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Build for America: A Five-Point Plan to get our Economy Moving
By T4. October 15, 2008Our economy is over a barrel literally and figuratively Americans are being hammered at every turn Falling home values rising gas prices and Wall Street bailouts with fallout on Main Street Hanging over it all is a sense that we have come to the end of the road with our…
http://www.cnt.org/repository/buildforamerica.pdf (3,040.5kb) - White PaperSquandering the Stimulus: An Analysis of Household Gas Spending, Economic Stimulus Checks, and the Need for Better Transportation Options
By U.S. PIRG. June 25, 2008Nothing illustrates how the lack of transportation options hurts consumers and our economy more
than the fact that, since approval of the tax rebates in February (2008), Americans on average have already spent the amount of their stimulus checks at the pump.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/National-Rebate-report-FINAL.pdf (245.4kb) - ReportTestimony on the Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2008
By Scott Bernstein, CNT. June 11, 2008CNT President, Scott Bernstein's, testimony on the proposed bill HR6078, the Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2008 (GREEN Act).
http://www.cnt.org/repository/bernstein061108.pdf (314.2kb) - TestimonyReconnecting Fort Wayne: Transportation Funding
By CNT. May 1, 2008Transportation is key to Fort Wayne’s future. CNT was asked by the City of Fort Wayne to analyze how and where transportation expenditures are being made and to make recommendations to move Fort Wayne toward a more sustainable and equitable transportation system.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/Report.Transportation-funding.pdf (530.9kb) - ReportReconnecting Fort Wayne: Land Use and Zoning
By CNT. April 1, 2008Local governments manage their growth and boundaries by very distinct land use controls determining both where and how they grow. The most common tools used by municipalities are comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, subdivision ordinances, and building and sanitation codes.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/Report.LandUse.pdf (498.9kb) - ReportAmtrak Downeaster: Overview of Projected Economic Benefits
By CNT. March 1, 2008Smart Growth in Older Communities
A broad preliminary overview of the outcomes from TOD that can be achieved by capitalizing on the opportunities created by enhanced Amtrak's Downeaster service in Maine and New Hampshire.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/Downeaster Projected Benefits-FINAL.pdf (1,248.0kb) - ReportPublic Priorities for the North Milwaukee Avenue Corridor
By CNT. January 3, 2008A diverse group of neighbors and businesspeople
from the portion of Milwaukee Avenue between the Western Avenue and California Avenue CTA
stations met on November 28, 2007 at the Center for Neighborhood Technology. Their mission was to identify a community vision for the corridor.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/Milw.Ave.Report.pdf (1,695.8kb) - ReportReconnecting Fort Wayne: Car Sharing
By CNT. December 1, 2007This report provides an overview of how car sharing works and how it can benefit Fort Wayne, as well as start-up strategies and recommendations for next steps based on the specific opportunities
available in Fort Wayne.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/Report.Carsharing.pdf (872.5kb) - ReportReconnecting Fort Wayne: Housing + Transportation Affordability
By CNT. December 1, 2007In a sustainable Fort Wayne, residents have the opportunity to reduce the cost and impacts of
travel. This report provides information on housing and transportation (H + T) costs in Fort Wayne.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/Report.HT.pdf (1,787.4kb) - ReportReconnecting Fort Wayne: Streetcars
By CNT. December 1, 2007Fort Wayne needs a dramatic catalyst to create excitement about its new urban future. Streetcars
could play that role. Streetcars are enjoying a resurgence across the nation. Many cities that once had streetcars are reviving them; other cities are building their first systems.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/Report.Streetcars.pdf (427.1kb) - Report
