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Lead Partner(s) Works in Progress (title, about, date)

Addison Public Library BURNHAM PLAN CENTENNIAL: The library plans to serve as a venue for the NewberryLibrary's "Make Big Plans" exhibit and will partner with local schools, the historicalmuseum, and other organizations to develop projects that support the Centennial theme.(June - October 2009)

Adler Planetarium COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: The museum proposes to host two sessions formembers to participate in a CMAP GOTO 2040 planning exercise. This activity willsupport the Burnham Centennial's "Future Focus" by engaging Adler members in adiscussion about their ideas for the future of our region. The Adler's location at thedoorstep of Northerly Island and its spectacular view of Chicago's skyline make themuseum an inspiring location for this conversation. (Spring 2009)

AIA Chicago LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES: The Regional & Urban Design Knowledge Committeewill host a year-long Beyond Burnham lunchtime lecture series exploring the Plan and itsinfluence, transportation and conservation themes.

AIA Chicago and theRichard H. DriehausCharitable Lead Trust

BURNHAM MEMORIAL DESIGN COMPETITION: This invitational competition will resultin a lasting memorial, constructed from the winning design, to honor the memory ofDaniel Burnham and his Plan of Chicago, show the importance of his work, and provideinspiration for the future. Two exhibits and a catalog of all the entries are also planned.(Summer 2009 - announcement of winning entry.)

AIA Illinois AIA ILLINOIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE: In 2009, the AIA Illinois will focus the AnnualConference on the vision, core emphasis and objectives of the Burnham Plan.(November 5-7, 2009)

Alliance Francaise deChicago

HAUSSMANN LECTURE: The potential lecture will focus on Georges-EugeneHaussmann's Plan for Paris and its influence on Burnham and the Plan of Chicago. (Fall2009)

American PlanningAssociation-ChicagoMetro Chapter andScenic Illinois

ON THE EVE OF THE CENTENNIAL: DANIEL BURNHAM, BIG THINKERS AND THEFUTURE OF THE METROPOLIS: Afternoon program to be held at the Chicago CulturalCenter. Daniel Burnham’s contribution to shaping Chicago and the region as viewed byJane Addams and other planning luminaries and perspectives. (November 20, 2008)

Burnham Plan CentennialWorks in Progress

The Burnham Plan Centennial Program Partners include organizations, institutions and entities throughout theChicago metropolitan region who are engaged in planning opportunities to inspire our region’s leaders, communitiesand institutions to build on the success of the Burnham Plan and act boldly to shape our future during 2009. Thefollowing “works in progress” listing provides a snapshot of the ever growing number of projects, activities, eventsand initiatives consistent with the Centennial vision and its objectives to:

1. Inspire and educate adults and children about both the legacy of the Burnham Plan and their opportunities tomake bold new plans for the region’s future.2. Advance enduring physical legacies that complete elements of the Burnham Plan and contribute to the region’squality of life3. Initiate bold plans for the next century that will make the Chicago region one of the world’s best places to live

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Program Partner Works in Progress-02-23-09


American PlanningAssociation-IllinoisChapter

UPPER MIDWEST 4-STATE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE:The conference will bring 500-600 participants from Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin,and Indiana to the Hyatt Regency in downtown Chicago. Mobile workshops will fan outacross the region to visit the best of Chicago-area planning, and plenary sessions willexamine Burnham’s legacy in the development of a Midwestern metropolis. (September24-26, 2009)

American Society ofLandscape Architects-Illinois Chapter

ASLA NATIONAL CONFERENCE: ASLA Illinois is working with ASLA nationalorganizers to integrate history and future-focused programs, exhibits and tours thatcelebrate the Plan of Chicago and the region's rich planning tradition into the 2009conference slated for Chicago. The estimated attendance will be 6,000 - 8,000participants. (September 18-21, 2009)

Archeworks FUTURE FOCUS ON WATER: Archework's public programs including its lecture series,will focus on the topic of water with a focus on the future "bold plans and dreams" that willmake the Chicago region one of the world's best places to live and work in the 21stcentury. (2008-2009 School Year)

Architects ResearchFoundation

PLANS OF CHICAGO: An illustrated book will assess the Plan's approach in light ofsubsequent Chicago planning and determine its relevance to current existing conditions.The results will be tested with proposals for improving seven Chicago sites in the centerand on the periphery. (September 2009 )

Archimedia Workshop MAKE NO LITTLE PLANS: DANIEL BURNHAM AND THE AMERICAN CITY: Thisdocumentary film explores the fascinating life and complex legacy of architect and cityplanner Daniel Hudson Burnham and how his vision to organize the chaos of nineteenthcentury America has shaped the nation's towns and cities for generations.

Arquitectos URBAN SPACES FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY: This program/conference willfamiliarize designers and the general public with cultural and special needs of the Latinocommunity. Participants will learn about the composition of the Latino population and itsgrowth, review images of designed spaces and discuss the challenges for designprofessionals working with Latinos in Chicago and the U.S. (June 2009)

Art Institute of Chicago JULES GUERIN DRAWINGS: This exhibition will showcase Guerin's original drawingsand dramatic renderings from the Plan of Chicago on a rotating exhibit throughout 2009.(September 6, 2008 - December 14, 2009)

Art Institute of Chicago RYERSON-BURNHAM LIBRARY EXHIBITS: The Ryerson & Burnham Libraries willpresent two exhibitions related to planning in Chicago. The first (July 28- September 29,2009) will feature people and events leading up to the 1909 Plan, drawing upon theDaniel Burnham and Edward Bennett archival collections. The second exhibition(September 29-December 1, 2009) will survey various post-1909 plans for Chicago.(TBD)

Art Resources inTeaching (A.R.T)

ART OF THE CHICAGO LANDSCAPE RESIDENCY: A six-session program willcelebrate Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago and its continuing impact on Chicago.School children will learn about transitions occurring in their neighborhoods throughmapping, planning, designing and creating models for sustainable communities, focusingon the interconnections between economic development, public open space and qualityof life. (School year 2008-2009)

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Association for the WolfLake Initiative

A poster contest will ask third graders, among other youth, to depict how the Wolf Lakewatershed is in keeping with Burnham's 1909 plan for the lakefront. The contest will beheld in conjunction with the 9th annual Wolf Lake Bi-State Wetlands, Wind & Waterfestival on May 23-24, 2009, and the 6th annual bi-state Active Living Fair at Wolf Lakeon Oct. 3, 2009.

Aurora Public Library PUBLIC PROGAMS: The library will host a variety of public programs in the fall 2009 thateducate and enlighten the community about urban planning, along with the hiostry of theBurnham Plan and the history of Aurora and includes the Make Big Plans exhibit. (Fall2009)

Big Shoulders Fund MAPPING BURIED TREASURES & FUTURE VISIONS: Each of the seventy-six BigShoulders Fund 5th grade classes will research one of Chicago neighborhoods not theirown and prepare an extensive report that captures the past history, current situation, andvision for the future of their assigned neighborhood. Students will gather in April 2009 andtransfer the Big Dreams visions to a mixed media map that form a tapestry of Chicago'sneighborhoods. (School Year 2008-2009)

Bruce Mau Design THE CHICAGO PROJECT: The project is a multi-dimensional initiative designed toprototype new sustainable solutions to challenges we face as a city. It is structuredaround the issues of energy, urban infrastructures, movement, health, waste, food andwater and will take place in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute, University ofIllinois at Chicago, the Illinois Institute of Technology, Archeworks and the ChicagoArchitecture Foundation. (Fall 2009 - Culmination)

Burnham PlanCentennial Committee

BURNHAM PLAN HISTORY FAIR AWARD: The awards program is designed to engagestudents in the Burnham Plan Centennial by encouraging them to explore the rich legacyand impact of Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett's 1909 Plan of Chicago as the focusof their history fair project. (School Year 2008 - 2009)

Burnham PlanCentennial Committee in

collaboration with Chicago

Public Schools, DePaul

Center For Urban Education

CHICAGO CHOICES and CHANGES: The 3rd grade unit, piloted in the spring of 2008,includes five lessons that introduce students to community building principles: peoplemake choices, people make changes that affect how people live and work now and in thefuture; each person’s choice can make a difference. It will be printed in English andSpanish and made widely available by the spring of 2009. (School Year 2008-2009)

Burnham PlanCentennial Committee in

collaboration with Chicago

Public Schools, DePaul

Center For Urban Education

MAKING HISTORY: MAKING CHANGES: The 8th grade unit will draw from the MetroJoe curriculum to help students apply the vision of Burnham to Chicago today. Studentswill learn how the metropolitan area is connected, why planning is essential to progress,how decisions can influence the future, what they can do to influence progress in theircommunity, and that civic engagement has an impact. It will be available in English andSpanish. (School year 2008-2009)

Burnham PlanCentennial Committee,The Art Institute ofChicago, City of ChicagoDepartment of CulturalAffairs, Millennium Park,Inc. Illinois Institute ofTechnology, University ofIllinois at Chicago

BURNHAM PAVILIONS: The temporary structures designed by Zaha Hadid and Ben vanBerkel will represent metropolitan Chicago’s commitment to future-oriented thinking anddesign. Video exhibits and/or interpretive panels exploring visions for the future ofmetropolitan Chicago will be contributed by the public as well as Chicago's architectureand planning leaders. At the end of the celebration, the structures will be recycled. (June -October 2009)

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Calumet-Sag TrailCoalition

Green Legacy Projec t

CALUMET-SAG TRAIL: The trail is a collaborative inter-governmental and private effortto construct a 26 mile multi-use trail linking the near-south suburbs of Chicago from LakeMichigan west to the I&M Canal Trail. The trails crosses 14 diverse communities, featuresthe industrial history of the south side and natural resources along a working river. Aribbon-cutting and ground breaking is planned for June 6, 2009 on National Trails Day.(Summer 2009)

