June 26, 2007

Completing Chicago's Public Lakefront

CHICAGO — Four miles is all that remains to turn Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago from a vision into reality. Burnham's plan envisioned a fully public Lake Michigan shoreline for the city.

Hear about the proposed plans to fulfill Burnham's vision in time for the plan's 100-year anniversary at the next American Planning Association's Tuesdays at APA forum on July 10, 2007, at 5 p.m., at APA's South Michigan Avenue office.

The effort to complete the last four unfinished miles of the city's southeastern portion of the lakefront was initiated by Chicago's Friends of the Parks.

Peter J. Kindel will discuss the lakefront plan that includes parks and shoreline restoration projects. He also will discuss the importance of maintaining public access to the lakefront, the environmental challenges, and the importance of major civic initiatives.

Kindel is an architect specializing in urban design and land planning. He is president of Topografis, an urban design and planning firm based in Chicago. He previously was an associate partner with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Chicago.

Tuesdays at APA starts at 5 p.m. at APA's office at 122 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1600 (across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago). The event is free and open to the public.

The next Tuesdays at APA event will be September 18, 2007, looking at the preservation of Chicago's greystone housing.

Tuesdays at APA

Tuesdays at APA is a monthly after-work lecture and discussion series. Each month, practicing planners and researchers discuss the latest ideas, concepts and research in the planning field. For more information and upcoming events, visit www.planning.org/tuesdaysatapa.

Contact

Roberta Rewers, APA Public Affairs, 312-786-6395; rrewers@planning.org