Transit-Oriented Downtown Evanston

Bio: Principal, Duncan Associates (current; Planner, City of Austin (former); Senior Research Associate, American Planning Association (former)

Education: Masters, Urban and Regional Planning, Univ. of Iowa; Bachelors, Political Science, Univ. of Iowa

Key Publications: “If you Zone it They Will Come: Town Centers,” Zoning Practice (May 2007); Model Smart Growth Codes (2005), with Stuart Meck, FAICP; Marya Morris, AICP; and Eric Damian Kelly, FAICP (American Planning Association and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency); Growth Management Principles and Practices, with Arthur C. Nelson, James B. Duncan and Clancy J. Mullen (American Planning Association, 1995);

Past Assignments: “Chicago’s New Zoning Ordinance: It’s not New Anymore,” CLE International Land Use Law Conference, Chicago, Illinois, January 31, 2013; “Zoning and Sustainability,” Illinois APA, Chicago Metro Section and Chaddick Institute at DePaul, Chicago, Illinois, October 18, 2012; “Chicago’s 2004 Zoning Reform-What’s Working? What’s Not,” Fogelson Forum/Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois, September 27, 2012; “Connecting Digital and Physical Space,” DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, February 29, 2012; “Illinois Planning Law Principles,” Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Planning Commissioner Workshop, Hazel Crest, Illinois, October 8, 2011; “Strategic Zoning Ordinance Amendments,” Illinois/Midwest States APAConference,“ Evanston, Illinois, October 6, 2011; "Form Based Codes in Suburban Municipalities: Fad or Future?," DePaul University, Chaddick Institute, Chicago, December 9, 2006; “Rethinking Big City Zoning,” APA National Planning Conference, San Francisco, March 22, 2005; “Big City Zoning: What the Future Holds,” Harvard University Design School and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, MA, October 2003; “Form-Based Zoning Controls in Chicago,” Brookings Institute/American Planning Association, Chicago, Illinois, January 17, 2003

Bio: Carolyn Dellutri joined Downtown Evanston, Inc as the Executive Director in July 2009. Downtown Evanston is the marketing and management organization for the 34 block central business district in Evanston, Illinois. Her duties include central business district marketing, advertising, retail events, and business recruitment and retention, management of the district by overseeing the maintenance contracts (trash removal, power-washing sidewalks, landscaping, banners and holiday decorations). Carolyn has held positions with the City of Geneva, Main Street Libertyville and the Lake County Illinois Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Education: Carolyn attended the University Wisconsin LaCrosse. She has also received her certification in tourism (CTP) through the National Tour Association as well as her certification through the National Trust Main Street Center as a Certified Main Street Manager (CMSM) and is a recent graduate from the Oklahoma University Economic Development Institute (IEDC)

Past Assignments: International Downtown Association conference session "Getting the Brand Right! A case study of Downtown Evanston Branding" and National Main Street Conference session "Writing an RFP and Responding to it"

Bio: Kevin is a Vice President with The Lakota Group, a multidisciplinary team of professionals providing services in planning, urban design, landscape architecture, historic preservation and community engagement. Kevin oversees Lakota's work in urban design and planning projects, and is recognized for his focus on community engagement and placemaking. He has been a featured guest speaker at state and regional conferences, and has designed and managed multiple award-winning projects. Kevin is a certified planner and registered landscape architect.

Education: Master of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois -Chicago (2006) Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture, University of Kentucky (2000)

Past Assignments: "Downtown Master Planning for Traditional Commercial Districts," Kansas State Main Street Training Session 2012. "Complete Streets in Downtown Plainfield," Congress for New Urbanism, Illinois Chapter state conference. "Lockport Street Streetscape Design," 2009 APA Midwest conference. "Graphic Communication in Planning," University of Illinois- Chicago, guest lecturer.

Bio: Manager, Planning and Zoning, City of Evanston; previously Economic Development Planner, City of Evanston;President, Woodstock Institute; Director of Economic Development and Job Training, Hull House Association - Uptown Center

Education: Master of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois - Chicago; Bachelors of Arts, History, Saint Josephs University (Philadelphia)

Key Publications: The Planners Role in Leveraging Private Sector Reinvestment (American planning Association)