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Recent Work

Accountability Framework: new ways to measure community-government collaboration

What are the best ways to track success when community residents and organizations consult with government agencies? more »

MATI: Mobility, Access, & Transportation Insecurity

Supporting agencies and nonprofits as they find ways to make transportation cost less and work better for everyone more »

Flood and Sewage Coalition

Partnering with other groups and centering community residents’ experience to address immediate flood risks and correct long-standing inequities in... more »

Visionary Voices podcast on ETOD history and what’s next with NITA
April 20, 2026

    Visionary Voices — gatherings we started in 2024 to share collective efforts to create resilient communities — is going online to produce more generative conversations with community, planning, government, academic and business leaders, moderated by Nina Idemudia, AICP. “You’ve got to speak up. You can’t sit back and fuss and complain, you’ve got to make your concerns known.” That’s wisdom from Jacky Grimshaw, CNT’s senior director who has led the charge on policy... Continue reading »

 

Featured Publication

Bridging Visions, Accelerating Impact: Elevated Works 2025 Impact Report

By CNT and Elevated Works
June 9, 2025

Bridging Visions, Accelerating Impact: Elevated Works ETOD Technical Assistance Program Impact, by CNT and Elevated Chicago, highlights new best practices for publicly funded community development in general and equitable transit-oriented development specifically. With case studies, a comprehensive project list and other features, this report highlights the impact of the City of Chicago’s Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Technical Assistance Program from 2023 to 2025. The City’s $1 million investment in the Elevated Works technical assistance program we coordinated ensured the success of 29 projects, representing $300 million invested in Chicago communities. All 29 projects made meaningful progress, with 7 reaching groundbreaking and 5 more celebrating grand openings. Beyond these individual project milestones, Bridging Visions, Accelerating Impact describes shared successes and challenges for the entire pipeline and describes how we've advocated for systems-level changes to reduce barriers for equitable transit-oriented development in Chicago moving forward. From 2023 to 2025, we partnered with Elevated Chicago , IFF , Metropolitan Planning Council , Rudd Resources...

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Evanston Green Homes Pilot is scheduled to finish by end of summer

The Daily Northwestern | May 18, 2026

Planning for Evanston’s Green Homes Pilot began in 2019. Now, the project is finally set to wrap up by the end of summer. 

The initiative, which is a partnership between the city, the Center for Neighborhood Technology and nonprofit Elevate, aims to retrofit low- and middle-income homes in Evanston for safety and energy efficiency at no cost to property owners and renters.

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