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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Today and tomorrow, the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will listen to Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of HUD, Ray LaHood and Shaun Donovan, respectively, as well as a panel of experts, including Congress for the New Urbanism President, John Norquist, explain the importance of transit oriented development and green building practices in creating more affordable and livable communities.
Listen to the webcast, Livable Communities, Transit Oriented Development, and Incorporating Green Building Practices into Federal Housing and Transportation Policy at 1:00 PM CST today (Secretaries LaHood and Donovan) and tomorrow’s (panel of experts) at 9:00 AM CST.
More information:
Secretary Donovan’s testimony and HUD Press Release.
HUD and DOT Partnership: Sustainable Communities Press Release
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
On Wednesday evening, along with other three journalists who, like their predecessor Studs Terkel, “go the extra mile to report news”, Community Media Workshop Founder and Director, Thom Clark, was honored with a 2009 Studs Terkel Award. Thom founded the Community Media Workshop to provide communications coaching to grassroots groups, arts organizations, and other nonprofits to diversify the voices in the news, on the Web, and other public forums.
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
CNT was thrilled to see Barack Obama, a Chicago community organizer and former CNT Board member, take the Presidential Oath of Office on Tuesday. As the first President since Theodore Roosevelt grounded in urban living, we look forward to a new direction in Federal policy that moves our country in a sustainable direction that both improves the economy for everyone and protects the environment.
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
For 30 years, CNT has been working to develop sustainable and affordable urban communities. And we have achieved many successful results.Thanks to the support of many individuals like you, we have developed innovative solutions that build stronger and more sustainable local economies and curtail global warming. Over the next year, CNT will continue to demonstrate and promote innovative solutions – from car-sharing and energy efficient affordable rental housing, to increased accessibility of transit and the development of compact, efficient urban communities – to an increasingly receptive world.
But we can’t do it without you. During this season of giving, we ask you to remember CNT and the outstanding work we are doing and to make a donation to our 2008 Annual Fund. Click here to make a contribution.
Read about our 2008 highlights and take a look at some photos from the past year.
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
There is no doubt that Chicago and the region are part of a global community. The future of our government, economy, culture, built and natural environments will be determined by our connections to the rest of the globe. But our success in the world depends on the people who live here. So who’s leading the way? Who are the unsung visionaries in your community who are helping to create Chicago’s future and putting us on the global map?
Chicago Public Radio wants to know who you think fits the bill. Visit www.chicagopublicradio.org/chicagomatters by January 14th to nominate your pick. Over the next year, Chicago Matters: Growing Forward will introduce you to Chicago’s top 10 global visionaries. Your choice could be one of them! Read more about the Chicago Matters series.
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
CNT joins people all around the world to mourn the loss of Studs Terkel. CNT has fond memories of Studs, most especially at an event we hosted in honor of him back in 1991, “A Toast to Studs Terkel”. The event, held at the Bismarck Hotel (now the Cadillac Theatre) hosted an array of admirers; Pete Seeger, Richie Havens, and CNT Staff sat around checkerboard-adorned tables (in honor of Studs favorite shirt pattern) and listened to Studs talk about his life of making interesting stories out of everyday lives. Among the hundreds of attendees, a German exchange student that CNT was hosting was most thrilled to learn about and meet Studs, and left that night a fan. It was a lovely affair that many current CNT staff still remember fondly. We still hang the red checkered banner, from the event, proudly in our office.
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
On Tuesday night, history was made in electing the nation’s first African-American President, Barack Obama. CNT is especially proud to note that President-Elect Obama spent part of his time in Chicago as a CNT Board member.
President-Elect Obama won the election, in large part, by inspiring new individuals to mobilize and vote. His well-run campaign was attributed to the skills he developed as a community organizer on the south side of Chicago. When he served on CNT’s board from 1993-1994, he was part of a group of dedicated individuals who used their skills to creatively inspire and empower people to reinvest in Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods. He participated in developing and adopting strategies that positioned CNT at the intersection of environment and community development. This experience in building coalitions will bring a unique perspective to the Presidency of the United States-perhaps the most insightful of any other President-to the urban issues of America’s cities. CNT is proud to be an ally in promoting the assets of urban areas-people, networks and resources-as solutions to eminent issues like climate change, housing foreclosures and unaffordable gas prices.
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
For the first time, the City of Chicago has hard data on its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and a broad portfolio of reduction strategies to inform efforts to curb its contribution to climate change. Commissioned by the city to help create its recently released Climate Action Plan, CNT conducted the emissions and mitigation-strategies research to reach the city’s emission reduction target of 25% below 1990 levels by the year 2020.
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
CNT was founded in 1978 as a center of innovation for the redevelopment of Chicago’s low- and moderate income communities. Run out of a small storefront with tomatoes growing in the windows, our goal was to invent strategies that could turn community problems into assets. We’ve since grown to a national “think-and-do†tank that is leading the movement toward urban sustainability, with programs focusing on resource efficiency, transportation, job creation, and environmental quality.
Join us in celebrating our first 30 years of urban sustainability innovations at our 30th Anniversary Celebration on September 17th at the Garfield Park Conservatory! (Download an invitation).
Questions? Contact Nicole Gotthelf.
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