Center for Neighborhood Technology | National hub for research, strategies + solutions for sustainable + equitable cities
Chicago, IL
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Today’s the day! 🎶
The CNT Rent Party is happening today from 3 PM to 7 PM, and you’re invited to join us for a free, family-friendly afternoon of food, music, games, and community.
RSVP here:bit.ly/49dflGW
Sponsor: First Women's Bank
Time is running out to RSVP for the CNT Rent Party!
Join us Friday, June 26 from 3 PM to 7 PM for a free, family-friendly celebration.
Save your spot today: bit.ly/49dflGW
Sponsor: First Women's Bank
Our latest blog explores why trustworthy, accessible data matters, and how our emerging Data Trust & Knowledge Lab will help keep data in the hands of the communities working for a more equitable future.
Read the full post at bit.ly/3SiQlbH
Each month, we deliver our Community Chronicles newsletter with information about the work CNT is doing. Subscribe today at cnt.org/newsletter.
The intercity bus system is a lifeline for communities. Preserving sustainable transportation access through a publicly owned station is equitable investment in action, leading to more just, resilient and thriving neighborhoods.
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Join CNT for our 2026 Rent Party on Friday, June 26 at Mahalia Jackson Court!
Enjoy music, local food, community connection, and celebration. Free to attend, with donations welcome but not required.
Register: cnt.app.neoncrm.com/nx/porta…
Our latest newsletter is out!
Inside: ETOD progress in Chicago, neighborhood flood data, CNT’s upcoming Rent Party, green homes, transit, EV infrastructure, and more.
Read the latest Community Chronicles, then subscribe to get the next one in your inbox: bit.ly/4tZDUyP
CNT CEO Nina Idemudia joined @wttw discuss Elevated Chicago’s new report on Chicago’s progress toward equitable transit-related development.
Learn what’s moving forward, and what work still lies ahead for a more connected, equitable Chicago.
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CNT’s Rent Party is back! 🎉
Join us Friday, June 26: 3–7 PM at Mahalia Jackson Court for food, music, community, and celebration.
Free to attend. Donations welcome, not required.
Come through and celebrate community-powered solutions with us.
RSVP: bit.ly/49dflGW
Congratulations to CNT Board Member Chris Wheat on being named Executive Director of @americaisallin .
Chris brings deep experience building climate solutions through collaboration, public service, and community-rooted leadership. We’re grateful for the many ways he shows up.
Your gift to CNT helps us show up where community, climate, data, and policy meet, from flood resilience to transit equity to accessible tools that help people advocate for their neighborhoods.
Donate: cnt.org/donate
At CNT, we think about transit differently.
It’s not just about moving people, it’s about who gets connected, who gets left out, and what that means for long-term community stability.
That lens shapes everything we do, from transit to climate resilience to data access.
ALT A Chicago Transit Authority train is approaching an elevated platform at a station. The station has a sign for Howard, and the tracks run alongside a brick building. The image has a green color filter.
Transit = Access.
What the Red Line Extension could mean for the Far South Side:
bit.ly/4w8U4YU
Three years of Impact, organized in one report. It's timely as our soon to be formed Northern Illinois Transit Agency embarks on equitable transit-oriented development strategies among its other regional transportation work.
bit.ly/3MwfxJi
Popping in here w/an invite: join EPIC and us for a preview of our new DAC Mapping Tool, which examines how 7 Great Lakes states define “Disadvantaged Communities” for Drinking Water SRF (DWSRF) programs. Thursday, May 29 🕐 1:00–2:30 PM ET Register: bit.ly/dacmaptool
Thank you!
Congratulations to @CNT_tweets CEO Nina Idemudia on being named to @CrainsChicago's 40 Under 40 list! CNT is a longtime grantee of our #Environment Program and we're proud to support their leadership and mission.
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Fantastic evening with lots of Chicago urbanists at the Chicago Climate Museum. Great to meet new supporters of @NewUrbanism @strongtowns @UrbanEnviroIL @bikegridnow @CNT_tweets Abundant Chicago @ctaaction @SierraChicago and feel the positive energy!
Nina Idemudia, AICP, will be a panelist during the 2nd Annual Diverse Developers Conference: Building Sustainable & Resilient Communities, Thursday, October10 at Union League Club of Chicago.
The event is focused on how the real estate industry can create sustainable & resilient communities as part of a mission to foster collaboration & growth among diverse real estate developers across Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and beyond.
#DDC24
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