Chicago Academy for theArts

BEYOND BURNHAM / CLASS & EXHIBITION: 11th and 12th grade students in theAcademy's Urban Design class will focus on the Plan of Chicago through research andinterdisciplinary projects that will explore the "spirit of Chicago," the Plan's legacy andother pertinent design and planning issues during the 2008-2009 School year. A specialevent will showcase student presentations and guest speakers. (April-May 2009 Exhibit)

Chicago ArchitecturalClub

BURNHAM 2.0: Burnham 2.0 is an international design competition to develop a highspeed inter-model train terminal in Chicago's West Loop district. To parallel the designcompetition, members of the Chicago Architectural Club will work in teams to rethink theChicago metropolitan area. The winning entry and other selected projects will bedisplayed as part of the 2008 Chicago Humanities Festival. (November 2008)

Chicago ArchitectureFoundation

CHICAGO MODEL CITY: A major exhibition that includes a scale model of Chicago. Theexhibition will engage the public in learning about major ideas in the planning of Chicagoand all urban environments. This humanities-based project will enable people to discoverChicago's history and will demonstrate how Chicago served as a model to cities. (March2009)


BE LIKE BURNHAM: The CAF Buck Lecture Hall will be the focal point for youthactivities relating to the Chicago Model. The walls of this space will be devoted tointerpretation of the Plan for younger minds with expectations that adults will learn aswell. This bold graphic presentation may also be available in published form. (March2009)


ORD: CHICAGO O'HARE: CAF will open in its Buck Lecture Hall a photographyexhibition that explores O'Hare Airport. This is a case study of the large-scaletransportation infrastructure planning that was essential for maintaining Chicago’s statusas a global city. The exhibition will explore ORD in terms of its relationship to Chicago, itsdesign (it served as a model for airports internationally), and as an industrial landscape.(January 15 - May 5, 2009)


ADULT PROGRAMS: CAF will integrate Plan-inspired events into its regularprogramming. Programs will accompany the exhibitions and stand-alone events featuringleading architects, designers and scholars. Also, it will include Adult Education classes,tours and special events. (2009)


PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES: CAF plans a year filled withactivities to help teachers, students and families understand the significance ofBurnham's legacy. These lessons will be applied to the Chicago region by workshops forteachers, curricular materials, the Newhouse Program and Architecture Competition,student field trips and activities tied to the Chicago Model City and Be Like Burnhamexhibitions. (TBD)

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THE 1909 BURNHAM-BENNETT PLAN OF CHICAGO: The presentation will show theinfluence of the Plan and explore how planners and government officials look at it forinspiration by graphic overlays from 1909 and 2009. Current planning efforts for theChicago region will also be introduced and will be compared to the efforts undertaken byBurnham. Other trained CAF docents will present to libraries, community centers andbook clubs. (TBD)


BURNHAM PLAN CENTENNIAL TOURS: CAF will reconfigure existing and create newtours to highlight Burnham’s accomplishments. The Burnham-designed Santa Fe(formerly Railway Exchange) Building (1904), which once housed Burnham’s office, isstill topped by the penthouse built for the Plan project. (2009)

Chicago Botanic Garden FAIRCHILD CHALLENGE: Photo Essay Contest for Teens. Teens in schools from allover the Chicago Metropolitan area will research and then create a photo essay exploringhow The Plan of Chicago has affected his/her community. (2008-2009 school year)

Chicago Botanic Garden AUTHOR LECTURE & BOOK SIGNING: The program will feature an author who takes ahistorical perspective on the impact of the Burnham Plan or authors who address thefuture of sustainable cities. (TBD)

Chicago Botanic Gardenand the Forest PreserveDistrict of Cook County

MCDONALD WOODS TRAIL EXPANSION: In 2009, the Garden will inaugurate a new,much enlarged walking trail system through the 100-acre McDonald Woods. This trailsystem will interpret the unique oak, woody plant and perennial flora ecosystem of thisintact northern Illinois woodland and will be linked via the Garden's east perimeter road tothe extensive system of Skokie Lagoon trails (Cook County Forest Preserve District) thatterminate at the Garden's southern border.

Chicago Botanic Garden LANDSCAPE SYMPOSIUM: The Chicago Botanic Garden plans to host a symposium inthe fall of 2009. Though the specific content is yet to be determined, the symposium willaddress Burnham plan goals by focusing on the future of sustainable landscaping. (Fall2009)

Chicago Botanic Gardenand the Girl Scouts ofGreater Chicago andNorthwest Indiana

GIRL SCOUT BADGES: The Chicago Botanic Garden will collaborate with the GirlScouts of Chicago to develop a new series of sustainability badges relevant to Burnhamplan goals. The Garden will offer the badges through our existing Girl Scout programsinvolving over 5,000 youth. (TBD)

Chicago Children'sMuseum

THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: A family-friendly curriculum to introduce elementaryengineering and architectural concepts will be available on CCM’s website in 2009. TheBuilt Environment includes easy-to-follow instructions and sample videos to allow afacilitator to involve families (with children 5 to 8 years of age) in engaging hands-onactivities that spark interest and expand knowledge. The goal is to enable children andadults to forge a deeper understanding and appreciation of the built environment in whichthey live. (TBD)

Chicago History Museum CHICAGO HISTORY MAGAZINE: The Chicago History Museum will dedicate an issue ofChicago History Magazine to the design and impact of the Burnham Plan. (TBD)

Chicago History Museum 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRESENTATION OF PLAN OF CHICAGO: The eventwill mark the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnham's presentation of the Plan to the City.It will be incorporated into the Museum's annual July 4th festivities. (July 4, 2009)

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Chicago HumanitiesFestival

THE PLAN OF CHICAGO: 100 YEARS OF CITY BUILDING: The panel discussion willexplore why Chicago is known as the city that gave birth to modern urban planning, whatthe forces were that came together in 1909 to produce Burnham and Bennett's Plan ofChicago, where the imprints of this visionary plan are on our regional landscape, and howthe Plan continues to inspire us 100 years later. (November 2, 2008 at the HarrisTheatre.)

Chicago HumanitiesFestival

THE GLOBAL CITY OF THE FUTURE: This second "Thinking Big" program about theBurnham Plan and its legacy will tackle challenges facing Chicago and other global citiesin the coming century. (November 2, 2008 at the Harris Theatre.)

Chicago Loop Alliance STATE STREET PLANTERS: The Chicago Loop Alliance will offer a walking tour ofBurnham-inspired installations on State Street between Wacker Drive and CongressParkway. This offering will highlight the emerging mixed-use"24/7" nature of today'sLoop. The program will be supported by a downloadable audio tour available atwww.chicagoloopalliance.com. (May - August 2009)

Chicago Metropolis 2020 TRANSPORTATION FOR A NEW CENTURY: REFORMING ATTITUDES ANDINSTITUTIONS IN ILLINOIS. Chicago Metropolis 2020 will use the opportunity of theBurnham Plan Centennial to launch a comprehensive campaign to change the way wefinance and manage transportation in Illinois. Major legislative and leadership changesare required to adjust to the new realities of higher energy costs, global warming, thedifferential effect of transportation on poor neighborhoods, and the effects on the State’seconomy. (TBD)

Chicago MetropolitanAgency for Planning

CMAP'S GO TO 2040: A campaign to get everyone in our region thinking forward --imagining a brighter future and contributing bold ideas to help make it happen. GO TO2040 gets communities talking, facilitates dialogue, researches alternative scenarios,and pulls it all together into a comprehensive and sustainable plan for the region through2040 and beyond. Throughout the Burnham Centennial, partners and the public will beable to participate, and the campaign will reach a crescendo in Spring 2009. That's whenresidents across the region will express their preferences about several alternativescenarios for how the region could take shape, including the location of roads, transit,jobs, housing, open space, and other essential elements. (2009)

Chicago Park District BOLD PLANS BIG DREAMS DAY CAMPS: During the 2009 summer, throughout thecity, these day camps will educate Chicago children about Burnham’s contributions andallow them to imagine and help plan a better city.

TOURS & LECTURES: Chicago Park Historian Julia Bachrach will lead tours and givelectures about Burnham’s contributions to the city’s venerable park system inculding"Vision’s of Green: Daniel Burnham and Jens Jensen’s Open Space Plans for Chicago"lecture scheduled for February 19, 2009.

Chicago Public Library BURNHAM PROGRAMS: The Chicago Public Library will hold Burnham-inspiredprogramming and discussions at all 79 locations. Programming will include: paneldiscussions, lectures, story times for children, city planning and oral history programs forteens and a "Inspiring Dreams! Promoting the Burnham Plan" exhibit at the HaroldWashington Library. CPL is also collaborating with the Newberry Library to bring the"Make Big Plans" exhibit to neighborhoods throughout the city. (Fall 2009)

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Chicago PublicSchools/University ofChicago/Internet Project(CUIP)

BURNHAM AND CHICAGO: The initiative will implement a project in CUIP-clusterschools that will challenge students to engage in a problem-based inquiry activity relatedto urban planning. This program will culminate in a Burnham Fair at the CUIP Expoattended by 1,200 CPS students, teachers, principals, and administrators from the CPSCentral Office. (2008-2009 school year)

Chicago Public Schools:VOISE Academy H.S.

