Advocacy, perseverance, and collaboration were key ingredients in the efforts of LGBT and allied communities to revitalize several Chicago neighborhoods. This walking and rail transit tour of the Lakeview/Boystown, Andersonville, and Rogers Park neighborhoods examines the emergence of these community groups as an economic and political force in Chicago and explores ways to replicate the processes they employed to effect positive social and economic change well beyond the Windy City. Transportation: Public, walking.
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Modesto Valle
Center on Halsted
Jonathan Miller
Teryn J. Robinson
Lake Forest College
Katrina A. Balog
Planning Director
Rogers Park Business Alliance
Steven T. Marciani, AICP
Planning Supervisor
Village of Skokie Planning Dept.
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Bio: Steve is the Planning Supervisor for the Village of Skokie, IL, and has worked for the Village since 1997. He prides himself on coming up with out-of-the-box solutions, walking the fine line of using both data and humor to disarm and educate, and focusing on progressive plans that can actually be implemented. He was responsible for developing the Village’s Downtown Science and Technology zoning district and the three surrounding mixed-use zoning districts. Prior to joining Skokie, Steve worked for North Chicago, IL.
Education: Steve has a B.A. in Urban Planning, B.S. in Finance, and Master of Urban Planning, all from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and holds a certificate in ornamental plant materials from the School of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Key Publications: "Skokie Takes Suburban TOD One Step Further...Jobs" IL-APA News Blast!, July/August 2007.
Past Assignments: TODs and Job Creation: Downtown Skokie and the Illinois Science+Technology Park, 2011 Illinois State APA Conference. Ethical Dilemmas, 2011 Illinois State APA Conference.
Marjorie P. Press
Founding Member
Terra Plata, LLC
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Bio: My twenty-year planning career primarily focused on transportation planning projects across the US including light rail transit, heavy rail, tunnels, bridges, ferry systems and highways. I am a founding member of the GALIP division and served the division as an elected officer from 1998 to 2009. I continue to assist GALIP with annual conference events. Currently, I serve as Chair of APA's Divisions Council, advisor to the Board and a member of APA's Development Plan and Budget Committee. Between 2010 and 2012, I was Divisions Council Vice Chair and served on APA's Governance Committee. I was a member of APA's Diversity Task Force from 2007 to 2012 and participated in the development of APA's Ambassador Program and supported the development of a 2012 conference track, the Changing Face of America. Currently, I am volunteering my time to plan an LGBT facility in Seattle. As a semi-retired planner, I also am co-owner of Skelly & the Bean and Terra Plata in Seattle.
Education: MURP, The George Washington University; BBA, University of Massachusetts
Past Assignments: 2012 Seattle LGBTQ Community Development, Community Workshop; 2012 APA National Conference, GALIP Mobile Workshop; 2011 APA National Conference, GALIP Mobile Workshop; 2010 APA National Conference, GALIP Mobile Workshop; 2009 APA National Conference, GALIP Mobile Workshop; 2009 WTS National Conference, Conference Chair
Linda Amato, AICP
Principal
The Resource Group
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