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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 »

Nature Near Transit

Equitable and Resilient Placekeeping with Nature-Based Solutions and Public Art 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 »

'I can find out what’s really happening:' Academy provides urban planning insight
April 11, 2025

Urban planning shapes decisions about what gets built, where, and planner-driven policies and processes affect much of how we experience our neighborhoods. But typically, only professionals in the field, know much about urban planning principles and ideas or development processes. One way to change that: spread the knowledge. That’s just what the first Chicago Community Planning Academy that Chicago Architecture Center and Center for Neighborhood Technology, which wrapped in... Continue reading »

 

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Equity and Smart Mobility

CNT
September 13, 2019

Transportation is central to quality of life and well-being, linking people to employment, goods and services, health care, education, social activities, recreation, and cultural activities. However, access to transportation options in the U.S. is not always equitable, leaving many communities of color, especially those of limited means, struggling to obtain reliable, frequent, and affordable transportation to meet everyday needs.

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The Climate Action Hero Awards celebrated CNT VP Jacky Grimshaw’s superpower of promoting walk/bike/transit

Streetsblog Chicago | April 24, 2025

Jacky Grimshaw wearing green cape speaks at a podium at climate museum awards

By Cameron Bolton

On Wednesday evening, Ms. Grimshaw received the award at the 2nd Annual Climate Action Hero Awards, held at The Library event space at 190 South La Salle St. in the Loop. (Climate Action Museum has its own event space at 300 S. Riverside Pl. in the West Loop, but so many people planned to attend the awards celebration that it needed to be moved to a large space.)

 

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