Conservation & Sustainable Transportation

Through the Policy, Planning and Sustainability Division, CDOT supports a number of conservation and sustainable transportation programs that work to protect, restore, and enhance our natural resources and lessen the environmental impact of transportation in Chicago. They include:

Educating communities and residents on sustainable practices through the Chicago Center for Green Technology, Chicago Conservation Corps program and the Sustainable Backyards Program.
Planting and maintaining greenery on major streets through programs such as GreenStreets, which places trees to reduce “urban heat island” effects.
Designing and constructing infrastructure projects that increase the use of recycled materials and reduce stormwater runoff, such as the Green Alley program.
Encouraging the use of clean fuels and deploying clean vehicle technologies in the Chicago metropolitan area through the Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition.
Retrofitting streetlight and signal fixtures to improve energy efficiency.
Preparing Chicagoans for the “Green Collar” economy through Greencorps Chicago, a year-long job training program.

Most Recent News (Conservation & Sustainable Transportation)

Apr 26, 2013	City to Plant 3,800 Trees in Neighborhoods Across Chicago in 2013
Apr 22, 2013	Creating Sustainable Backyards Gets Easier For Chicagoans

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