Recharge Your Commute. Reconnect Your Community.
Discover JOLT.Network: A regenerative mobility concept by Bronzeville Partners where culture, clean energy, and community converge.
Reimagining How Communities Refuel
Beyond Traditional Infrastructure
JOLT.Network is more than EV charging — it's a community-powered ecosystem built around adaptive reuse, local value chains, and shared prosperity. We're creating spaces where infrastructure serves neighborhoods and strengthens them, not displaces them.
This is an invitation to imagine charging as civic space: powered by renewables, surrounded by creativity, and grounded in community ownership. Every interaction becomes an opportunity for regenerative impact.
Three Pillars of Impact
People & Place
Community ownership and cultural preservation
Power & Mobility
Clean energy and accessible transportation
Planet & Regeneration
Circular economics and environmental stewardship
A Collaborative Ecosystem
JOLT.Network brings together an unprecedented coalition of partners who share a vision for regenerative infrastructure. These relationships illustrate the breadth of collaboration required for a true clean energy transition — uniting technology, finance, culture, and community voices.
Technology Partners
Siemens, Exelon/ComEd, and Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) provide technical infrastructure and innovation capacity
Financial Partners
South Side Community Federal Credit Union (SSCFCU) and Partners in Equity (PIE) ensure accessible capital and ownership pathways
Community Partners
Quinn Chapel AME, Blacks in Green (BIG), Black Innovation Alliance (BIA), and Emerald South anchor cultural integrity and resident voice
Strategic Partners
Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) and City of Chicago's GRIT team provide research, policy alignment, and implementation support
Projects in Motion
Four demonstration sites are transforming Bronzeville's landscape, each showing how adaptive reuse and clean energy can create vibrant community anchors while preserving cultural heritage.
Singer Pavilion Smart Park
A historic hospital reimagined as a regenerative innovation campus integrating EV charging, solar canopy, and cultural programming space for community gatherings and entrepreneurship
Bronzeville Smart Mart
Mixed-use anchor at 2401 Michigan combining EV retail showroom, adaptive reuse demonstration, and fintech activation hub for JOLT Wallet onboarding
Quinn Chapel EV Lot
Faith-based demonstration site linking clean energy infrastructure with heritage tourism, featuring a Welcome Center Café and community gathering space
Jitney EV Garage
Mobility and workforce hub launching in 2025, combining EV maintenance training programs, fleet charging infrastructure, and community repair services
The Regenerative ROI Loop
The JOLT regenerative platform aligns clean energy use, financial participation, and local reinvestment into one continuous cycle of community benefit. Each charge or purchase generates digital credits through the JOLT Wallet, which channel back into the Bronzeville Smart Innovation & Infrastructure Fund (BSIIF).
Earn
Every charging session or café purchase generates JOLT Credits automatically through your digital wallet
Reinvest
Credits flow into the BSIIF through automatic or chosen contributions, building community capital
Regenerate
Funds support local clean energy projects, adaptive reuse sites, and small businesses across Bronzeville
At the platform level, JOLT functions as a community investment interface. At the personal level, it's simply a reminder that what we do — sip by sip, charge by charge — has power to transform our neighborhoods.
The JOLT Café Experience
Where Energy and Culture Flow Together
JOLT Cafés are imagined as solar-powered social spaces that celebrate circular economy principles. Every design choice and menu item reflects our commitment to regenerative practices and community prosperity.
Local Roasters & Regenerative Sourcing
Partnerships with Chicago-area roasters practicing regenerative agriculture and fair trade relationships
Zero-Waste Operations
Compostable packaging, upcycled interior materials, and closed-loop waste management systems
Inclusive Ownership
Priority sourcing from women- and minority-owned suppliers, creating wealth circulation within the community
The JOLT Wallet: Making Impact Visible
Every time you charge your vehicle or make a café purchase, you earn JOLT Credits — tangible recognition of your participation in the regenerative economy. The JOLT Wallet makes your impact visible, measurable, and meaningful.
Power Up
Charge your EV or enjoy café offerings at any JOLT.Network location
Give Back
Credits automatically flow into community reinvestment or personal rewards
Regenerate
Watch your contribution support new projects and neighborhood transformation
Credits are convertible into charging discounts, café merchandise, or direct reinvestment in the Bronzeville Smart Innovation & Infrastructure Fund. You choose how your participation creates impact.
Bronzeville Smart Network Sites
The JOLT.Network is expanding across Bronzeville and beyond, creating a connected ecosystem of regenerative charging infrastructure. Each site represents a unique partnership model and community activation strategy.
1
Quinn Chapel EV Lot
Status: Pilot Phase
First faith-based demonstration site integrating heritage tourism with clean energy infrastructure
2
Singer Pavilion Smart Park
Status: In Design
Flagship adaptive reuse project transforming historic hospital into innovation campus
3
Bronzeville Smart Mart
Status: Development Phase
Mixed-use anchor establishing retail and fintech activation model at 2401 Michigan
4
Route 66 Corridor
Status: Planning
Strategic expansion linking Bronzeville to regional heritage tourism and interstate mobility networks
Join the Network
Host a Charger — Affiliate Inquiry
We're assembling host partners for the JOLT.Network — faith-based campuses, adaptive reuse sites, and community lots ready to lead the clean energy transition. Hosting a JOLT charger means more than adding infrastructure; it means becoming a node in a regenerative ecosystem that builds community wealth.
Ideal host partners include:
  • Faith communities with parking capacity and mission alignment
  • Historic buildings pursuing adaptive reuse
  • Small businesses seeking to attract EV drivers
  • Community organizations anchoring neighborhood revitalization
Interested in hosting a charger or affiliate café? Let's connect.
Let's Build the Future Together
JOLT.Network is an open invitation for partners, funders, and believers in regenerative design to join a movement that's reimagining urban infrastructure. We're in the concept stage, which means there's still space to shape what we become together.
Explore Collaborations
Technology providers, community organizations, and cultural institutions shaping implementation
Propose Pilot Sites
Properties and partnerships ready to demonstrate regenerative infrastructure in action
Align Investment
Impact capital and community finance pathways through the BSIIF

Concept Stage Prototype — Renderings, partnerships, and models are illustrative for planning and community engagement purposes. Fall 2025.
Every cup. Every charge. Every conversation. They all count toward building the regenerative future Bronzeville deserves.
Contact Us
Get in Touch
We're eager to connect with partners, community members, and anyone interested in the JOLT.Network vision. Whether you have a question, a proposal, or just want to learn more, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Address: 2416 South Michigan Ave, Suite 200, Chicago IL 60616
Every Cup, Every Charge, Counts!
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