Margins to Mainstream

Context Sensitive Solutions: Designing Transportation Projects for People and Places

STPP and CNT are hosting this workshop to help participants understand what the principles referred to as context sensitive solutions (CSS) are, and how these principles can be used to balance and integrate the needs of travelers and communities in the planning and design of urban transportation systems. The workshop is directed at advocates, local officials and planning/design professionals in state DOTs, transit agencies, and MPOs and consultants.

July 24-25, 2008
Hilton Garden Inn
Denver, Colorado

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CNT and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership hosted three webinars in 2007 & 2008, aimed at educating transportation advocates, government officials, developers, and citizens, on the transportation planning process. These webinars are part of a larger project whose goal is to improve the quality of public involvement during transportation planning. The presentations that were used during the webinar can be found here:

Getting Transportation & Land Use Decisions that Create Walkable Communities with Mobility Choices

Workshop, January 30-31, 2008

Planning Transit Services that Meet Your Community's Goals

December 6, 2007

Understanding Transportation Models and Asking the Right Questions

September 25, 2007

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Publications

A Heavy Load: The Combined Housing and Transportation Burdens of Working Families

This study reveals the combined housing and transportation cost burdens of households, with a focus on working families at the neighborhood level in 28 metropolitan areas.

Preserving and Promoting Diverse Transit-Oriented Neighborhoods

This study of 41 transit regions in the U.S. highlights data on neighborhoods near transit today and the demand for such neighborhoods by 2030. The report reveals that diversity—both economically and racially—is greater in transit-served neighborhoods than in their surrounding neighborhoods and overall regions.

Paved Over; Surface Parking Lots of Opportunities for Tax-Generating, Sustainable Development

This study looks at parking lots near transit in nine communities in the region and compares typical costs to support the parking lots as they are today with revenue that could be generated from the redevelopment of some portion of the lots for a mix of uses.

News

July 1st, 2008 Location, Location, Location. New Online Gas Maps Paint Money Saving Picture

Record-high gasoline prices are inspiring more Americans to celebrate Independence Day close to home. But those who live where they can walk, bike or take public transit to their local fireworks displays and other amenities are benefiting from another sort of independence - from gasoline.

June 25th, 2008 New Report Finds Americans Spent Stimulus Checks on Gas

Without sufficient alternatives to driving, American families spent their entire economic stimulus check on high-priced gas, according to a new analysis from Illinois PIRG (Public Interest Research Group), generated by CNT.

June 12th, 2008 G.R.E.E.N. Act and Location Efficiency

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”.

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Transportation and Community Development

Projects

Housing + Transportation

A new and more comprehensive way of thinking about the cost of housing and true affordability by exploring the impact that transportation costs associated with the location of the housing have on a household’s economic bottom line.

Smart Communities

A public planning project to draw community benefits from undervalued transit and freight assets in Cook County suburbs.

Transit Future

CNT has been a major player in the fight for more efficient and affordable mass transit within the Chicago metropolitan area.

Transopoly®

The public involvement tools were developed to help the general public understand the relationship between transportation planning and land use planning.

Margins to Mainstream

A series of webinars and workshops to improve the quality of public involvement during transportation planning.

Tools

Housing + Transportation Affordability Index

Developed by CNT and the Center for Transit Oriented Development (CTOD), this index takes a fresh look at the real cost of housing by factoring in the cost of transportation for various neighborhoods as a percentage of household income.

Smart Communities

Recent studies by CNT have explored ways to promote growth in older communities by expanding existing transportation and working with local and metropolitan groups to encourage business growth and public safety.

Transopoly®

The public involvement tools were developed to help the general public understand the relationship between transportation planning and land use planning.

Promoting Better Mass Transit

CNT has been a major player in the fight for more efficient and affordable mass transit within the Chicago metropolitan area.

CityNews

Community Information Technology and Neighborhood Early Warning System: Housing indicators for Chicago neighborhoods

Civic Footprint℠

CNT developed the Civic Footprint, a website to help Cook County residents find out who represents them so that they can stand up for the issues that impact their lives.

I-GO Car Sharing

I-GO exists to provide economical and environmentally sound transportation choices, aiming to reduce car ownership rates, lower family transportation costs, reduce urban congestion and improve air quality in all neighborhoods.

Location Efficient Mortgage (LEM)