The Metropolitan Planning Council is calling for nominations for its Burnham Award, which for 17 years has recognized superior plans that have resulted in sensible growth and development in the Chicago region.
The Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is calling for
nominations for the Burnham Award for Excellence in Planning, which for 17 years
has recognized superior plans that have resulted in sensible growth and
development in the Chicago region.
The Council presents the Burnham Award annually to a plan that
promotes and implements sensible growth and development policies, incorporates
active public participation, provides long-term community benefits, and
breaks new ground, inspiring others to adopt best practices. MPC presented the
2005 Burnham Award to the City of Waukegan for its Lakefront-Downtown Urban Design
Plan. In 2004, the Burnham Award was presented to the City of Chicago's
Department of Planning and Development for its Calumet Area Land Use Plan; in
2003, to the Illinois Institute of Technology for its Campus Master Plan; and in
2002, the award went to Will County for its Land Resource Management Plan.
"For more than 70 years, the Metropolitan Planning Council
has advocated for plans that foster communities where people want to live, work
and play," said Peter Skosey, MPC vice president of external affairs. "By
recognizing innovators with the Burnham Award, we encourage local leaders,
developers, and planners to aim high to create models befitting a world class
region."
MPC presents the winner with a $5,000 cash prize at its
Annual Meeting Luncheon, the Council's sole fundraiser.
Nominations for the 2006 Burnham Award are due to the
Council by 4 p.m. on Friday, June 23, 2006
Complete guidelines are available by downloading the
nomination form from the Council's Web site, http://www.metroplanning.org/uploads/cms/documents/BANomination2006.pdf
.
The Burnham Award Selection Committee will evaluate the
nominations and select a recipient based on the given criteria.
Founded in 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is
a nonprofit, nonpartisan group of business and civic leaders committed to
serving the public interest through the promotion and implementation of sensible
planning and development policies necessary for an economically competitive
Chicago region. MPC researches and develops policy recommendations and conducts
outreach and advocacy in partnership with public officials and community leaders
to enhance equity of opportunity and quality of life throughout metropolitan
Chicago.