VOISE ACADEMY SCHOOL-WIDE PROJECT: This school-wide project will involve thehistory of the Burnham Plan and how it has affected Chicago: including growth,architecture and tourism. It will also examine how hosting the Olympics will bring changesto Chicago. (School Year 2008-2009)

Chicago SymphonyOrchestra

ORCHESTRA HALL EXHIBIT: This exhibit will share the building's history and be ondisplay during the beginning of the 2009/2010 season . It will illustrate the connectionwith Burnham and how the performances, events, speeches and other assemblies willhelp shape Chicago. (TBD)


EXHIBIT AND TOURS OF ORCHESTRA HALL: We hope to partner with the ArchitectureFoundation to expand tours of Orchestra Hall which was designed by Daniel H. Burnham.(TBD)


DAY OF MUSIC: This celebration will include programming elements that link to theBurnham Plan. CSO will connect its vision by building a civic center of a culturalinstitution and continuing that tradition into the future. (Fall 2009)


RADIO BROADCAST: CSO will feature the Centennial on a BP Chicago SymphonyOrchestra Radio Broadcast and work with Geoffrey Boehr of WTTW to address thelinkage between the city and the CSO and their collective history with an eye toward thefuture. (TBD)


MUSIC NOW SERIES: CSO intends to commission a musician inspired by the City ofChicago that will compose a piece that will be featured on our Music NOW series. Thepiece will strive to celebrate the rich nature of Burnham and to evolve the future of musicin Chicago. (TBD)

Chicago Wilderness CHICAGO WILDERNESS: The summer issues of CW Magazine will feature theBurnham Plan and its connections to biodiversity conservation, and its enduring legacy topreserve the local nature so critical to our quality of life. (June 2009)

City of Aurora RIBBON CUTTING & SPECIAL EVENTS: The City of Aurora is anticipating two events in2009. One is a ground-breaking ceremony for the Aurora Fox River Trail Gap project--aGreen Legacy Project—and events at the new RiverEdge Park. (June-October 2009)

City of Chicago -Department of theEnvironment

Green Legacy Project

CALUMET OPEN SPACE RESERVE: The “Calumet Open Space Reserve Plan” is ablueprint for habitat restoration and recreation in the industrial heart of Chicago. The Cityof Chicago has acquired more than 300 acres on which it will build the FordEnvironmental Center, now being designed. Groundbreaking for the Center is scheduledto coincide with the Burnham Centennial.

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City of Chicago - Mayor'sOffice


CHICAGO RIVERFRONT TRAIL: The City of Chicago has extended the Burnham Planopen space vision by retrofitting continuous greenspace and walking paths along theintensely developed Central Area Chicago River shoreline. During 2009, the ChicagoRiverwalk underneath the Michigan Avenue bridge and also the under-bridge connection

at 18th Street will be completed. The Centennial will feature ribbon-cutting eventssponsored by the City of Chicago, Chicago Park District, community organizations andbusiness groups.

City of Chicago (multipleagencies) the ChicagoPark District andOpenlands

CITY OF CHICAGO URBAN FORESTRY PLAN: The multi-agency initiative, staffed byOpenlands, will develop a comprehensive Urban Forestry Plan for the City of Chicago.The plan will address ways to improve the city's tree canopy, to increase tree diversity,and to recommend specific policies and actions for healthy trees and to prolong longevityof city trees by incorporation into departmental practices, legislation and public education.(Spring or Summer 2009 plan release)

City of ChicagoDepartment of CulturalAffairs

CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER LECTURE SERIES: The City of Chicago Department ofCultural Affairs will work with our regular lecture partners at the Cultural Center (Friendsof Downtown, Landmarks Illinois, Friends of the Parks, and Chicagoland BicycleFederation) to focus as many monthly topics as possible on aspects of the Plan ofChicago, the legacy of the Plan or succeeding plans for the City. (TBD)

City of ChicagoDepartment of Planningand Development

PLANS OF CHICAGO: The Chicago Department of Planning and Development willcompile all city plans into a single consolidated "visionary framework" and blueprint todirect the future growth of Chicago. (Spring or Summer 2009 plan release)

City of Chicago Mayor'sOffice of Special Events

GREAT CHICAGO PLACES & SPACES FESTIVAL: The annual city-wide festival willfeature tours that focus on Daniel Burnham, the Plan of Chicago and debut a series ofneighborhood tours that showcase the bold plans and big dreams happening in Chicagoneighborhoods today. (May 15-17, 2009)

City of Chicago,Department of Aviation

MAKE BIG PLANS: DANIEL BURNHAM'S VISION OF AN AMERICAN METROPOLIS:O'Hare and Midway airports will serve as venues for the "Make Big Plans" exhibit beingcurated by the Newberry Library. (TBD)

City of Chicago,Department of Planningand Development,Landmarks Division andCommission on ChicagoLandmarks

BURNHAM AND BENNETT BROCHURE: The brochure will feature designated ChicagoLandmarks and properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places associatedwith either the 1909 Plan of Chicago, Daniel Burnham or Edward Bennett. (TBD)

City of Chicago: ChicagoNeighborhood Tours,Chicago Office ofTourism, Department ofCultural Affairs.

BURNHAM CENTENNIAL TOUR: The tour will showcase locations discussed by thePlan including Union Station, the UIC campus, Burnham Park, Museum Campus,Northerly Island, Lake Shore Drive, Buckingham Fountain, Navy Pier, North MichiganAvenue, Michigan Avenue bridge and Lincoln Park. (TBD)

City of Elgin, ElginHistorical Society, GailBorden Public Library,Judson University, andElgin Community College

CITY PLANNING IN ELGIN: A traveling exhibit will highlight the Burnham connectionfrom Bennett's 1917 Plan of Elgin to the present and will feature the City’s newsustainability project. Development of transportation corridors, green spaces, andseparation of business and residential sections of town will be featured. A trolley tour ofthe Bennett plan, lectures on the history of Elgin’ Urban Planning, Elgin Alive’seducational series and other free programs will be held at the library and The Centre.(May 2009 - 2010)

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City of Waukegan -Office of Lakefront andDowntownRedevelopment

BEACHFRONT INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE AND BOARDWALK: This project will help toadvance new open space and preserve endangered plants from the damaging impact ofpedestrian traffic across the dunes. The installation of a boardwalk will allow the public tosafely traverse and view this sensitive dunes environment, while providing an educationalopportunity about ecological restoration and lakefront habitats. (4th quarter 2009)

City of Waukegan -Office of Lakefront andDowntownRedevelopment

LAKEFRONT - DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN EXHIBIT: An exhibit will be created toillustrate the city's award-winning master plan, give visitors an opportunity to experiencethe bold, expansive regional plan on different scales and showcasing the future visionwith information about the about new and existing redevelopment plans. (3rd quarter2009)

Civic Artworks, LLC JULES GUERIN PLAN OF CHICAGO FINE ART PRINTS: Reproductions of JulesGuerin’s influential and beautiful renderings found within the Plan of Chicago will bemade available for sale to the public throughout the Burnham Plan Centennial celebrationyear. (2009)

Clarendon Hills PublicLibrary

CLARENDON HILLS: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE: In the spirit of "Bold Plans. BigDreams" we are planning a series of events inspired by the Burnham Plan Centennial toeducate, entertain and involve our community. Plans include a display of the Newberry's"Make Big Plans" exhibit, presentation(s) related to the individuals involved in theChicago Plan and hosting of "A Plan for Clarendon Hills: What will our village look like in50 years?" community discussion. (Summer 2009)

Claretian Associates, Inc.(South Chicago -NewCommunities Program)

TRANSFORMATION OF SOUTH CHICAGO FROM A "STEEL TOWN TO GREENTOWN": Steel Town to Green Town will host a series of public programs that educateadults and children of South Chicago about the importance of becoming a “Green”community. The main goal will be to create a new identity for South Chicago that will buildconnections to the history and the neighborhoods with improved parks, gardens, greenspaces and lakefront connection. All of these activities will initiate the “South ChicagoAnnual Green Summit”. (May 2009)

Cliff Dwellers Club DANIEL BURNHAM'S LEGACY PROMOTING THE ARTS: The Cliff Dwellers will presenta series of quarterly programs based on Daniel Burnham's legacy complementing theCliff Dwellers mission; promoting the arts in Chicago. These programs will incorporateChicago's future in literature, music, painting, and landscape architecture. (2009)

Columbia College -Museum ofContemporaryPhotography

THE EDGE OF INTENT: The Museum of Contemporary Photography at ColumbiaCollege Chicago will organize an exhibition of photography, video and new media thatexamines how urban plans and a city’s infrastructure, once instituted, begin to shift fromtheir static utopian ideals and deteriorate in from the edges. (May 1 - July 5, 2009)

Columbia CollegeChicago

COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF CHICAGO FOUNDERS' LECTURES: The college's Founders'Lectures will explore the educational and cultural environment that can help realizeBurnham's aspirations for creating "the best conditions of city life for all city people."(October 2008 - May 2009)

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Commercial Club ParkAdvisory Council

COMMERCIAL CLUB PARK EXPANSION: This Park Advisory Council will purchase anddevelop 12 city lots adjacent to the existing Commercial Club park. The project willinclude land acquisition, soil remediation and landscaping. Should we meet our goals, wehope to commemorate the place of this small park in the Burnham Plan with a ceremonialgroundbreaking and, at the completion of the project, a ribbon cutting ceremony. (TBD)

Congress for the NewUrbanism

REGIONAL COUNCIL MEETING: CNU Illinois is developing a program for a proposed"Regional Council" which would be the 8th in a series of domestic/international CNUmeetings of the best and brightest. The Regional Council will be looking at diagrammingthe region within each neighborhood. The program will intersect with the Burnham legacythrough a celebration. (Late Summer 2009)

Congress for the NewUrbanism

CHICAGO BOULEVARDS AND REGIONAL CONNECTORS: CNU will host a programwith authors Alan Jacobs and Elizabeth McDonald (The Boulevard Book) re: regionalarterial alternatives and multi-linked boulevards. (TBD)

CUP & Virginia TechSchool of Architectureand Design

100 Columns +. The project will create 100 Columns that represent both turning theclock backwards 100 years and forward 100 years. This timeframe gives perspective onthe historic events since 1909 and speculates about all the potential developments aheadfor the city of Chicago. Installation location tbd. (June - October 2009)

DePaul University BURNHAM AMBASSADORS PROGRAM: The Ambassadors program will afford highschool American History teachers resources and professional development opportunitiesas well as sophomore students a rich perspective on the Burnham Plan and enhancedunderstanding of regional issues. Teachers and students will benefit throughparticipation in an extra curricular weekend based program focused on interactivelearning through field visits, presentations by and interviews with experts in the field andparticipation in team-led projects that address planning issues facing the city and region.(November 2008 - July 2009)

