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Elevated Works ETOD technical assistance

Community-based organizations have the vision and local knowledge of what their neighborhoods need. Policy and planning organizations bring expertise... more »

DAC Mapping Tool

The DAC Mapping Tool highlights state-defined disadvantaged communities (DACs) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program in six... more »

Community Data Trust and Knowledge Lab

We’re creating a trust-based collaborative model to collect, analyze, protect and share data generated from and providing insights into our... more »

Accountability Framework: a tool for more meaningful engagement and participatory democracy
November 20, 2025

Since 2019, members of the Transportation Equity Network (TEN) coalition have stayed true to its mission to increase interaction between BIPOC-led community-based organizations (CBOs) in historically disinvested communities with transportation decision-makers. Based in part on our experience coordinating TEN, this fall Center for Neighborhood Technology released two new tools, the Community Engagement Evaluation Framework and Our Voice, Our Budget, A guide to participatory budgeting in... Continue reading »

 

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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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Calumet region celebrates progress in flood mitigation efforts funded by relief funds

Daily Southtown | December 8, 2025

Community volunteers who helped plan flood preparedness in the Calumet region talk during a community roundtable Friday in Dolton. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

[C]ommunity members from six municipalities in the Calumet region came together Friday to celebrate progress on a collection of flood mitigation projects funded by American Rescue Plan funds, ranging from better stormwater diversion to retrofitting homes for flood resilience.

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