Council will announce Burnham Award winner at Oct. 26 Annual Meeting Luncheon
(CHICAGO)….. The
Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is calling for nominations for the Burnham
Award for Excellence in Planning, which for 16 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 2004 Burnham Award to the
City
of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development for
its Calumet Area Land Use
Plan, which has encouraged sustainability and
synergistic co-existence between industry and natural areas in the
Calumet
region. In 2003, the Burnham Award
waspresented to 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. On Wednesday, Oct. 26, the Council will host its 2005 Annual Meeting
Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, featuring Mayor Richard M. Daley as
keynote speaker.
Nominations for the 2005 Burnham Award are due to the
Council by 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005. Complete guidelines are available
by downloading the nomination form from the Council’s Web site, www.metroplanning.org/uploads/cms/documents/BAnomination2005.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.