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Topic: Environmental Justice

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topics: Environmental Justice, Transportation

The United States spends more than $200 billion annually on transportation system operations, maintenance, and capital projects. Could feedback from people who live and help lead community-based organizations in the places where those funds are being spent help ensure better investment and funding...

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topics: Environmental Justice, Housing, Urban Flooding

Our housing as infrastructure conversation in mid-November brought together attorneys and advocates to talk about the intersection of housing justice and climate justice. Panelists Meleah Geertsma from Alliance for the Great Lakes and Kennedy Moehrs Gardner from Equity Legal Services shared...

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topics: Climate, Data Analysis, Environmental Justice, Policy

en español Communities like McKinley Park miss out on federal Justice40 benefits by a narrow margin. It doesn’t have to be that way. The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) aims to identify “disadvantaged census tracts” for prioritizing federal funding and informing the national...

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topics: Climate, Environmental Justice, Transportation

We’re joining other groups across the country to advance racial and environmental justice through equitable electric mobility.

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topics: Climate, Environmental Justice, Transportation

During our recent Chicago Truck Data Portal project, cameras counted 5,159 trucks and buses, 129 pedestrians, and 53 bicyclists in 24 hours at West 41st Street and South Pulaski Road in Archer Heights. Truck count researcher and Urban Resilience Associate Paulina Vaca reflects on how supply chains...

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topics: Environmental Justice, Policy

Our 2024 “Visionary Voices” open house events bring people together for conversations focused on the built environment. Here are highlights from the first event, which took place at the Center for Neighborhood Technology office on Wednesday, July 10.   Diverse perspectives are critical in shaping...

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Project

topics: Environmental Justice, Technical Assistance, Transportation

Supporting Transportation Electrification: Leadership, Learning, Assistance, and Resources

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Tool

topics: Data Analysis, Environmental Justice, Policy

CNT and the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization counted trucks and buses throughout Chicagoland. The counts available through this open-source portal shine a light on the problem of high truck traffic in environmental justice communities.

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Tool

topics: Data Analysis, Environmental Justice, Policy

Is the Justice40 Screening Tool identifying the most disadvantaged communities?

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Project

topics: Climate, Data Analysis, Environmental Justice, Policy

The White House Justice40 Initiative aims to send 40% of dollars in federal infrastructure and environment programs to under-invested communities. But how do they measure that? We partner with frontline groups to monitor how well public investments line up with Justice40 goals.

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