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Chicago's South Suburbs: Smart Growth in Older Communities
By CNT. March 9, 2011Smart Growth in Older Communities
This case study tracks CNT's work in Blue Island and Harvey and discusses the regional partnerships that developed and attracted public funding for predevelopment — eventually creating a pipeline of viable projects that has drawn the attention of developers and investors across several states.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/SS-Case-Study.pdf (5,756.1kb) - ReportNext Stop: New Jobs
By CNT. January 25, 2011Chicago is northeastern Illinois’ historic center of commerce and employment, yet over the last half century, economic activity has continuously dispersed to outlying suburbs.The report highlights over 50 station areas with
economic development potential in the manufacturing and commercial sectors.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/NSNJ.pdf (2,051.8kb) - ReportThe Value of Green Infrastructure: A Guide to Recognizing Its Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits
By CNT. January 21, 2011A broad analysis that is the first to place an economic value on the numerous benefits provided by green infrastructure Goals - Inform decision-makers and planners about the multiple benefits green infrastructure delivers to communities - guide communities in valuing the benefits of potential green infrastructure investments…
http://www.cnt.org/repository/gi-values-guide.pdf (16,418.7kb) - ManualPerformance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook
By CTOD. December 16, 2010Center for Transit Oriented Development
Designed as a user-friendly tool that gives interested people around the country the ability to evaluate the performance of the transit zones in their neighborhoods and towns.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/TOD.TypologyGuidebook.pdf (17,914.4kb) - ManualWhite Street and Springfield Avenue Corridors Analysis
By CNT. December 7, 2010Conducted as part of the multi-phase miPLAN’s Transportation Study, Champaign-Urbana Urbanized Area Transportation Study (CUUATS) - the transportation entity of the Champaign Regional Planning Commission(CCRPC), which completed its Long Range Transportation Plan 2025 in 2005.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/White-Springfield.Corridor.Analysis.pdf (3,496.6kb) - ReportInvesting in a Better Chicago: 2011 Mayoral and City Council Agenda for Sustainable Development
By CNT. December 6, 201022 policy recommendations for the next leader of Chicago to create jobs and increase residents’ incomes that are fiscally responsible and protect the environment. Chicago’s next leaders have an excellent opportunity to demonstrate what CNT has long understood: that sustainable development is economic development.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/Investing_Chicago_FINAL.pdf (343.9kb) - White PaperChicago Southland’s Green TIME Zone
By CNT and SSMMA. November 18, 2010Smart Growth in Older Communities
The Green Transit, Intermodal, Manufacturing, Environment Zone (Green TIME Zone) is a core element of the Southland Vision 2020 for Sustainable Development.
http://www.cnt.org/repository/GTZ.pdf (3,917.4kb) - ReportCNT's 2008-2009 Biennial Report
By CNT. November 1, 2010CNT's 2008-2009 Biennial Report
http://www.cnt.org/repository/cnt-biennial-report-web.pdf (2,341.3kb) - ReportThe Role of Integrated Resource Planning in Improving Water Resource Management within the Great Lakes Region
By CNT. October 9, 2010This working paper about the benefits of Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) is a part of CNT's Great Lakes Sustainable Water Planning project
http://www.cnt.org/repository/Great-Lakes-Sustainable-Water-Planning,FINAL.pdf (407.9kb) - White PaperDriving: A Hard Bargain
By CNT. July 30, 2010The Combined Cost of Housing & Transportation in the Chicago Metropolitan Region
http://www.cnt.org/repository/DAHB.pdf (13,595.2kb) - Report