DePaul University UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CLASSES: DePaul currently has more than 30courses that are incorporating material from the Burnham Plan into their curricula for the2008-09 academic year, including many courses in the "Discover Chicago" program forfirst year students. In addition, we will collaborate with faculty at UIC to jointly promoteseveral specially designed graduate level courses. In conjunction with UIC we arecreating a 'resource list' for instructors. (August 2008 - December 2009)

DePaul University D.H. BURNHAM BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: DePaul University will host an outdoorcelebration to commemorate the 163rd birthday of Daniel Burnham on September 4,2009. The event will include music, outdoor exhibits, and a short formal presentation andwill be open to students and the general public. (September 4, 2009)

DePaul University PLAN OF CHICAGO SEMINAR/SYMPOSIA: DePaul will host a series of seminars andsymposia that include a joint conference with CAF (May 2009), and a two-phaseconference with Adamson University in Manila, Philippines (December 2008) andChicago (Spring 2009) . In addition, we are collaborating with UIC to host several studygroups related to the Plan of Chicago for faculty and the general public. (Fall 2008-Spring 2009)

DePaul University THE POWER OF A SHARED VISION: BURNHAM AND BEYOND: The program willfeature professors from surrounding universities who will present and participate in apanel discussion. (June or September 2009)

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Downers Grove PublicLibrary

ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS: The Downers Grove Public Library will host theNewberry Library’s “Make Big Plans" exhibit as well as a CMAP “Go To 2040” communityconversation. (TBD)

DuPage Children'sMuseum

GOOD SHOW TRANSPORTATION GALLERY: The gallery will focus on children's artwork depicting different forms of transportation, particularly trains as the museum isdirectly adjacent to the railroad tracks and Naperville train station. Art work will becollected from a number of local schools, mounted and displayed in the main levelgallery. (May 1-September 13, 2009)

DuPage Children'sMuseum

WHEEL WORKS OF ART: The exhibit will capitalize on children's love of wheels, bikes,cars and favorite toys that have wheels. DCM wants children to connect with the creativeside of familiar wheels and then build on that knowledge to connect to the real world andto give children the opportunities to explore and think creatively about transportation.(through September 13, 2009)

DuSable Museum ofAfrican American History

YOUTH ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM: The project will be a collaboration among theDuSable Museum, the Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) Tech CharterH.S. and African American architects, engineers and contractors. Students will examineusage of buildings over time, develop ideas on how to enhance, restore and create newuses for them. The project will center on DuSable Museum's historic buildings and onbuildings in historic Bronzeville. (2008-2009 School Year)


BURNHAM BUILDINGS EXHIBIT: The exhibit will focus on the history and the new plansfor the Museum's two buildings set in Chicago's Washington Park, both designed byBurnham. (TBD)


PUBLIC PROGRAMS: Programs under consideration include a lecture by Lee Bey, apresentation about the historic development of Bronzeville, or an event or activity focusedon the issue of sustainability in African-American communities. (2009)

Ela Area Public LibraryDistrict

Bold Plans & Big Dreams Programs: A series of lectures and programs highlighting thebold plans theme and will accompany the Make Big Plans exhibit. (Fall 2009)

Elmhurst Art Museum incollaboration with theCity of Elmhurst and theHistorical Society

BURNHAM IN ELMHURST: This lecture series will explore Burnham’s influence on thedevelopment of Elmhurst and how it will continue to impact the planning efforts of the city.To coincide with the lectures a series of displays at Elmhurst Art Museum, City Hall, andthe Historical Museum will be on view to the public. The museum will also host anexhibition featuring the design work of Alfred Caldwell and Peter Lindsay Schaudt andtheir influences on Burnham Park and other Chicago landscape designs. (TBD)

Elmhurst Public Library BOLD PLANS BIG DREAMS: Plans include hosting the Newberry Library’s “Make BigPlans” exhibit, a Centennial themed summer reading program, book discussions, a filmseries, other programs and participation in the CMAP’s GO TO 2040 CommunityConversations.

Evanston History Center BURNHAM AND DAWES: MODELS OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: Daniel Burnham andCharles Gates Dawes were Evanston neighbors, friends and men with similar concernsfor the communities they in which lived and worked in. The exhibit will explore theirrelationship and their mutual commitment to civic engagement. (May 2009)

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Evanston History Center HOUSE WALK AND NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR: The Evanston History Center's annualMother's Day House Walk will be held in Daniel Burnham's old neighborhood of Evanstonwhere he lived from 1886 to his death in 1912. (May 12, 2009)

Facets Multi-Media, Inc. ARCHITECTURE, CITIES, URBAN PLANNING FILM SERIES: This film series willinclude films that focus on issues related to historic and current cities. The film series willbe complemented with panel discussions streamed online. Such a program would hopeto interact with both elementary and high school students. (June - October 2009)

Field Museum, The WATER EXHIBIT: This exhibition is an engaging and comprehensive exploration ofEarth's life-blood: water. It examines how humans use—and misuse—water,demonstrates how living things adapt to extremes of wet and arid environments, andinvestigates how human behavior alters aquatic ecosystems. (June 19 - September 20,2009)

Field Museum, The WATER CELEBRATION CHICAGO: Chicago area residents can participate in a uniquecitizen science project designed to increase their understanding of science and engagethem in applied science in their own homes. Educational programming, which includesactivities for families and adults, revolves around the region's most precious resource--water. Highlights include the launch of a Water Calculator website in February 2009; aWater Festival on March 22, 2009; and public events associated with the opening of theWater: H20=Life exhibition at The Field Museum on June 19, 2009.

Field Museum, The IT ALL FLOWS DOWNSTREAM: FOLLOWING OUR OIL AND WATER FOOTPRINTS:This program will examine the impact of oil and water consumption on our lives as part ofthe Illinois Humanities Council's year-long statewide series: All-Consuming:Conversations on Oil and Water. (Summer 2009)

Forest PreserveDistrict of DuPageCounty

SENSE OF PLACE IN THE NATURAL WORLD: The District's Centennial Tribute willinclude a series of programs, lectures, and activities that are inspired by the BurnhamPlan and lead to future projects for the Forest Preserve District. Initiatives include:groundbreaking and/or completion of important trail connections, a series of naturalist ledprograms in several more unique settings, the 2nd Earth Partnership for Schools instituteand Mayslake Lecture Series which will incorporate the influences of Burnham's vision.(TBD)

Forest PreserveDistrict of Will County

PAGES FROM THE PAST: In May 2009, the Pages from the Past history book club willcelebrate the centennial of Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago by reading Carl Smith’s,The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City. Richlyillustrated and incisively written, this insightful book will be indispensable to ourunderstanding of Chicago, Burnham, and the emergence of the modern city. (May 5,2009)

Forest PreserveDistrict of Will County

BIKE & BREAK: The District is currently working with the Joliet Area History Museum todevelop a guided Bike Tour of Joliet to focus on Bennett's Plan of Joliet. (Summer 2009)

Forest Preserve Districtof Cook County

HISTORY OF THE DES PLAINES VALLEY WATERSHED: Public programs will focuson biodiversity and history in the Des Plaines River watershed. This will provide a naturallink to the proposal in the Burnham Plan to protect that river corridor, and its importancein creation of the FPDCC. (TBD)

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NEW FOREST PRESERVE FACILITIES: New facilities at Little Red Schoolhouse NatureCenter and Camp Sagawau Environmental Education Center are targeted for completionin 2009. Public programs and events will connect the creation of forest preserve districtsforwarded by the Burnham Plan and their importance in the region for the past 100 yearsand near future. (TBD)



SALT CREEK TRAIL EXTENSION: The trail will be extended beyond the Brookfield Zooto the Chicago Portage Site, thus connecting the Salt Creek forest preserve to the DesPlaines River preserve. The recognition in 1673 by Marquette and Jolliet of the site’spotential for connecting the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River was a driving force inthe economic development of Chicago.

Forest Preserve Districtof Lake County


MILLENNIUM TRAIL LOOP: The District has completed approximately two-thirds of a 35mile trail loop connecting several preserves and linking to the metropolitan trail system,including the Des Plaines River Trail and the Grand Illinois Trail. New trail segments willbe dedicated and celebrated via a “Burnham 100 Challenge” trail users event. (TBD)

Forest Preserve Districtof Will County

Green Legacy Projec t

OLD PLANK ROAD TRAIL EXTENSION: This project will extend the Old Plank RoadTrail to the Thorn Creek Trail, part of the northeastern Illinois regional trail system and the500-mile Grand Illinois Trail. Funding is available for Phase 2 engineering andconstruction. This project will help achieve Burnham’s original vision to create an“outer…parkway circuit” around Chicago. (TBD)



LOCKPORT-JOLIET HERITAGE PARK: The Heritage Park Plan preserves, restores andinterprets the rich cultural and natural history in an 8- mile segment of the I & M CanalNational Heritage Corridor. Significant elements of the plan are to be completed in thenear future, including the development of the Lockport Loop Trail, the re-design of NorthLanding in Lockport, and acquisition of in-holdings within Dellwood Park. The dedicationof the North Landing project and the ribbon-cutting for the last segment of the Old PlankRoad Trail will be part of the 2009 Burnham Centennial.



THORN CREEK GREENWAY: The Thorn Creek Greenway consists of Thorn CreekWoods and upper watershed areas in Will County and the Thorn Creek District of theCook County Forest Preserve District in Cook County. The Forest Preserve District ofWill County is in the process of completing the greenway through the acquisition of nearly500 acres at the Thorn Creek’s headwaters. In addition, over the next several years, theCook County Forest Preserve District will be completing 7.5 miles of trail segments,thereby completing a gap in the Grand Illinois Trail and providing a connection to the OldPlank Road Trail.

