2006 February : Center for Neighborhood Technology

News for February, 2006

Green is the Color of Success

Friday, February 24th, 2006

While many were engaging in Mardi Gras revelry on Tuesday, CNT was celebrating with Mayor Richard M. Daley the platinum-certification of its green office building by the U.S. Green Building Council. Platinum is the highest level of certification a building can achieve. CNT’s building is the second platinum one in Chicago and only the thirteenth one in the entire country. Click on “More” below to read a recent story about the building in CNT’s local neighborhood paper, the Wicker Park Booster, or read a story in Wednesday’s Chicago Sun-Times.
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Transit Makes Homes More Affordable

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

So says the Minneapolis Star-Tribune editorial page, responding to the work of CNT and the Center for Transit Oriented to develop a new measure of housing affordability, one based on the combined costs of housing and transportation, as opposed to just housing alone. The costs of housing and transportation, after all, go hand in hand. The location of neighborhood we live in, the prevalence of local services, the quality of alternative transportation options—all these determine the extent to which we must drive, which in large part determine our transportation costs.
So as you sit down to make your rent or mortgage payment at the end of the month, think about the hidden transportation costs not included in your payment. When you factor those costs in, does this change your perception of how affordable your housing is? If you knew what these were, would this information factor into your next decision about where to live? Read the Star-Tribune piece and decide.
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Chicago Early Voting Polling Places

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

In Chicago, you can vote early not often! in Illinois’ 2006 primary election between Monday, February 27th and Thursday, March 16th.

The team that brought you the Civic Footprint has put together a Google Map of the early voting polling places. Also look for improvements to the Civic Footprint site coming soon, including judicial subcircuits.

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