Presented by Prof. Brad Hunt, Roosevelt University, at the CivicLab, February 24, 2014. The CivicLab is America's only co-working space dedicated to collaboration, education and innovation for civic engagement. http://www.civiclab.us.
Choosing the Right CBSE School A Comprehensive Guide for Parents
Planning Chicago: An Historical Perspective on our Present-Day Problems
1. Planning Chicago
presentation at the
Civic Lab
Monday, February 24 2013
D. Bradford Hunt
Dean, College of Professional Studies
Vice Provost, Adult and Experiential Learning
3. The Heyday of Modern Planning in Chicago
1958 - 1973
1958
1966
1973
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4. Richard J. Daley Consolidates
Planning Power, 1956-1957
• Creates Public Building Commission of Chicago (1956)
• Enacts Zoning Reform (1957)
• Creates Department of City Planning (1957)
5. Development Plan for
the Central Area of Chicago, 1958
• “Compact, accessible Loop”
• 50,000 new residents (middleclass)
• New University of Illinois
campus
• Limited clearance and
displacement
• Endorsed Transit expansion
6. Growth Coalition
Mayor Richard J. Daley and city leaders viewing model of 1958 Development
Plan for the Central Area of Chicago
11. The 1966 Comprehensive Plan of Chicago
• Covered the whole city
• $500 million in capital
spending per year
• Follow-on regulatory
framework plans
• Chicago 21 plan for central
area
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48. Mayor Emanuel and Planning
• Budget for Department of Housing and Economic
Development (DHED) down by 40% in recent years
• Recently revived Department of Planning
• “Privatization of Planning”
– World Business Chicago
– OECD Territorial Review
• “Quick Recruitment Hits”
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49. Planning Chicago Agenda
• Increase transit capacity
• Adapt industrial policy to rapidly changing needs
• Pursue robust neighborhood planning
• Assert planning as a priority and as a “public good”
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