Thank you to Robyn Wheeler Grange of Argonne National Laboratory for inviting CNT CEO Nina Idemudia, AICP to attend yesterday’s Chicago’s Women in Energy Breakfast with Under Secretary for Science and Innovation Dr. Geri Richmond of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)--amazing gathering of brilliant energy leaders right here in Chicago to share and compare notes with Samantha Bingham, Naomi Davis, Anne Evens, Nedra Sims Fears, Veronica M. Johnson, Angela Tovar, Sherelle Withers, Lindy Wordlaw, AICP, and Karen Youngblood.
Center for Neighborhood Technology
Civic and Social Organizations
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Our projects integrate economic development, sustainability, technology, and equity to make cities work for everyone.
About us
CNT is a nonprofit organization, headquartered in Chicago, that helps cities use resources more efficiently and equitably. We research, invent, and test urban strategies that integrate economic development, environmental sustainability, and technology, with a focus on low-income communities and communities of color. For four decades, we have been known for our advanced analytics, thorough community engagement, and innovative ideas to help communities solve their present and future challenges. Our work is not just about making cities more efficient; it is about finding solutions that benefit all people. We have collaborated on urban sustainability work all over the country, and our current priorities include water infrastructure, equitable transportation-oriented development (eTOD), and climate resilience. Our projects, such as the Great Lakes Water Infrastructure Project, show that urban efficiency, poverty reduction, and sustainability can go hand in hand.
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http://www.cnt.org
External link for Center for Neighborhood Technology
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- Civic and Social Organizations
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- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1978
- Specialties
- urban sustainability, transportation, green infrastructure, water, resilience, economic development, transit oriented development, and equity
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Chicago, Illinois 60602, US
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IL Clean Jobs Coalition's advocacy paid off today as Governor Pritzker signed carbon capture & sequestration protections bill into law! IL now has some of the strongest protections in the country. Illinois Clean Jobs statement : https://bit.ly/4bJts5e
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Last week Peter Haas attended the 2024 Transportation and Climate Symposium at U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters in DC. It was a great event filled with panel discussions and presentations on how the current administration is working across federal agencies - DOT along with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - as well as state and local agencies to combat climate change. A high point was a panel on Equitable Transit-Oriented Development financing and location efficient housing as a climate strategy. Michael Freedberg of HUD (and former CNT staffer, in photo above) asked moderator Alexis Pelosi and panelists if there’s interest in defining affordability using both transportation and housing costs, perhaps using the Location Affordability Index tool we assisted HUD to develop about 10 years ago (https://lnkd.in/gCT_6JEc). Harriet Tregoning, currently a senior advisor to USDOT (and former CNT partner) had an excellent response, Peter said: “Harriet shared that people in DC own fewer cars than the region as a whole, because they have great access to both transit and everyday conveniences—a great description of the location efficiency we talk about in our H+T and other tools.” Recorded sessions from the day are here: https://lnkd.in/eYxAY4WH
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Today's the last day to complete this Cook County Government survey
DEADLINE: Wednesday, July 17 We want to hear from you! Cook County invites those who live or work in the County to participate in its 2024 environmental justice survey, which will aid in the creation of a countywide environmental justice policy. Once adopted by the County, the environmental justice policy can help inform and guide programming and policy decision-making. To fill out the survey, visit: https://lnkd.in/g3MYHP-E
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It is Jen McGraw's 25th anniversary at CNT! We are grateful to all the work Jen has done for CNT, her dedication and expertise in sustainability have been instrumental in establishing CNT as a leader advancing urban sustainability throughout the nation. Thank you Jen for an amazing 25 years together, and heres to many more!
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Setting priorities: last week CNT and Greenprint Partners team met with residents of Riverdale to prioritize green infrastructure investment through our Rain Ready Calumet program. Providing a limited number of homeowner flood prevention retrofits combined with green sustainable infrastructure is under discussion, and in Riverdale as well as Blue Island, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Dolton, Robbins residents are providing input into plans that will see more green infrastructure investment this year and next. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g9EymxPC
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We're one week away from our first Visionary Voices event on Wednesday, July 10th! Register for Visionary Voices for sustainable new visions in planning: women to the front with panelists Lindy Wordlaw, AICP, olga bautista, Raquel García-Álvarez and moderator Nina Idemudia, AICP. Register here https://lnkd.in/gE23tES7
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Cook County Government's Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES) is establishing an environmental justice policy to inform and guide programming and policy decision-making. To help the department understand the current environmental injustices residents are experiencing and worried about, they have share their Environmental Justice survey. You can take the survey here https://lnkd.in/g7M3zU55 Remember, your responses will help develop the County’s environmental justice policy. The survey closes at midnight on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
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Our June newsletter is out - learn more about what we have been up to in the last month! Read this month's newsletter here https://lnkd.in/gFW-hpTs Subscribe and keep up to date on all of our work, publications, events, and more! Subscribe here https://cnt.org/newsletter
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Designer, planner, and Chicago gay history expert Vitaliy Vladimirov shared maps and data on LGBTQIA+ history with our staff last week in honor of Pride month. (We also celebrated with cupcakes and snacks from local LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs, Jennivee's Bakery and Pipcorn Heirloom Snacks )
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