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Bridging Visions, Accelerating Impact: Elevated Works 2025 Impact Report

By CNT and Elevated Works
June, 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...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon Bridging Visions, Accelerating Impact.pdf

Topics:
Equitable Transit Oriented Development

 

A National Movement for Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Takes Root

by CNT
April, 2025

The lack of connected high-quality, affordable housing and transit infrastructure exacerbates economic and racial inequities in our cities. It also contributes to increased toxic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions while perpetuating racial segregation. This new report walks through the historical...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon A National Movement for Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Takes Root 4-25.pdf

Topics:
Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Transportation

 

International Inspiration: Ideas for Nature Near Transit from Around the World

By Elevated Chicago, CNT and We Build Agency
January, 2025

In 2023, CNT co-implemented three green infrastructure demonstration projects in Chicago as Nature Near Transit , an extension of our Climate & Cultural Resilience program. This work threads the many benefits of green stormwater infrastructure with local art, place keeping,...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon International Inspiration_Case Studies_FINAL.pdf

Topics:
Climate, Transportation

 

Equity in Practice: Strengthening Transit through Community Partnerships

by TransitCenter and CNT
February, 2024

TransitCenter, CNT, and six LA-based community organizations worked with LA Metro to implement part of the agency’s strategy for working with CBOs. In our new report, Equity in Practice: Strengthening Transit through Community Partnerships, we reflect on what other agency...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon Equity in Practice 2024.pdf

Topics:
Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Transportation

 

TCRP Research Report 237: Fare-Free Transit Evaluation Framework

by CNT and Nelson\Nygaard
December, 2023

Recognizing the strong recent interest throughout the United States to consider and implement fare-free transit, decision-making tools are needed to help public transit practitioners evaluate fare-free transit. The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Research Report 237: Fare-Free Transit Evaluation...Read more

Topics:
Policy, Transportation

 

An Advocate's Guide to Land Use Decisions Along the Calumet River

by CNT and Southeast Environmental Taskforce
May, 2023

Today’s environment and public health concerns in Chicago’s Southeast side are a result of deliberate urban planning and policy decisions made since the early 20th century. Shedding light on these decisions brings context to the land use, industrial, and environmental...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon SETF-Advocate's-Guide.pdf

Topics:
Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Water

 

Climate Change Preparedness of Great Lakes Communities

CNT and Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc.
March, 2023

This report examines changing rainfall amounts across five cities in the Great Lakes region and seeks to understand whether the regulatory permits and community planning efforts are aligned with robust and current rainfall estimates. Rainfall amount is a key factor...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon RISC RainFall and Permits Report - March 2023.pdf

Topics:
Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Urban Flooding, Water

 

Building Capacity and Connecting Communities

by CNT and members of the Transportation Equity Network (TEN)
November, 2022

Building Capacity and Connecting Communities provides a guidebook on how to best engage vulnerable communities in transportation knowledge and capacity-building. CNT partnered with six community-based organizations, all members of the Transportation Equity Network (TEN) and all representing the interests of...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon Building-Capacity-and-Connecting Communities.pdf

Topics:
Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation

 

Geographic Information System (GIS) 101 Toolkit for Environmental Justice Organizations and Allies

by CNT, LVEJO and Milwaukee Water Commons
October, 2022

This GIS (Geographic Information Systems) 101 Toolkit is intended for use by environmental justice organizations or community groups as well as individuals who are in solidarity with these organizations or groups. The toolkit provides an overview of how GIS can...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon GIS-Toolkit-101.pdf

Topics:
Data Analysis, Environmental Justice, Technical Assistance

 

Water & Health in Little Village

by CNT and LVEJO
May, 2022

Updated May, 2022 This study compares health and water-related conditions in Little Village to the Near North Side, and to Chicago city-wide. Chicago neighborhood data is reported by “community area”: 77 areas with defined boundaries that can include one or...Read more

Downloadable PDF:
PDF icon Water-and-Health-in-Little-Village.pdf

Topics:
Data Analysis, Environmental Justice, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Urban Flooding, Water

 

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