Forever Free and Clear THE FOREVER FREE AND CLEAR BIKE TOUR: The Campaign for a Free and ClearLakefront is a grassroots coalition to remove Lakeshore Drive from Grant Park, andeventually the entire Chicago shoreline. Cyclists are provided an intimate view of thelakefront to experience Burnham's vision first hand. Discussion breaks will challengeparticipants to revision a healthier and safer Grant Park, and learn more about theinternational movement. (Summer 2009)

Frank Lloyd WrightPreservation Trust

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS: The program will provide K-12educators with an appreciation for the historic relevance of the Burnham Plan in theeducation of students (via the Wacker Manual), and provide opportunities for teachers toexperience architecture and design activities, discuss integration of these activities intothe traditional curriculum, and prepare a unit or lesson to implement in their classrooms.(August 2009)

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Frank Lloyd Wright UnityTemple RestorationFoundation

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: The Foundation will host a series of three GO TO2040 Community Conversation workshops featuring discussions about the future ofregional planning in Oak Park and in surrounding areas. The Community Conversationswill focus primarily on the topics of arts and culture, sustainability and historicpreservation.

Friends of the ChicagoRiver

BRIDGE HOUSE MUSEUM EXHIBIT: The temporary exhibit will be a celebration ofChicago's bridges, with an emphasis on the Michigan Avenue Bridge designed by E.H.Bennett. (Summer 2009)

Friends of Downtown 21st CENTURY CITY PLANNING: The Friends annual meeting program will featureexperts on planning and development as they review the successes, failures, andpotential future legacies of the Burnham Plan. (December 3, 2008)

Friends of the Parks


LAST FOUR MILES INITIATIVE: This multi-year project will engage citizens, parkadvisory councils, community groups and pro-bono architects and designers incommunity meetings, design charrettes, symposia, and exhibits to envision a plan tocomplete Chicago's lakefront parks. The project will culminate in 2009 with thepublication and distribution of the "Last Four Miles" plan. (TBD)

Gail Borden PublicLibrary District andmultiple partners

EXHIBIT & PUBLIC PROGRAMS: The library exhibit "Elgin Alive: Deep Roots, GreenFuture" will educate the public on Elgin city planning through a historic retrospective andprovide a vision for the future in protecting natural assets. A variety of performances,lecture, films, storytelling and special events with history and future focused greenthemes will accompany the exhibit. (May - August 2009)

Girl Scouts of GreaterChicago and NorthwestIndiana

GIRL SPACE: This after school program at 30 Chicago Public Schools will integrate theMetro Joe curriculum into programming. (TBD) BURNHAM WEEKEND CAMPS:Burnham Weekend Camps under development. (TBD)

Glencoe HistoricalSociety

FOREST PRESERVES AND PLAN OF CHICAGO: Potential plans for the Centennial willlikely include an exhibit related to the Forest Preserves and their relation to the 1909 Planof Chicago. (TBD)

Glen Ellyn Public Library EXHIBIT AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS: Initial plans include an exhibit of images from theplan and the re-shaping of Chicago. A program will be developed for the public with afocus on youth to win the "Burnham" prize and a theme for the Summer Reading Clubs.(TBD)

Glessner House Museum DANIEL H. BURNHAM AND PRAIRIE AVENUE: This exhibit will focus on the earlycareer of Burnham & Root, beginning with the commission for the John Sherman houseand a dozen additional commissions on Prairie Avenue. Historic articles on the Burnhamand Sherman families will shed light on Daniel Burnham as husband and father, and onthe relationship between the Burnhams and the Glessners. (September- December2009)

Golden Apple Foundation GOLDEN APPLE EDUCATION PROGRAMS: Golden Apple will offer TeacherProfessional Development workshops building on existing Storytelling Workshops whichfocus on telling local stories and celebrating the future of Chicago’s neighborhoods.(Summer 2009/Duration of 2009)

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Graceland Cemetery BURNHAM ISLAND RESTORATION: Graceland's projects includes restoration oflandscape design believed to have been by O. C. Simonds of BurnhamIsland, and architect led tours relating Graceland's history in the context of Burnham'scontemporaries. A related book will be published and released by the Library of AmericanLandscape History. (July 4, 2009 and following)

Grant Park MusicFestival

MICHAEL TORKE COMPOSITION: The Grant Park Music Festival, the free classicalmusic festival in Millennium Park, has commissioned composer Michael Torke to create anew work for orchestra and chorus inspired by the Plan of Chicago to premiere as part ofthe Festival's 75th Anniversary Season at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. (June 19 & 20, 2009)

Graue Mill and Museum FULLERSBURG: CHICAGO’S NEIGHBOR ON THE OLD PLANK: An exhibit ofphotographs and other artifacts that illustrate Fullersburg (now incorporated into Hinsdaleand Oak Brook) and Chicago in the years leading to 1909 that examines the factors thatcaused Fullersburg to decline while Chicago boomed. Hands-on activities include simplecity planning using a magnetic board and constructing simple buildings using basicmaterials. Different construction methods represented will be early post and beam andballoon framing as well as Burnham’s method of constructing foundations forskyscrapers. (May - November 2009)

Great Books Foundationin collaboration with theBurnham PlanCentennial Committeeand Chicago HistoryMuseum.

PLAN OF CHICAGO REPRINT: The project will result in a high-quality, inexpensive softcover version of the 1909 Plan of Chicago. It is designed to make the Plan more widelyavailable and to encourage reading and discussion of the Plan by the general public.(Spring 2009 target release)

Greater Auburn GreshamDevelopment Corporation

LITTER FREE ZONE: The mission of the Litter Free Zone initiative is to improve thephysical appearance of a targeted area within the Auburn Gresham community and raisethe awareness of the benefits of recycling and litter prevention.

Greater North MichiganAvenue Association

CELEBRATION OF THE MICHIGAN AVENUE BRIDGE AND TULIP DAYS ON THEMAGNIFICANT MILE: Original sculptures by area architects will appear in the tulip bedsduring Tulip Days. Each design will be intended to educate and inspire an appreciationfor Daniel Burnham's "City Beautiful" concept. The Association will also rededicate thenewly renovated Michigan Avenue Bridge, drawing attention to Burnham and Bennett'svision to create a premier avenue and would class urban gateway. (April 1, 2009 throughend of summer, 2009)

Highland Park PublicLibrary

MAKE BIG PLANS EXHIBIT: The Library will host a print edition of the exhibit beingdeveloped for the centennial celebration along with a lecture or public program. Theselectures may focus on the current lakefront redevelopment plans of the Park District ofHighland Park in correlation with its own centennial in 2009.(Summer-Fall 2009)

Highland Park PublicLibrary

TOUR: A garden tour as part of the Highland Park Historical Society Home Tour in the fallof 2009. This tour will support the quality of life objective and appreciation of naturalenvironment vision of the Burnham Plan. (Summer-Fall 2009)

Hinsdale Public Library HWS CLEVELAND AND HINSDALE'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE: The program willexplore Hinsdale's place on the historical cutting edge of urban planning and naturalistland development philosophy of the late 19th Century. (June 18, 2009)

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Hyde Park School ofDance

en AVANT: The Hyde Park School of Ballet proposes to create a new dance that willrecognize the achievements of the past while marking the direction of the future, honoringthe generations of dancers striving to expand and improve Chicago's dance community.The working title will be "en Avante" a term that means moving forward. (TBD)

Illinois Department ofNatural Resources

ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM CHICAGO GALLERY: Urban Design and Affordable HousingFilm Series: The film series will be presented in an afternoon screening(s) at the IllinoisState Museum Chicago Gallery and feature films/ filmmakers that offer alternative ideasabout urban design and address issues of affordable housing. The films will offer variedresponses to the question, "What can we do today to improve the quality of life for futuregenerations?" with discussion to follow. (TBD)


ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM LOCKPORT GALLERY: In March 2009 the Illinois StateMuseum Lockport Gallery will offer a free public event in conjunction with the exhibitionThe Grammar of Landscape: Photographic Visions of Illinois . A guest speaker willpresent Daniel Burnham’s pre-Plan contributions to the Chicago region within theexhibition spaces. The event will also be used to discuss and distribute collateralmaterials promoting forthcoming Burnham Plan Centennial events in the region. (TBD)


OUTDOOR ILLINOIS MAGAZINE: The monthly publication will produce a four-pagearticle on the Burnham Plan and various events planned for the celebration year, andevents will be publicized in the monthly calendar of events, if information is available twomonths in advance. Site stories planned at this time include Wolf Road Prairie andMidewin. (TBD)


DNR ENTICE TEACHER WORKSHOP: The DNR Division of Education and theEducation Department of The Field Museum will offer a workshop for teachershighlighting how the Burnham Plan was important, why planning continues to be a criticalactivity and how planning issues can be incorporated into the school curriculum to helpmeet Illinois Learning Standards in Social Science. (Summer 2009)


MCHENRY-LAKE CONNECTION: This project will connect the existing Moraine HillsState Park River Road Trail to Lake County’s Millennium Trail and is part of thenortheastern Illinois regional trail system and the 500-mile Grand Illinois Trail. DNR hasfunding for Phase 2 engineering and construction for the project. This project will helpachieve Burnham’s original vision to create an “outer…parkway circuit” around Chicago.(TBD)



BURNHAM GREENWAY GAP: This project will complete the remaining gap in thisalready-popular regional trail, part of the northeastern Illinois regional trail system and the500-mile Grand Illinois Trail. The project will help achieve Burnham’s original vision tocreate an “outer…parkway circuit” around Chicago. (TBD)

Illinois Geological Survey BUILDING OF THE CHICAGO LAKEFRONT: This guidebook will describe how theChicago lakefront was built, the role that the Burnham Plan played in the lakefrontdevelopment and the coastal geology at Chicago that made the lakefront constructionfeasible. It will consider the coastal erosion that would have plagued Chicago if thelakefront were not engineered. The guidebook will also address the future geo-engineering challenges and opportunities along the lakefront. (Summer 2009)

