A River Runs Through It: Developing and Designing Chicago’s Second Shoreline - Metropolitan Planning Council

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A River Runs Through It: Developing and Designing Chicago’s Second Shoreline

July 11, 2013, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

This is a past event

Chicago Architecture Foundation 224 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL

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The city envisions a riverwalk that draws people with diverse amenities.

MPC's Josh Ellis will moderate this event.
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As Chicago develops plans to transform the Chicago River into the city’s second shoreline, we get excited about more opportunities for recreation, increased public access, preservation of natural habits and retail revenue streams to fund these developments. Who wins and who loses as we develop and redesign this shore? Can we create connected and visionary designs that serve the varied needs of retail, residential, riparian life and recreation?

Join the Chicago Architecture Foundation for a lively panel discussion about design and development and its impact in light of varied projects along the Chicago River including the Riverwalk, Wolf Point and Lathrop Homes Redevelopment.

Moderator:
Josh Ellis, Program Director, Metropolitan Planning Council

Panelists:
Benet Haller, Zoning and Land Use Planning, City of Chicago
John Quail, Director of Watershed Planning, Friends of Chicago River
Tom D’Arcy, Senior Vice President, Hines Midwest Development
Douglas Farr, President and CEO, Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design

TIME: 5:30-6:00 reception, 6:00-7:00 program followed by Q & A 
COST: $10 CAF members/$15 non-members 
LOCATION: 224 S. Michigan Ave., CAF Lecture Hall

5:30 reception, 6:00-7:00 p.m. discussion followed by Q & A

This page can be found online at http://archive.metroplanning.org/events/event/237

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