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G.R.E.E.N. Act and Location Efficiency

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

On June 11, Scott Bernstein, CNT President, testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee in support of the proposed “Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (G.R.E.E.N.) Act” by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO).
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Making Transportation Choices When Deciding Where to Live

Monday, May 19th, 2008

The launch of CNT’s new Housing + Transportation Affordability Index website has lead to news stories from Boston to Seattle and from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Austin. On Monday, NPR did a story on what it costs to commute in the D.C. area. CNT talked to individuals across the country who live in compact transit-rich neighborhoods about why they choose to live there.
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New Housing + Transportation Affordability Index Website Launches

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Update! The Housing + Transportation Affordability Index has received lots of attention around the country. From bloggers to the Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to other industry professionals, here’s what people are saying.

CNT’s new Housing + Transportation Affordability Index interactive mapping tool has just launched; the new website – http://htaindex.cnt.org – will enable planners, policy-makers, housing and transit advocates, and individuals to calculate the true costs of housing and transportation in cities across the United States.

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