Our Impact

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We deliver innovative analysis and solutions that support community-based organizations and local governments at the intersection of racial equity and resilience.

Transportation + Community Development

Center for Neighborhood Technology has been helping to reimagine how we think about transportation and land use for nearly 50 years, with an eye toward simultaneously improving the environment, strengthening the economy and advancing equity.

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Water

We promote practical changes in how people manage water as a resource: changes that are good for residents, good for businesses, and good for the environment. Our solutions provide effective, replicable blueprints for water management and services. We also advocate for more efficient and sustainable policies and practices.

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Sustainable Economic Development

Our vision of sustainable economic development is that everyone should be able to ‘thrive in place’ in the community where they live. We help community-based organizations and local governments create equitable, sustainable, and resilient neighborhoods.

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Climate

Our work provides tangible climate strategies that save people money, from flood-proofing homes to promoting lower-carbon transit options to making freight movement greener. Solutions like these also offer promising business opportunities that can help grow local economies while shrinking the impact of climate change.

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Policy

We advocate and work in coalitions to create lasting change. We help government at all levels incorporate data-driven ideas for sustainable economic development into policy.

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