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Illinois Geological Survey CHICAGO LAKEFRONT TOURS AND THE BURNHAM-BENNETT PLAN: The IllinoisState Geological Survey will conduct public, motor coach tours of the Chicago lakeshoreexplaining how the coastal geology of the Chicago lakeshore made it possible to buildthis world-class urban shoreline. These tours will consider the lakeshore's earlysettlement and the interest and need to design and to build a geo-engineered shoreline,which set the stage for the Burnham-Bennett Plan. (Summer 2009)

Illinois Institute ofTechnology

VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE: The Systems Course at IIT's Institute of Design willcharge five teams of graduate design students to project the future for Chicago and, byextension, major cities around the world. The teams will explore the new and powerfulforces, both destructive and constructive, that confront cities and society and use astructured planning process to predict "what can be" for the regions future. (Fall 2008)

Illinois Nature PreservesCommission

DEDICATION OF 500TH PROTECTED SITE: This commitment to preserve the state’srare natural treasures made Illinois the first state to create such an innovative, as well ascost effective, land protection program. A combination of tour, public speaker/program,and media will announce and celebrate the dedication of the 500th protected site by theIllinois Nature Preserves Commission, as well as raise awareness of effort to expand andconnect the regional system of natural areas. Critical challenges for the future and policyoptions will be raised for discussion. (Summer 2009)

Indian Prairie PublicLibrary

BURNHAM PLAN LECTURES AND EXHIBITS: A photography exhibit and lectures aboutopen space, the City Beautiful movement, the Burnham Plan, and a dramatic portrayal ofDaniel Burnham by actor R.J. Lindsey (August - October 2009)

Jane Addams Hull HouseAssociation

YOUTH PROGRAMS: Projects will include education and interactive activities for youth inour seven community schools and other after school programs. Other workshops andforums will be initiated with the public policy division and hopefully activities with theChicago Park District in the Jane Addams Memorial Park. (TBD)

John Marshall LawSchool

BURNHAM CENTENNIAL STUDENT WRITING COMPETITON: This competition solicitsstudent writing on how laws support the unique and distinctive social and economicsuccess of modern Chicago. It is open to college, graduate and law students at anyregional institution. (Submissions are due February 9, 2009)


LAW AS ARCHITECTURE: This conference will address perspectives on how lawssupport the unique and distinctive social and economic success of the modern Chicagoregion, bringing academics together to consider the legal aspects of all sorts of urbanplanning which was reflected in Burnham’s original plan and in those that will besuggested for the future of the region.


COURSES FOR LAW STUDENTS AND ATTORNEYS: During the Academic Year 2008-2009, the Law School will offer 15+ courses that will incorporate content related to theBurnham Plan.

Joliet Area HistoricalMuseum

BURNHAM AND BENNETT IN JOLIET: The exhibit will discuss Burnham’s plan ofChicago, his involvement with the World’s Fair and Bennett’s Plan of Joliet 1923.Programming will include architecture walks, workshops and lectures. (July 7 – Dec. 27,2009)

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Kankakee CountyPlanning Department


KANKAKEE RIVERFRONT TRAIL: This initiative envisions a multi-use trail along theKankakee River connecting the City of Kankakee with Kankakee River State Park. PhaseI (2.27 mi.) of the trail to downtown Kankakee will be completed in 2009. The trail isplanned to extend through the state park to the Wauponsee Glacial Trial near MidewinNational Tall grass Prairie. A ribbon cutting event will celebrate the completion of Phase Iof the trail.

Kenosha Public Library DOCUMENTARY MAKE NO LITTLE PLANS: Public viewing of the Archimedia Groupdocumentary, which features the Simmons Library, in various public venues includingvarious Library locations. (March - October 2009)

Kenosha Public Library PASSPORT TO KENOSHA: Participation in an annual event in along withother City of Kenosha agencies. Tours of the Burnham designed Simmons Library will beincluded in this walking tour of downtown Kenosha’s historical district. (March -April2009)

Kenosha Public Library BURNHAM DISCUSSIONS: Various library programming for all age groups to include:Book Discussion(s) Devil in the White City; adult programming on the City BeautifulArchitectural Movement; Young Adult programming on Urban Planning, and the SummerReading Program. (June – October 2009)

Kenosha Public Library MAKE BIG PLANS: This library will feature exhibits from Newberry Library in all KPLlocations as well as the Kenosha County Historical Society. (March - October 2009)

Kohl Children's Museum LET'S PLAY RAILWAY: The exhibit and programs will allow small children to exploretransportation experiences aboard the exhibit's giant-sized train engine, cattle wagon,and caboose. (September 2008-April 2009)

Kohl Children's Museum HABITAT PARK EXHIBIT- PHASE II: The second phase of development of our 2-acreoutdoor exhibit, Habitat Park, will feature hands-on learning opportunities in a sustainableand universally designed environment that encourages cooperative play and thedevelopment of a lifelong interest in nature. Programming within Habitat Park will includethemes that align with Burnham’s open space legacies and activities that fosterenvironmental awareness. (May 2009 opening)

Lake County StormWater ManagementCommission

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS "GO TO 2040": Bringing Watersheds into OurRegion's Bold Plans & Big Dreams: These conversations will focus on water resourceconservation and bringing watershed action plan recommendations into the regional 2040plan. (First Quarter 2009)

Lake County Planning,Building andDevelopment

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS: to educate and inspire the public about how theLake County Regional Framework Plan impacts environmental planning, transportationand intergovernmental cooperation tracing back to the influence of the 1909 BurnhamPlan. (September-November 2008)

Lake Forest College incollaboration withmultiple partners

VIRTUAL BURNHAM INITIATIVE: A Chicago-area coalition led by Lake Forest Collegewill transform the flat images and maps of the Plan of Chicago into 3-D models,accessible through an organized project host website and a series of related publicprogram initiatives The VBI will deploy these models in the 3-D environment of GoogleEarth, allowing students and other audiences to experience Burnham’s Plan for thecity—and the attendant complexities of urban planning—in a completely new manner.(June 15, 2009 website launch) .

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Lake Forest PreservationFoundation

EDWARD H. BENNETT YEAR OF PROGRAMS/ EVENTS: A year of programs, lecturesand site visits will be related to the work of Edward Bennett with an emphasis onpreservation and planning of the city beautiful movement including the ideas of CharlesDyer Norton. (TBD)

Lake Forest-Lake BluffHistorical Society

HISTORY OF GOLF IN LAKE FOREST: The exhibit will include a section related to thedevelopment of Knollwood Club that will feature Edward H. Bennett, the designer of theclub grounds and residential subdivision. (Spring 2009)

Lambda AlphaInternational - ElyChapter

THE ROLE OF PLANNING IN SHAPING GREAT AMERICAN CITIES: The project willcreate a dialogue through the publication of a book of essays solicited from our nationalmembership and a symposium with contributing authors and invitees that coincides withthe biennial meeting of the international membership in Chicago. (October 22-25, 2009)

Landmarks Illinois SNAPSHOTS LECTURE: The June 2009 Preservation Snapshots lecture will focus on aBurnham topic. (June 19, 2009)

Leadership GreaterChicago

25th ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM: The day-long symposium will explore theopportunities and challenges for Chicago's civc leaders in the next 10 years. (Spring2009)

Lewis University BURNHAM AND BENNETT IN JOLIET: Lewis University is in conversation with the JolietArea Historical Museum to explore a potential collaboration focused on Bennett's plan forJoliet. (January- April 2009)

Lewis University UNIVERSITY PROGRAM SERIES: The series will include a faculty reading group onCarl Smith's The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the AmericanCity; Make Bold Plans: Frank J. Lewis and the Building of Lewis University Lecture, andBurnham and Bennett in Grant Park Faculty Lecture. (TBD)

Lewis University ART OF MEMORY SYMPOSIUM: The annual symposium will focus on the I&M CanalNational Heritage Corridor as a "big idea" that will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2009.(August/ September 2009)

Lewis University STUDENT PROGRAMS: Lewis University will engage students in the Centennial througha Plan of Chicago workshop, Chicago Tour and research into Burnham and Bennett inJoliet (Collaboration with Joliet Historic Preservation Commission). (Spring 2009)

Liberty PrairieConservancy


LIBERTY PRAIRIE RESERVE: The Reserve is a 5,800 acre complex of public andprivate properties that demonstrate a full range of techniques for conserving naturalcommunities, protecting water quality, providing recreational opportunities and supportingsustainable alternative agriculture. During the Burnham Plan Centennial, the LibertyPrairie Reserve will celebrate the completion of the Reserve’s land preservation programby dedicating key remaining conservation easements.

LISC New CommunitiesProgram; The FieldMuseum Center; ChicagoCultural Alliance;Burnham PlanCentennial Committeeand community partners

BOLD PLANS BIG DREAMS COMMUNITY SHOWCASE: This collaborative capacity-building program will generate local pride and build momentum for implementing boldplans for the future of Chicago neighborhoods. The program will incubate new tours, traincommunity residents to tell their stories, and introduce a wide variety of new local,professional, and regional audiences to the exciting on-the-ground plans and initiatives indiverse communities. (TBD)

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Local Economic &EmploymentDevelopment Council

In conjunction with other Local Industrial Retention Initiative (LIRI) organizations of theChicago Department of Planning & Development, LEED Council plans to launch aplanning process for the future of Chicago’s industrial corridors and plannedmanufacturing districts. (February - September 2009)

Lost and FoundProductions

BURNHAM'S DREAM: The play, with music of the period will explore the role of DanielBurnham in one of the first experiments in American City planning--the 1893 ColumbianExposition. The production will be available for presentation during 2009 as a specialevent or performance series. (Summer 2009)

Lubeznik Center for theArts

SOUTH SHORE FREIGHT ARTWORK: The exhibit features original paintingscommissioned in the late 1920's to promote tourism and economic development betweenChicago and South Bend. These paintings, developed as a line of posters commonlyknown as South Shore Posters, are beautiful examples of vintage artwork portraying theearly 20th century boom of Northwest Indiana. The exhibit and related programs will runduring the summer of 2009. (Summer 2009)

Merit School of Music CONNECTING CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH MUSIC: Merit will theme anddedicate the 2009 MeritFest performance at Symphony Center to coincide with theBurnham Plan Centennial. The concert will span two days and feature student musiciansfrom Merit's outreach programming at 90 sites throughout Chicagoland. A high profileguest M.C. will weave the performances together with the theme of the Centennial.(February 13 - 14, 2009)

Metropolitan MayorsCaucus

GREENEST REGION COMPACT: The Caucus will work with Mayors and communitiesthroughout the region to adopt "The Greenest Region Compact" a series of actions,operations and communities that will improve the environment in the Chicago region.(TBD)

Metropolitan WaterReclamation District ofGreater Chicago with theField Museum and theIllinois HumanitiesCouncil

WATER: H20=LIFE EXHIBIT: MWRD is collaborating with the Field Museum on anumber of public programs related to the exhibit including script for a short video aboutthe reversal of the Chicago River, Chicagoans relationship to Lake Michigan and ourwater supply, and MWRD's infrastructure; the development of a Water Calculator so theregion’s residents may record their potable water consumption and gray wateruse/disposal, participation in "Science Saturday" and the Water Week Chicago Festival,and assisting with a seminar on water ecosystems in the region.

