Strengthening Transit Through Community PartnershipsThis report shows Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) adds value to homes. The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) worked with SB Friedman Development Advisors to model the impact of GSI installations, such as rain gardens, pervious pavement, swales, and planters, on...Read more
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topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Water
It was raining – great for the new rain garden, but not so great for a community gardening day. Would anyone come? Hopeful, we set up the tents and laid out the sandwiches, and parents and youth started arriving a little after noon. "We were so thrilled that families and volunteers showed up...
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topics: Data Analysis, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Flooding, Water
The Green Values Calculator compares the performance, costs, and benefits of Green Infrastructure to conventional stormwater practices.
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topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Housing, Sustainable Economic Development, Urban Flooding, Water
This report shows Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) adds value to homes. The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) worked with SB Friedman Development Advisors to model the impact of GSI installations, such as rain gardens, pervious pavement, swales, and planters, on property sales data in...
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topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Sustainable Economic Development, Urban Flooding, Water
Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is proven to help places become more resilient in the face of increasingly intense climate change impacts, while addressing other community priorities such as improved public health outcomes, increased economic development, and safe transportation...
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topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Urban Flooding, Water
Learn about helpful methods and tools for handeling, and preventing water from entering your home: Finding Water in the Home Learn about signs of water entry in your home Preventing Floods in your Home Learn how a backflow preventor works Installing Rain Barrels Learn how to properly set up a...
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topics: Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Transportation
Equitable and Resilient Placekeeping with Nature-Based Solutions and Public Art
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topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Technical Assistance, Urban Flooding, Water
The Village of Wilmette is partnering with the Center for Neighborhood Technology on a grant program to help Wilmette residents better manage rain at home.
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topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Urban Flooding, Water
The Center for Neighborhood Technology is partnering with Greenprint Partners and Cook County to implement green infrastructure projects in six RainReady communities in the Calumet Corridor: Blue Island, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Dolton, Riverdale, and Robbins.
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topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Technical Assistance, Urban Flooding, Water
RainReady is working with the communities of Avalon Park to better understand the impact of heavy rain on the communities in order to reduce or eliminate flooding.
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topics: Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Technical Assistance, Urban Flooding, Water
The Village of Oak Park partnered with the Center for Neighborhood Technology on a grant program to help Oak Park residents better manage rain at home.