Strengthening Transit Through Community Partnerships
Through its Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Program , CNT partnered with the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) and the south suburban Village of Hazel to identify the probable location of lead service lines which connect a property to...Read more
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Topic: Environmental Justice
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topics: Environmental Justice
Committing to EQUITY is not a one and done achievement: It is an ongoing journey to grow as individuals and as an organization. Being a more equitable organization is not just about putting the word equity in our mission statement or adding it as a hash tag on social media. Justice, equity,...
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topics: Environmental Justice, Transportation
Decisions by transportation agencies have often harmed communities that have not been in positions to advocate for themselves or contribute to decision making. Increasingly, the leaders and staff of transportation agencies recognize this problem and are looking for approaches to improve equity in...
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topics: Environmental Justice, Transportation
Decisions in the transportation field have often harmed Black and brown communities: for example, freeway construction destroying Black and brown neighborhoods, federal funding policies for public transit that favor rail expansion to affluent suburban communities rather than urban transit service...
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topics: Environmental Justice, Water
Through its Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Program, CNT partnered with the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) and the south suburban Village of Hazel to identify the probable location of lead service lines which connect a property to a utility’s water main. This effort also created a targeted...
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topics: Climate, Data Analysis, Environmental Justice, Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Housing, Policy, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation
The Urban Opportunity Agenda website offers ideas and metrics for simultaneously combatting poverty and promoting urban sustainability.
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topics: Data Analysis, Environmental Justice, Urban Flooding, Water
Flooding is the most common and costliest type of natural disaster in the United States (Lightbody, 2017). According to a 2017 report by the Pew Charitable Trusts, federal insurance claims averaged $1.9 billion annually between 2006 and 2015. Metropolitan Chicago is not immune to these impacts. To...
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topics: Climate, Data Analysis, Environmental Justice, Urban Flooding, Water
Assessing disparities of urban flood risk for households of color in Chicago.
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topics: Environmental Justice, Urban Flooding, Water
In a 2014 report, Center for Neighborhood Technology’s (CNT) analysis revealed the repeated occurrence of flooding in areas outside federally designated floodplains within Cook County. This flooding, called urban flooding, is caused by climate change, aging infrastructure, and diminishing permeable...