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") // ") //Contact Newsletter Donate Search form Search Who We Are About CNT We are a leader in promoting more livable and sustainable urban communities. Vision + Mission History + Accomplishments Staff Board of Directors Funders Careers and Opportunities Get to know us better Vision + Mission History + Accomplishments Staff Board of Directors Funders Careers and Opportunities What We Do Urban Sustainability We make cities work better. Learn more Research + Analysis Finding a solution begins with understanding the problem. Learn more Areas of Work Transportation + Community Development Water Sustainable Economic Development Climate Policy Transportation + Community Development Transit-Oriented Development eTOD Webinars Community Ownership of Affordable Housing Parking Requirements and eTOD Considering Affordable Housing and Social Service Delivery New Transportation Technology History and Culture Planning TOD Advocating for TOD Developing TOD Transportation Equity Network Elevated Chicago (SPARCC) Water Urban Flooding Flood Equity Flood Equity Map Water & Health in Little Village RainReady℠ Our Approach and Services Our Projects Resources and Guidance Factsheets Homeowner Guidance My RainReady Your Yard Your Building Your Building Sewers Your Street Get Insured Buying and Selling Extreme Weather Resident Action Government Resources Get Started Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Our Approach Briefs Case Studies Webinars Linking Green Stormwater Infrastructure Benefits to Community Priorities Scaling Green Infrastructure Financing Water Infrastructure Water Loss & Performance Metrics​ Equity, Affordability, and Clean Water: Innovative Responses to Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Challenges Sustainable Economic Development Cargo-Oriented Development Urban Opportunity Agenda EcoDistricts Feasibility Scan of Elevated Chicago Station Areas Climate Nature Near Transit Affordable, Resilient Net-Zero Homes Policy Work With Us Capabilities We are engaged by governments, advocates, policy makers, and community groups to apply our expertise to solving problems. Learn More Featured Work ETOD Social Impact Calculator The Urban Flooding Baseline Project AllTransit™ view all Download Overview (PDF) Tools Interactive Tools We design and build tools to help planners, developers, and community leaders make smart, data-driven decisions. Green Values Calculator All Transit H+T Index view all ETOD Calculator: See how economic and affordable housing development near public transit can benefit you and your community. Publications Recent Publications Equity in Practice: Strengthening Transit through Community Partnerships February 29, 2024 An Advocate’s Guide to Land Use Decisions Along the Calumet River May 11, 2023 Climate Change Preparedness of Great Lakes Communities March 7, 2023 publication library Blog Latest Posts CNT Welcomes Molly Wagner to our Transportation policy team May 9, 2024 TEEM Platform endorses just transition for electric transportation March 12, 2024 H+T Series Part 3: So, What Else Can I Do With the H+T Index? March 8, 2024 view all Strengthening Transit Through Community Partnerships CNT delivers game-changing research, tools, and solutions to create sustainable + equitable communities. MORE Featured Projects + Tools Equitable Transit-Oriented Development RainReady℠ Areas of Work Transportation + Community Development Transit-Oriented Development Transportation Equity Network Elevated Chicago (SPARCC) Water Urban Flooding RainReady℠ Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Sustainable Economic Development Cargo-Oriented Development Urban Opportunity Agenda EcoDistricts Climate Affordable, Resilient Net-Zero Homes Nature Near Transit Policy Projects Interactive Tools Publication Library Recent Work Chicago Truck Data Portal CNT and the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization counted trucks and buses throughout Chicagoland. The counts available through this open... more » Technical Assistance Programs We and our partners can help government agencies, nonprofits and community groups plan, apply for and implement new public infrastructure improvements more » Civic Innovation Hub The Calumet Region is a region in which infrastructure solutions are planned and built with resident and community leadership. more » Jacky Grimshaw Internship Available The Jacky Fellows program will help to make Jacky Grimshaw a sustainable resource, preparing Black and Brown women for leadership roles in transportation in Chicago and beyond When well-trained women of color are at the table to make decisions about transportation, outcomes are better and more responsive to the needs of individuals, families, and communities. The Jacky Fellows Program will shape the next generation of transportation decision-makers. Fellow Internships will prepare early-career women of color to shape public policy and transportation programs. Read more Internship CNT Welcomes Molly Wagner to our Transportation policy team May 9, 2024 Molly Wagner While travel decisions can be deeply personal, decades of (often racist) land use and transportation policies and practices help determine them. Exhibit A is policies and practices that have prioritized car-centric designs that among other harms escalate greenhouse gas emissions and traffic fatalities. Worse, our road networks have destroyed the social, cultural, and economic fabric of communities and have disproportionately affected the health of marginalized groups, especially those in low... Continue reading » Recent Posts TEEM Platform endorses just transition for electric transportation March 12, 2024 H+T Series Part 3: So, What Else Can I Do With the H+T Index? March 8, 2024 Strengthening Transit Through Community Partnerships February 27, 2024 Remembering Lew Kreinberg February 9, 2024 H+T Series Part 2: Why use a ‘Typical Regional Household’ to Highlight Location Efficiency? January 18, 2024 View All Featured Publication Equity in Practice: Strengthening Transit through Community Partnerships by TransitCenter and CNT February 29, 2024 TransitCenter, CNT, and six LA-based community organizations worked with LA Metro to implement part of the agency’s strategy for working with CBOs. In our new report, Equity in Practice: Strengthening Transit through Community Partnerships, we reflect on what other agency practitioners can learn about community partnerships from LA Metro. CNT and TransitCenter offered our research expertise and team capacity to the Office of Equity and Race , to aid their implementation of the CBO Partnering Strategy. Our cross-organizational team developed two recommendations from the strategy: a database connecting CBO and LA Metro staff to information about each other and partnership opportunities and a charter process to guide LA Metro-CBO partnerships. This report describes how we developed those two recommendations. In doing so, it demonstrates the process and form that community-driven agency programs can take and illuminates lessons about CBO-agency relationships. Download PDF Publication Library Commentary: Neighborhoods hardest hit by flooding should be part of the solution Crain’s Chicago Business Crain’s Forum: Urban Flooding | April 16, 2024 By Cyatharine Alias When I talk about flooding to residents from Robbins, a Chicago suburb, they want solutions that fix flooding AND catalyze multi-generational leadership, create economic opportunities, address food injustice and much more to create a thriving community. That’s because urban flooding is a quality-of-life issue resulting from land-use decisions rooted in racist practices and grounded in capitalism. Putting in new pipes alone won’t undo these problems. View Story Recent Press Mentions Commentary: Neighborhoods hardest hit by flooding should be part of the solution Crain’s Chicago Business Crain’s Forum: Urban Flooding | April 16, 2024 ‘A sea of trucks’ disproportionately pollutes Black and brown neighborhoods in Chicago WBEZ Chicago | April 1, 2024...