Listen Again: The Public Commons
TED Radio Hour
Changing the Face of the City
In York, Alabama, residents bear witness to the abandoned houses that cover the town. In Cambridge, Massachusetts, we replaced the garbage can in a park with an anaerobic digester which turns dog waste into usable methane gas. Artist Matthew Mazata harnesses the power of the built environment to focus on issues that communities and local governments have failed to address themselves.
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