Center for Neighborhood Technology delivers innovative analysis and solutions that support community-based organizations and local governments to create neighborhoods that are equitable, sustainable, and resilienthttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mltiu6obse2eYour gift to CNT helps us show up where community, climate, data, and policy meet, from flood resilience to transit equity to accessible tools that help people advocate for their neighborhoods. Donate: https://cnt.org/donate14 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltiu6obse2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3ml4unu7n572oChicago dropped its 2026 Green Infrastructure Strategy 🌧️🌱 It’s all about using things like green roofs + rain gardens to handle heavier storms and reduce flooding. They’re asking for public input now 👇 https://bit.ly/4wqCqA205 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4unu7n572ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3ml2e6vg7qi2wA year later, this still hits. 🎥: https://bit.ly/4u4cCbr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRRK9RTmM6804 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2e6vg7qi2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mkye7iy6r226What’s one transit change that would actually impact your daily life?03 May 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkye7iy6r226https://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mkvtqlldyl2cAt CNT, we think about transit differently. It’s not just about moving people, it’s about who gets connected, who gets left out, and what that means for long-term community stability. That lens shapes everything we do, from transit to climate resilience to data access.02 May 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvtqlldyl2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mksss4jo3f2zTransit = Access. What the Red Line Extension could mean for the Far South Side: https://bit.ly/4w8U4YU01 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksss4jo3f2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mkigwkfqiq2cJoin The Pew Charitable Trusts for Philadelphia’s Past, Present, and Future—a live webcast on housing, public safety, economic opportunity, and the role of arts & culture in shaping what comes next. 📅 April 28 | 2 PM ET 💻 Free + virtual 🔗 https://bit.ly/3P5cglm #Cities #UrbanPolicy #Philadelphia https://www.pew.org/en/about/events/2026/philadelphias-past-present-and-future27 Apr 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkigwkfqiq2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mkb5cr7vrc2fCEO Nina Idemudia discusses some of our favorite topics on Notes from Chicago podcast: "How to Fix Chicago’s Housing & Transit Problems" Spoiler alert: ADUs and Bus Rapid Transit are on the agenda—give it a listen tinyurl.com/2zr8vwfw https://tinyurl.com/2zr8vwfw24 Apr 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb5cr7vrc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mk6lpjvaa52jThe @chicagodoe.bsky.social will be hosting a webinar for the launch of the updated Green Infrastructure Strategy on May 5th at 10 AM. Open to community members, advocates, and practitioners interested in the future of water and climate resilience in Chicago. Register at https://bit.ly/4ctBqTO23 Apr 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6lpjvaa52jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mjl2ext67s2rTips from our RainReady playbook as well as other folks on how to handle urban flooding. The challenges are systemic and fixes will be community-wide, but we still love a rain barrel & disconnected downspout! https://tinyurl.com/42ush3v315 Apr 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl2ext67s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mjhim6tmqs2vPlanner with a Purpose Detroit Activation kicks off next week - with leaders from community development, finance, podcasting, planning, and more! There's a lot to check out - and it is free to attend with donations requested. Info and reg. at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/aplannerwithapurpose14 Apr 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhim6tmqs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mjfedd3kbs25Thanks Brett Chase and @chicago.suntimes.com for highlighting flooding in Chicago this weekend, lifting up voices of residents leading the way toward "green" and "gray" infrastructure solutions https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/04/10/flooding-chicago-climate-change-deep-tunnel-mold-metropolitan-water-reclamation-district-soaked13 Apr 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfedd3kbs25https://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3min2owvye22sBring your curiosity and your Zip Code to two workshops that will be led by CNT Managing Director Justin Romeo 4/24 in Detroit, just ahead of the American Planning Association conference. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/aplannerwithapurpose/2145023. Both sessions are 90 minutes.04 Apr 2026 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3min2owvye22shttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mh6jxe7unq2sBig news: Next City announced Chicago will host their 2026 Next City Vanguard conference. CNT CEO Nina Idemudia is serving on the host committee. Interested in joining the Chicago Vanguard cohort? Applications are open now. Read the annoucement here: https://bit.ly/4bpHVVN16 Mar 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6jxe7unq2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mg6knnuabq2gBig challenges. Clear direction. CNT’s new Theory of Change and 5-year strategic plan centers on knowledge, power, and justice to drive measurable improvements in neighborhood conditions. Read more about it here: https://bit.ly/4u7GQua03 Mar 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6knnuabq2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mfskmxyhvq2sAfter spending time last year collecting feedback from the Transportation Equity Network through surveys, interviews, and discussions during our annual meeting, we are happy to announce that the 2025 TEN Impact Report has been published on CNT’s website. https://bit.ly/4aVmL1u.27 Feb 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfskmxyhvq2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mfcyuqpg5t2sRound two of community engagement on disaster resilience with Verizon has begun! We’re excited to share that we had a project kickoff with our friends and partners Stephanie Kinlock from Verizon Community Disaster Resilience initiative and Brandon Wong from Hyfi last week. 20 Feb 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcyuqpg5t2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mek2w3c7es2mThanks Eden Stiffman of Chronicle of Philanthropy for reporting on how we and other organizations have handled the federal contract recissions of the past year. https://bit.ly/3Oa1PfB 10 Feb 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mek2w3c7es2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3me5ili4yyv2wIt was great to be part of the group for Transit Equity Day yesterday - celebrating the birthday, and bravery when it came time to take her seat at the front of the bus, of Rosa Parks. We gathered at the lovely new Chicago Park district headquarters. 05 Feb 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5ili4yyv2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mdyhnnghaw2mBig thanks and shout out to the Union of Concerned Scientists for organizing the Crossroads Convening in D.C. on January 15. https://bit.ly/4aaZND703 Feb 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdyhnnghaw2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mdoj54x4442qThank you to everyone for helping to spread the word about our Managing Director of Development & Communications job. Re-posting to bump it up - please apply by February 14. https://cnt.org/careers-and-opportunities31 Jan 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdoj54x4442qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mdjeu2xgu72vMissed our newsletter last week? It's right here: https://bit.ly/4653nO028 Jan 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjeu2xgu72vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mdgacet7df22Congratulations, Adele Simmons on this lifetime achievement award from Climate Action Museum! Looks like another party worth attending this year. 27 Jan 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgacet7df22https://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mdedw2zzpu23In December Molly Wagner, AICP and Peter Haas traveled to Rockingham County, NC to support a team exploring RAMP–UP— Rural-Autonomous-Vehicle Microtransit partnership for Underserved Populations. Learn more about the MATI program: https://bit.ly/4rdNyww https://cnt.org/projects/mobility-access-transportation-insecurity26 Jan 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdedw2zzpu23https://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mcxtssiqtw2bOn Thursday, Cook County Government approved its first-ever Environmental Justice Policy. One of the first such county policies in the country, it was developed with community input. Cyatharine Alias spoke at a news conference to unveil the new policy last week. Read it here: https://bit.ly/4qBNKpA21 Jan 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxtssiqtw2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mcvb4r5upd2mOur Elevated Works technical assistance and support program wrapped in December— and last week Steven Vance recapped his work via Cityscape Chicago with local community-based developers, now located in a beauitfully redeveloped space at 2811 W Fulton St. https://bit.ly/4qvqkC320 Jan 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcvb4r5upd2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mcg64eunhk2iJoin the Center for Neighborhood Technology staff as our full-time Managing Director of Development and Communications! Please help us spread the word about this new role, job description and full details here: https://cnt.org/careers-and-opportunities14 Jan 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcg64eunhk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mc4g4ueawc2sNext week we’re presenting on our new accountability frameworks tool at the Crossroads Convening. It is free and there may still be a few spots left for the event Thurs 1/15 at MLK Library. https://secure.ucs.org/a/2026-1-15-crossroads-transportation-event11 Jan 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc4g4ueawc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cnt.org/post/3mbpi3ymxis23Our board vice chair Bo Kemp asks a tough question in the new Winter 2026 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review: "How Will Your Nonprofit Survive?” It’s behind a paywall but well worth a read if you’re a subscriber! Congrats, Bo, and thanks for the insight.05 Jan 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:5eefafooiri4redwyz5ir7tu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbpi3ymxis23