MWRD will sponsor various public discussions of the responsibility and stewardship ofwater resources conducted by the Illinois Humanities Council.

MWRD will also give tours of the Stickney Plant, the largest water treatment plant,conduct a variety of educational outreach programs for youth to advance their interest inecology, environment and waterways using the Burnham vision as a direction for basis ofstudy.

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Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie incollaboration with IL ASLA,

CMAP, APA IL Metro Section,

AIA Chicago, Northeast,

Eastern, and Northern IL


CONNECTING MIDEWIN TO CHICAGO: The goal of this project is to connect Midewinto Chicago and create a welcoming experience for visitors from both urban and ruralenvironments. It will include the design of a trail corridor and related infrastructure fromthe regional Wauponsee Glacial Trail across 15 miles of the Midewin National Tall grassPrairie to the heart of its habitat restoration program. (October 2009 - Unveiling of Plan)

Morton Arboretum JOY MORTON'S ROLE IN THE BURNHAM PLAN EXHIBIT: The Sterling Morton Librarywill host an exhibit that celebrates the centennial and Morton's role in the plan. Inaddition, we will host a lecture or seminar for our members about Morton's role in theBurnham Plan. (Summer 2009)

Morton Arboretum STERLING MORTON LIBRARY: The library will present an exhibit in part with TheNewberry Library, but will add material that will show Joy Morton's support of the plan.(Summer 2009)

Morton Arboretum LECTURES ON JOY MORTON'S ROLE IN THE BURNHAM PLAN: The MortonArboretum will present one or more public lectures by James C. Ballowe for The Friendsof The Sterling Morton Library on the work of Joy Morton, founder of the Arboretum, insupport of the Burnham Plan. Ballowe's biography of Mr. Morton is scheduled forSummer 08-09 publication by NIU Press. (Summer 2009)

The Moving Architects MOVING ARCHITECTURE: The basis for this performance is movement and soundderived from architectural blueprints, historical accounts, writings and artist responses toUnion Station that will bring attention to one of Burnham & Root's highly regardedlandmarks. (Spring 2009)

Naper Settlement CENTENNIAL LECTURE SERIES: Naper Settlement is seeking to bring together aconsortium of organizations and agencies to produce a shared lecture series taking placein multiple locations with topic areas related to the various missions and plans ofBurnham. (2009)

National Museum ofMexican Art and RadioArte

CENTENARIO: Mexican and Latino artists will be invited to envision the Chicago for thenext 100 years as part of the Kraft Gallery's El Proximo Centenario (The Next Centennial)Exhibition. Public programs include collaborations with Radio Arte. (TBD)

Nature Conservancy, The


KANKAKEE SANDS: Significant areas of the Kankakee Sands ecosystem in Illinois andIndiana have already been protected via public acquisition and through initiatives ofprivate citizens and conservation organizations, such as The Nature Conservancy, theIllinois and Indiana Departments of Natural Resources, and Friends of the Kankakee.Additional natural area protection will occur in 2009 in Illinois and Indiana, includingdedication of new Illinois Nature Preserves celebrated as part of the Burnham PlanCentennial.

Newberry Library PLANS OF MANILA AND BAGUIO CITY EXHIBIT: The Newberry will draw upon itsextensive collection of materials relating to the Philippines to create a gallery exhibitionfocused on Burnham's designs for Manila and the new summer capital of Baguio City.Objects displayed will range from maps and tourist guides to government reports andscientific photographs. The exhibit will include complementary public programs. (June -Mid-July 2009)

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Newberry Library PUBLIC PROGRAM SERIES: The Newberry will offer a variety of programs, includinglectures, seminars, and a professional development workshop for school teachers.Seminars will provide opportunities to read, study and discuss the Plan at length. Publiclectures will inform the public about Burnham, the Plan, and its historical significance.(September 2008-December 2009)

Newberry Library in

collaboration with Art

Institute of Chicago,

Burnham Plan Centennial

Committee, Chicago

History Museum, the

Chicago Public and

Regional Libraries

MAKE BIG PLANS: DANIEL BURNHAM'S VISION OF AN AMERICANMETROPOLIS: The multi-format exhibition will include a photo panel and online exhibitas well as a digital slide show that will be simultaneously displayed at over 50 librariesthroughout the region. The exhibit will create a forum for broad public discussion of the1909 Plan, its impact, continued relevance and the lessons it offers for urban andregional planning efforts in the 21st century. There will be a complementary series ofpublic programs (June - November 2009)

Northwestern IndianaRegional PlanningCommission


MARQUETTE GREENWAY TRAIL: The planned 50-mile Marquette Greenway Trail willlink Indiana communities from Illinois to Michigan. The 9-mile Marquette Trail segmentthat connects the two units of the Indiana National Lakeshore is of very high priority. Asub-section of this trail, the 3-mile Porter Brickyard Trail, will be completed and formallyopened to the public during 2009 as part of the Burnham Plan Centennial. At the sametime Northwestern Indiana jurisdictions will be working to implement other components ofthe Marquette Plan.

Northwest Indiana SeaKayak and Canoe Club

MARQUETTE TO BURNHAM SEA KAYAK EXPEDITION: The Marquette to BurnhamSea Kayak Expedition will be a one of a kind, region wide event that allows participants tobe a part of a historic weekend long journey that will take paddlers on a voyage fromMichigan City, Indiana to downtown Chicago, following the new Indiana Lake MichiganWater Trail that will be dedicated at this event.

Openlands and the LocalInitiative SupportCorporation (LISC)


ENGLEWOOD OPEN SPACE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION: LINEAR TRAIL: The plan callsfor the creation of new open space resources for recreation, health, beautification, andeconomic development benefits. The open space plan envisions a 2-mile linear park andtrail utilizing an elevated abandoned rail corridor, new community gardens, public art andsignage, and community art. The Centennial will celebrate the completion of anEnglewood open space implementation program, completion of a linear trail feasibilityanalysis, and installation of urban gardens.

Openlands incollaboration with theBurnham PlanCentennial Committee

OPEN SPACE LEGACIES: Openlands will work with multiple land management partnersto capitalize upon the Centennial as an opportunity to advance completion of major trailand greenway systems, large open space preserves and lakefront protection including:Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Visitors Center and Trail Completion, completion ofFox River Trail, in Aurora, Ecological Restoration at the Fort Sheridan Lakefront, theBurnham Greenway and many others. (TBD)

Openlands


OPEN LANDS LAKESHORE PRESERVE AT FORT SHERIDAN: The initiative willprotect and restore one of the last remaining ravine/bluff ecosystems in the Chicagoregion. The development of environmentally-sensitive public access will enable visitors toexperience the Lake Michigan beach, rare ravine habitat, and the spectacular views fromthe bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. (2009)

Perkins + Will DIGITAL BURNHAM: This multi-media exhibit will explore the visible conditions inChicago today juxtaposed with the invisible effects of electronic information media on theurban environment. The visuals will explore the tectonic and environmental potential ofthese new relationships.

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Openlands, IllinoisDepartment of NaturalResources, and IllinoisPaddling Council


NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL WATER TRAILS PLAN: The plan will create avision for water trails for non-motorized boating on ten waterways. Over the past nineyears, working groups on each of the designated waterways have identified locations forlaunch sites, applied for funding for acquisition and construction, and have developedsignage. By the end of 2009, the major elements of the plan will be in place and thesystem will be substantially complete and celebrated as a part of the BurnhamCentennial.

Resurrection Project PILSEN, LITTLE VILLAGE, BACK OF THE YARDS TOURS: PILSEN, LITTLE VILLAGE,BACK OF THE YARDS TOURS: Join the Resurrection Project to learn about theconnection between the Burnham Plan and point-of-entry communities such as Pilsenand how the neighborhood has increased access to affordable housing on a large scale.(Spring 2009)

Rush Hour Concerts, St.James Cathedral

STRENGTHENING THE CHICAGO CULTURAL COMMUNITY: Rush Hour Concerts withThe Poetry Foundation will feature Chicago-themed poetry and music in a joint programto honor the city of Chicago and the Burnham Plan's theme of inspiring and educatingpeople about the region as part of its June - August concert series.

School History Works ELLA FLAGG YOUNG & THE WACKER MANUAL: This interactive session may be aprofessional development workshop, a community forum sponsored by neighborhoodassociations in conjunction with schools, a program sponsored by a college of education,or possibly a dramatic presentation - depending on interest. (TBD)

Society of ArchitecturalHistorians

THE LEGACY OF DANIEL BURNHAM, ARCHITECT AND CITY PLANNER: The Societyof Architectural Historians is planning a three-day study tour to present, interpret andcritique the legacy of the 1909 Plan of Chicago by Daniel Burnham and Edward H.Bennett. A seminar and tour format will consist of morning lectures by experts on variousaspects of Burnham's and Bennett's achievements followed by afternoon walking andbus tours to see the results of their urban planning efforts. (August 7 - 9, 2009)

South Chicago ArtCenter

SMARTS PROGRAM: South Chicago Art Center will integrate Burnham themes into oneof its In-School School Smarts and After-School Street Smarts programs.

