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Recent Work

Transportation Equity Network Bus Priority Engagements

We're bringing a racial-equity and mobility-justice approach to learning how strategies like bus stops, bus lanes, and more bus-friendly... 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 »

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 »

CNT's Transportation Equity Network Brings Community-Led Engagement to Transport Chicago
June 17, 2026

Transportation planning works best when the people most affected by infrastructure decisions have a meaningful role in shaping them. That belief is central to the Transportation Equity Network coalition, known as TEN, which is stewarded by the Center for Neighborhood Technology. Through TEN, community-based organizations have been working with planners at the Chicago Transit Authority and the Chicago Department of Transportation to bring deeper, more meaningful engagement into the heart... Continue reading »

 

Featured Publication

TEN 2025 Impact Report

February 13, 2026

In 2025, the Transportation Equity Network (TEN) increased awareness, understanding and involvement in transportation issues, and elevated community voices to local governments. Our 2025 Impact Report recaps last year’s achievements on bus rapid transit and other issues as well as providing a report based on mixed-methods evaluation — including survey results as well as anecdotal data from members. We learned that awareness & understanding, collaboration and influence, and trust and capacity were key areas where member organizations valued their participation in the Network: Awareness & understanding TEN provided a welcoming space for CBOs and NPOs to learn about transportation topics alongside transportation professionals deepening their expertise. Being a part of TEN gave members greater visibility to the decision-making processes and dynamics of transit/transportation agencies and revealed where members might have influence. Another aspect of awareness that members appreciated included a consistent platform for sharing information on transportation topics relevant to members and their communities. Collaboration & influence TEN members recognized...

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City Gives Final OK To Buy Greyhound Bus Station

Block Club Chicago | June 17, 2026

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