug use in or near the space.

Though the Ravine neighborhood where the Cottage Place Gardens is located has many vacant and blighted homes, a higher crime rate than the rest of the city and a lack of recreational green space, he said it also «has a lot of promising characteristics that can result in a vibrant neighborhood.»

Tree plantings raised property values by 9 percent in Kensington, a Philadelphia community, while «cleaned and greened» vacant lots immediately lifted nearby house values 64 percent, the study says.