One design group will sponsor an international competition to develop a high-speed rail terminal in the West Loop. Another will push plans to add four miles of lakefront parkland on the Far North and South sides.If you don't know a whole lot about Daniel Burnham read the rest of this article or check out this wiki on this famed architect.
A top civic panel plans a campaign to change the way the region funds transportation projects, and others are reaching into their pockets to build new bike trails and expand a park.
That’s a sampling of what civic Chicago has in mind to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnham’s famed Plan of Chicago.
“We want to commemorate the centennial year, feeling not just that we had a great party, but that we’re working better together as a region for the future,” says Jack Davis, a vice-president at Metropolis 2020. If that occurs, he adds, “Ultimately, we’ll end up with more money and jobs for all of us.”
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Events on tap for Burnham Plan birthday
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