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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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topics: Climate, Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Policy, Transportation
Imagine tomorrow, all vehicles in the world suddenly became battery powered. Would that achieve all our climate and environmental justice goals? Not exactly. What will help close the gap between equity and climate goals is an electrification transition that follows the principles of the Towards...
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topics: Climate, Data Analysis, Housing, Policy, Transportation
The main purpose of the H+T Index is to help users identify the most “location efficient” places across the United States by calculating the cost of housing as well as the cost of transportation to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the affordability of place. We learned through surveys...
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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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topics: Data Analysis, Environmental Justice, Policy
Is the Justice40 Screening Tool identifying the most disadvantaged communities?
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topics: Data Analysis, Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Housing, Policy, Transportation
The H+T® Affordability Index highlights location efficiency by using an “apples to apples” comparison of housing costs. What’s the Question? Users often ask why we use the median-income household in every block group in a metro area, pointing out that this misrepresents the actual costs for the...
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topics: Climate, Environmental Justice, Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Policy, Technical Assistance, Transportation, Urban Flooding, Water
We and our partners can help government agencies, nonprofits and community groups plan, apply for and implement new public infrastructure improvements.
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topics: Climate, Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Policy, Transportation
Introducing a series of blogs on CNT’s H+T Affordability Index – our most popular web tool. Nearly 20 years ago, CNT (Center for Neighborhood Technology) developed our Housing & Transportation, or H+T, Affordability Index. We theorized – and the data quickly proved -- that adding the two...
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topics: Climate, Data Analysis, Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Housing, Policy, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation
Where Matters reveals the hidden insights that support more equitable, sustainable communities in Northeast Ohio—and across more than 380 metros nationwide.
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topics: Data Analysis, Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Policy, Transportation
The Washington Transit Access Map allows you to look up information about the type of transit service available in any location in Washington State. The map is tool for advocates, planners, policymakers, researchers, and students interested in understanding where transit is frequent and reliable,...