Southeast ChicagoHistorical Society

THE BURNHAM PLAN, IMPETUS FOR CHANGE ON CHICAGO'S SOUTHEAST SIDE:The exhibit will display the aspects of 1909 Burnham Plan that relate to the Southeastside and other initiatives for the area. To be included: Van Vlissingen Plan for CalumetHarbor, metropolitan Food Center Plan, the Lake Calumet Airport Plan, South WorksDevelopment,134th Street Redevelopment Project, City of Chicago planning initiatives forCalumet and other initiatives uncovered in research. The results will contribute to localschools social studies curricula. (June-October 2009)

Southeast EnvironmentalTask Force

LAKE CALUMET PAMPHLET AND TOURS: The project will introduce the public to theBurnham Plan's proposals for the Lake Calumet area. A pamphlet and tour will explainthe 1909 Plan's intentions for the Calumet area (history focus) and current plan's for thearea's development (future focus). (TBD)

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Spertus Museum atSpertus Institute ofJewish Studies

BURNHAM'S BOLD PLANS and ROSENWALD'S UNCONVENTIONAL PHILOSOPHY:As part of the Burnham Centennial, Spertus Museum is offering curator led tours of AForce For Change: African American Art and the Julius Rosenwald Fund , a changingexhibition featuring the works of Rosenwald fellows such as Elizabeth Catlett andCharles White. The tours will include a discussion of Rosenwald’s connections toBurnham, as well as the way the Museum’s LEED certified green building epitomizes thelessons learned from Burnham’s 1909 Plan of Chicago and include discussions withexperts about local green initiatives. (March 23 and April 30, 2009)

Streeterville Organizationof Active Residents(SOAR)

BURNHAM: THE MAN and the PLAN: SOAR is exploring a collaboration withLookingglass Theatre to bring the Burnham Plan to life through dramatization ofBurnham's life, work and his plan. (Summer 2009)

Swedenborg Library andthe Art Institute ofChicago

FINDING BURNHAM IN THE ARCHIVES: Daniel H. Burnham's views on architectureand his ideas for the city are more fully revealed in his notes, letters and drafts than in thepublished Plan of Chicago. These materials enrich our understanding not only of thepublic architect and planner, but also disclose the Swedenborgian religious beliefs andmoral values of the private man. (March 12, 2009)

The Elements Group UNITY GREEN AT GILL PARK: Unity Green at Gill Park is a unique modern sustainablepark concept in the Uptown area of Chicago, created to promote unity and socialinteraction between different socio-economic, racial and cultural groups. The constructionof Unity Green is expected to commence in the spring of 2009. (Spring 2009)

The Elements Group incollaboration with IIT andothers

PROJECT GREENHAUS: Inspired by the architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe andhis historic Farnsworth House, Project GreenHaus is a modern mobile nature andenvironmental learning center designed to be transported to and temporarily displayed inurban parks and open space areas. Its goal is to encourage those in urban and inner-cityareas to embrace the ever-growing nature and environmental movement. (Spring 2009)

The Elements Group incollaboration withOpenlands

THE EMBRACE NATURE CAMPAIGN: Primarily focused on the City of Chicago’s Natureand Wildlife Plan, the campaign is a unique media outreach initiative consisting ofinspiring and thought-provoking photographic images of diverse individuals and familiesexperiencing the beauty of various natural and green spaces in Chicago. (Spring 2009)

Transport Chicago ANNUAL CONFERENCE: More than 200 academics, transportation and planningprofessionals, and others will gather in Chicago to learn of recent research andinnovations in transportation and to debate current issues in planning and policy.Presentations will focus on transportation history, recently implemented projects and newideas for transportation planning in the Chicago region. (June 5, 2009)

Trust for Public Land,City of Chicago, andFriends of BloomingdaleTrail


BLOOMINGDALE TRAIL: The dedication of trail access facilities will be a majormilestone in the creation of a 3-mile multi-purpose park and trail on Chicago’s nearnorthwest side. The park is to be constructed on an abandoned elevated right-of-way andwill be an amenity and community linkage for several neighborhoods lacking adequatepark facilities.

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TS Long Photographer PHOTOGRAPHY/ DOCUMENTARY PROJECT ON BURNHAM'S PHILIPPINESDESIGNS: The photography project will document Daniel Burnham's enduring vision forthe Philippines and illustrate the impact Burnham's work continues to have on the urbanfabric of Manila and Baguio City. (2009)

U.S. Green BuildingCouncil - ChicagoChapter

IN PROGRESS: The development of a symposium with a future focus on affordablesustainable or green housing and/or sustainable urban planning/development. (TBD)

Union League Club ofChicago

UNION LEAGUE CLUB OF CHICAGO: A forum or seminar will focus on DanielBurnham's legacy that features materials from the Union League Club of Chicago'sarchives in collaboration with Burnham scholars or other relevant organizations. (TBD)

University of Chicago BURNHAM BOOKS: The University of Chicago Press, publisher of Carl Smith'sacclaimed "Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City,"will reissue the definitive Burnham biography by Thomas Hines for the Centennial year.Press authors are available to speak on Burnham related topics throughout thecommunity.

University of Chicago GRAHAM SCHOOL COURSE: THE BREADTH and DEPTH of the BURNHAM PLAN:This course celebrates the 100th anniversary of Daniel H. Burnham’s Plan of Chicago.His vision of “Paris on the Prairie” was so influential that it continues to shape Chicagotoday. (January 10, 2009)

THE PROGRESSIVE TRADITION IN EDUCATION and THE PLAN of CHICAGO: Thecourse will consider the historical context of the Plan and its relationship to theProgressive Education Movement in Chicago that preceded it and the shared legacy ofboth. (March - May 2009)

University of Chicago CITY REVISITED COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY ACTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY:The symposium will explore contemporary issues in Chicago and beyond. It will build onthe foundation provided by the early work of SSA's forbears and Chicago Schoolscholarship. The three sessions will be framed by themes: changes in the city and thecontemporary context, contemporary policies and interventions impacting communitychange and community responses to contemporary circumstances. (May 8, 2009)

University of Chicago SOUTHSIDE BUS TOUR: The Civic Knowledge Project proposes a South Sideneighborhood bus tour addressing the Burnham Plan in connection with the city’s parksand green spaces. (Summer 2009)

University of Illinois atChicago, Urban AffairsAssociation

URBAN AFFAIRS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE: "Contesting and Sustainingthe City: Neighborhood, Region or World" will be a theme for the 2009 internationalconference to be held in Chicago. (March 4-7, 2009)

University of Illinois -Urban TransportationCenter

TRANSPORTION PAPER: This paper will examine and evaluate the freight andtransportation components of the Plan, their current staus and review of the progress theregion has made over the last 100 years.

Urban Gateways: Centerfor Arts Education

ART OPTIONS: Urban Gateways will conduct three community-based programs thatengage youth in exploring community and region-wide issues and ways in which they canmake choices to impact their communities to enhance the quality of life for all residents.(Summer 2009)

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Vernon Hills LibraryDistrict

CITY BEAUTIFUL AND NO LITTLE PLANS: The library will host the Make Big Plansexhibit and hold Burnham-related programs in hopes of inspiring the vision of the Plan’s100th anniversary within our community. (Summer and Fall 2009)

Village of Skokie CTA SKOKIE SWIFT OAKTON STREET STATION PROJECT: The project will providefor an intermediate station on the CTA Skokie Swift Line in the Downtown Skokie area,located between Oakton Street on the south and Searle Parkway on the north. (Summer2009 target date for completion)

Villages of Wilmette,Northbrook, Northfieldand Glenview


SKOKIE VALLEY TRAIL: Participating communities have approached the Union PacificRailroad to state their interest in executing a rail-banking agreement for an 8.5 mile trail.Funding will be sought for design /engineering and then for construction. The first majormilestone toward the creation of the trail would be the execution of the rail-bankingagreement with the Union Pacific Railroad during the Burnham Centennial.

Wendella Boats BURNHAM BY BOAT: The Burnham Plan of 1909 launched Chicago into an era ofunparalleled dreams fueled by the imagination of two great men, Daniel Burnham andEdward Bennett. Their vision for the city resulted in the creation of Wacker Drive, theMichigan Avenue bridge, Northerly Island, Grant Park and much more. In celebration ofthe 100th anniversary of the Burnham Plan, Wendella Boats will provide an opportunity toview many of the sites which resulted from the plan and reshaped Chicago through a 90minute boat tour. (May - September 2009)

Wilmette HistoricalMuseum

SUBURBAN TOWN PLANNING, PAST & FUTURE: This exhibit will explore the northsuburban town plans of the early 20th century and how they were influenced by the Planof Chicago, and examine future planning and new visions for the region. (April-December 2009)

Winnetka HistoricalSociety

THE PLAN OF CHICAGO 1909 and PLAN OF WINNETKA 1921: The exhibit willexamine the plan put forward by Bennett and the Commission and show how it has beencarried out to shape the village as we know it today. While many of the Plan’s conceptswere adopted, some were not – why not? (February - August 2009)

Women in Planning andDevelopment (WP+D)

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES: WP+D will focus our 2009 quarterly DistinguishedSpeaker Series on how professional women have helped shape pieces of the BurnhamPlan. (February 14, March 13, and August 11, 2009)

WTTW CHICAGO’S LAKEFRONT: Geoffrey Baer will re-trace his steps in an all-new Chicago'sLakefront tour shot in high-definition. This program is timed to debut at the start of the100th anniversary year of Daniel Burnham's great "Plan of Chicago" which transformedthe lakefront into an unbroken ribbon of public parks. (premiers December 1, 2008)

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