City Limits started as a special year-long audio reporting project that examined the living and socio-economic conditions behind the rising poverty rates in Syracuse, NY. There are over 40 stories and conversations here to explore that focus on the many aspects and impacts of poverty on our community. From transportation and mobility to food insecurity and education, City Limits features the voices of the people who are on the frontline of the war on poverty.
Following City Limits, a Poverty Project; the next installment, City Limits: Winds of Change explored unconscious bias, police reform and what is being done to combat racism in Syracuse. City Limits features the voices of the people who are working to hold organizations accountable for change. Taking a broader approach, City Limits strives to bring shared community issues, concerns, and impacts into greater focus by taking the necessary time to fully explore topics for deeper understanding.
As City Limits continues it will aim to tell the stories of our region through the use of community voices and those seeking to make an impact.
If you like what you hear find more content from the project at CityLimitsProject.org .
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The previous episode of City Limits examined efforts in the Syracuse community to use art to heal the emotional wounds created by instances of racial…
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Historically, black artists have long played an integral role in social justice movements by using their art and their voice to amplify anger and…
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Hemp growers are deciding right now how much hemp crops to plant with the unknowns of when they will be able to farm and when processors will be able to…
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By 2050, we’ll have to feed 9 billion people globally, but our current food system is already experiencing strains. And in order to feed the world,…
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Food for Thought is the newest project from 88.3 WAER Syracuse, focusing on the state’s largest economic sector: agriculture. In the past decade,…
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Nojaim Market closing on Syracuse’s Near Westside renewed a conversation about food access in some of the city’s most impoverished neighborhoods. Local…
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In his state of the city address this year, Mayor Ben Walsh said Syracuse's best days aren't just around the corner, but they are in reach. The future of…
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It might seem like one of the quickest ways out of poverty is a steady job. But despite low unemployment and government-funded job training, those who…
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The Greater Syracuse HOPE Initiative has been working to make a difference in Syracuse’s poverty problem. Last year, the organization asked the community…
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It’s been almost a year since City Limits introduced listeners to Providence Services and some of the people who use the shuttle-to-work service. At the…