inway of turning mountains of data into something smart, good use of taxpayer funds. sounds that way. what about new mexico, as we work our way through the alphabet here? the thing about new mexico is, you know, all across the country, buildings are a big part of the face of a city, right? so two architects, thomas and chris ter calott have done new work with infield locations and brown field sites, stylish, modern architecture that helps albuquerque look its best. and really helps that city put its best face forward. new york, it s design your own park competition that impressed you most? this is one of my favorites. the design your own park contest in binghamton, new york, asks residents to come up with their ideas for how to fill vacant lots that have resulted from foreclosures and demlations.
welcome back. in today s big i urbanites are helping to build the cities of america s future. jeff chu is a writer and editor with fast company, compiling a list of top innovations in east state plus the district of columbia. the first state on the list today we have is new jersey. what impressed you in new jersey? in new jersey we went to camden and found a doctor named jeffrey brenner. he s a data geek and he crunched the numbers and he found that just 1% of the patients were responsible for 30% of the health care costs in camden s hospitals and clinics. so his idea was to target these people for special care which has slashed their numbers of emergency their number of emergency visits and cut the bills they were racking up that the taxpayer had to pick up in the end. we thought it was an innovate