Calendar of Events
Chicago’s Transportation Freedom Day
Thursday, March 11
Press Conference at 11:00 AM
Union Station, Great Hall in front of the Clock Tower
Union Station is located at the corner of Canal and Jackson streets
Join Illinois Public Interest Research Group (Illinois PIRG) and CNT for a press conference to celebrate Chicago’s Transportation Freedom Day, the date a typical area household has earned enough to cover their transportation costs for the year.
CNT’s Research Director, Linda Young, will be presenting findings that compare transportation costs for Chicago and surrounding suburbs and demonstrate that access to high-quality public transportation is a primary factor in the percentage of income that Chicagoland residents’ spend on transportation.
Chicago is celebrating our Day of Freedom, but the amount of days we worked has increased from last year’s Transportation Freedom Day and we have access to less transportation options. Come out and help us alert our policymakers that increasing funding for public transit projects is the best way to create jobs while saving commuters money!
We’ll have flyers to hand out or download one here.
“Feet and Bikes and Trains, Oh My! Following the Green Brick Road”
East-West University’s Perspectives Lecture Series on Transportation
Tuesday, March 16
East-West University
816 S. Michigan Ave., Fourth Floor Auditorium
Chicago, IL
CNT Vice President of Policy, Jacky Grimshaw, will be discussing transportation in Chicago.
East-West Perspectives is a series of monthly lectures hosted by East-West University. All events are free, and are held on the third Tuesday of
every month from January to March, October and November. The April and May events are held on the third Wednesday of the month.
Download the flyer here (.pdf)
Ready, Set, Revitalize: New Energy for Brownfields!
National Brownfield Association 2010 Summit
Tuesday, March 23 – Wednesday, March 24
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Atlanta, GA
The record recession we are in is fraught with challenges, but it’s also a time to discover new opportunities. Get energized to revitalize! The National Brownfield Association is leading the way. Come to the flagship summit, where the best minds in the industry will share experiences and answer your questions at 25 information-rich sessions on today’s most relevant land development, real estate and brownfield-related topics, including:
* Renewable Energy on Brownfields, the new frontier in sustainable development
* Government Resources
* Waterfront Redevelopment, where the next big wave of brownfield activity is expected to occur
* Bankruptcy Workouts
* Surplus Properties
* Water Supply Reuse
* Real Estate, Economic & Political Forecasts – gain the business advantage by getting advanced market knowledge
More information at http://www.nbabigdeal.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=52
Sustainable Transportation and Housing
Academy for Sustainable Communities
Friday, April 9
Sylvester Powell Community Center, 6200 Martway
Mission, Kansas
This session focuses on preparing for a future where transportation and housing needs are integrated with other community sustainability efforts. Learn how to leverage groundbreaking research on the relationship between housing, transportation, community affordability and equity that is helping to shape the national discourse on urban and transportation policy.
CNT President, Scott Bernstein, will serve as the keynote speaker at this session, discussing CNT’s research.
More information at http://www.qualityplaces.marc.org/Sustain/Leadership_Programs/2010/Transportation_Housing.asp
New Urbanism: Rx for Healthy Places
18th Congress for New Urbanism
Wednesday, May 19 – Saturday, May 22
Hilton Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Don’t miss what’s sure to be a historic alignment of planners, health professionals, federal agencies, local governments and developers promoting livable, sustainable, healthy communities for America’s new era.
CNT President, Scott Bernstein, is scheduled to speak at this annual conference.
More information at http://www.cnu.org/cnu18/
Gr€€n for Infra$tructure & Builder$ Conference
Tuesday, May 25- Wednesday, May 26
Tulsa, OK
CNT Natural Resources Program Manager, Steve Wise, will be presenting “Benefits of Green Infrastructure” in the AM session on Tuesday.
More information about this event, contact the Tulsa County Conservation District: phone: 918-280-1595, email: tulsaccd@conservation.ok.gov
