Tribune transportation reporter takes TravelMatters for a spin

Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune transporation reporter, recently ran his own transportation options through CNT’s ground breaking emissions calculator TravelMatters.org. The result? When Hilkevitch commutes in his customized 1985 Nissan 300 ZX he emits 16 pounds of CO2. When he travels on the Purple Line he contributes just 5 pounds of CO2. “The demonstration made a point,” he concluded. “Each person in the U.S. is responsible for an average of 15,000 pounds of greenhouse gases emitted each year … Transportation does not account for the entire amount of the gases emitted, but it’s a big part.” For more information on TravelMatters, contact Lisa McNally.

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Chicago Tribune

CNT is a strategic partner to a new small high school that will open at Lucy Flower High School on the West Side next fall. The curriculum will focus on the East and West Garfield Park communities. Students will use computer mapping to analyze the community’s human and natural systems. Then, in the spirit of its namesake, civil rights leaders Al Raby, students will be encouraged to provide leadership for positive changes. The newly-approved small school was recently featured in the Chicago Tribune.

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