2025 was a defining year for Elevated Chicago—and our progress was driven by the leadership, creativity, and commitment of our community partners. From launching a new Arts and Culture strategy, to advancing advocacy for fully funded and reformed public transit, to sunsetting the Elevated Works technical assistance program, this year reflected the power of collaboration. The heart of Elevated Chicago’s work has always been our partners: organizers, developers, artists, and advocates shaping equitable transit-oriented development on the ground.
In this Year in Review, our partners share their own reflections on some of the work we advanced together in 2025.
Laugh, learn, take action: What TikTok taught me about ETOD by Jannice Newson, former coordinator at Elevated Chicago
Mobility is a human right: Why saving Chicago transit mattered by W. Robert Schultz III, Campaign Organizer at Active Transportation Alliance
Growing with purpose: Community and culture in development by Nicole Murray, Founder & CEO of Agape Collective
Elevated Works: What technical assistance taught me about advancing equitable development by Kate Ansorge, Vice President of Real Estate Solutions at IFF
Lessons from supporting ETOD developers citywide by Sara Disney, Vice President, City Solutions Sector Manager, Central Region at TYLin
How Elevated Works helps move projects like ours forward by Liam T. A. Ford, Executive Director at Ignatian Mission Center
