The document outlines the evolution of urban planning in Chicago from 1958 to 2013, highlighting significant developments such as the creation of the Department of City Planning and various comprehensive plans aimed at revitalizing the city's downtown area. It discusses the impact of mayoral leadership on planning initiatives and community-driven approaches to neighborhood development. Key challenges addressed include demographic changes, transit needs, and the need for adaptable industrial policies.

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

2. Chicago Plans
Downtown
Comprehensive Planning for
the city’s future, 1958-1974

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

7. Railroad Space
in Chicago, 1930
Encyclopedia of Chicago, 2004

8. Downtown Living: Marina City (1963)
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9. New University of Illinois Campus (1964)
University of Illinois Campus, no date, 1970s

10. Transit Investment, 1950s
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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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12. The 1966 Comprehensive Plan of Chicago
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13. Follow-on Regulatory Plan:
Illinois Center (1968)
Illinois Central Rail Yards, 1947

14. Illinois Center and Lakeshore East, 2012

15. Follow-on Regulatory Plans:
Lakefront Plan (1972) and Riveredge Plan (1974)
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16. Chicago 21
• Bold plans for downtown
living
• Bold Plans for Near South
(Dearborn Park)
• Transit ideas
• State Street Mall
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17. “Chicago 21” (1973) and Dearborn Park
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18. Mayor Harold Washington and Jobs
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19. Goose Island,
Planned
Manufacturing
District,
2012
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20. City of
Chicago
Industrial
Corridors,
2011
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21. Industrial
Corridors:
Calumet Area
Land Plan
2001
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22. Planning for Jobs:
Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant
Calumet Industrial Corridor
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23. Chicago Plans the
Neighborhoods
Race, class, and the
neighborhoods

24. Neighborhood Planning: Urban Renewal
Urban Renewal on Chicago’s South Side, 1954
Lake Meadows (complete) and future South Commons site, 1955

25. Neighborhood Planning:
Backlash against Top-Down Planning and the
Rise of Community-Based Planning
The Woodlawn
Organization

26. Neighborhood Planning:
Uptown, Voice of the People
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27. Englewood: Retail decline
Halsted Street near 63rd Street, 2000
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28. Englewood: Kennedy-King Community College,
2008

29. Englewood: Kennedy-King Community College,
2008

30. Local Initiatives
Support Corporation
(LISC) New
Communities
Program
“Quality-of-Life” planning
process

31. Englewood Quality of Life Plan, 2005

32. Englewood Quality of Life Plan, 2005

33. Englewood: Kennedy-King Community College,
2008

34. Chicago Returns to
Downtown
Central Area Plan 2003
Central Area Action Plan 2009

35. Chicago Central Area Plan, 2003
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36. Office Growth in West Loop,
Chicago Central Area Plan, 2003
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37. West Loop Transportation Center, 2003
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38. West Loop Transportation Center, 2003
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39. Transitway under Monroe Street, 2003
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40. Transitways,
2003 Central
Area Plan
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41. Central Area Action Plan, 2009
Transportation needs
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42. Olympic Bid
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43. Challenges for the
present and future
Will the city rise to them?

44. Population, Race, and Immigration
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45. Population
Change,
2000-2010
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47. Tax Increment
Financing
Districts
2011
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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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