Strengthening Transit Through Community Partnerships
The RainReady Calumet Corridor Plan represents the collective vision of over 2,100 residents, business owners, and municipal staff, elected representatives, regional leaders, and non-governmental organizations that all share interest in strengthening the homes, neighborhoods, communities throughout the Calumet Corridor in...Read more
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topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Sustainable Economic Development, Urban Flooding, Water
The RainReady Calumet Corridor Plan represents the collective vision of over 2,100 residents, business owners, and municipal staff, elected representatives, regional leaders, and non-governmental organizations that all share interest in strengthening the homes, neighborhoods, communities throughout...
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topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Sustainable Economic Development, Urban Flooding, Water
The RainReady Calumet Corridor Plan represents the collective vision of over 2,100 residents, business owners, and municipal staff, elected representatives, regional leaders, and non-governmental organizations that all have a shared interest in strengthening the homes, neighborhoods, communities...
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topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Sustainable Economic Development, Urban Flooding, Water
The RainReady Calumet Corridor Plan represents the collective vision of over 2,100 residents, business owners, and municipal staff, elected representatives, regional leaders, and non-governmental organizations that all share interest in strengthening the homes, neighborhoods, communities throughout...
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topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Sustainable Economic Development, Urban Flooding, Water
The scope and severity of flood risk and flood-related damages in the Chatham community are among the worst in Cook County, Illinois. In September 2013, CNT began its Chatham program outreach through the RainReady initiative. This document is a product of this initiative, in partnership with...
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topics: Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Housing, Policy, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation
Discover the social and economic impacts of your affordable housing development and the benefits of locating it near transit.
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topics: Policy, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation
We advised a new comprehensive plan for Doña Ana County, New Mexico and created an online indicators dashboard to track the county’s progress going forward.
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topics: Cargo-Oriented Development, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation
Anchored by its landmark 12-story clock tower on Pershing Road, Chicago’s Central Manufacturing District (CMD) was the first planned manufacturing district in the United States. Today, it stands largely empty. The site has myriad advantages – like its central location, solid construction, nearby...
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topics: Cargo-Oriented Development, Climate, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation
In this report, CNT proposes metrics to assess the feasibility and performance of cargo-oriented development (COD), a form of development that integrates freight system efficiencies with the development of manufacturing and logistics businesses in ways that drive local economic growth, reduce...
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topics: Equitable Transit Oriented Development, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation
Cook County's hub-and-spoke transit system no longer meets the needs of residents. Filling in the system's gaps will increase access to jobs, shorten commutes, and lower household transportation costs.
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topics: Climate, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Housing, Sustainable Economic Development, Transportation, Water
Working with prime contractor Duany Plater-Zyberk, we developed an EcoDistrict plan for financing and building infrastructure to support transit zones throughout the city for the Reinvent Phoenix project.