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New report provides recommendations for developing vibrant retail districts in Bronzeville

Mar 19, 2012

(Chicago) … Neighborhoods across Chicago are rethinking retail in response to a changing housing market, shifting economic realities, and new and existing residents’ wants and needs. In partnership with the Bronzeville Alliance, a coalition of local community organizations in the…

Apps for Metro Chicago Illinois Round 2 Channeling the Community Spirit

Sep 28, 2011

Smart Cities Collaborative Executive Director Dan O’Neil will represent A4MC’s Esteemed Round 2 Judging Panel and Announce A4MC Community Round Finalists live at Public Voting Kickoff & Apps Showcase October 7th at Columbia College (Chicago) The A4MC Community Round Finalists will…

Metropolitan Planning Council challenging web developers to create ‘Placemaking’ mobile application for Apps for Metro Chicago Illinois contest

Aug 30, 2011

App must help people find, create, sustain and/or share vibrant public places in metropolitan Chicago; special prize of $2,500 sponsored by IBM (Chicago) … What if you could pull up a Google map on your mobile phone that pinpoints your location and tells you about family-friendly…

Chicago nonprofits announce clean air design challenge

By Mandy Burrell Booth
Feb 28, 2011

This season, design is in the air – literally. The nonprofit, volunteer-run initiative Design Makes Change and the nonprofit organization Unit 2 Collective have launched The Air We Breathe: The Chicago Clean Air Design Challenge. Students and professionals in the fields of industrial,…

Residents help plan for proposed CTA Red Line extension

By Karin Sommer
Sep 20, 2010

Nearly 150 residents participated in a community visioning session on Sept. 14 to plan for the proposed CTA Red Line extension on Chicago’s far South side. Attendees at the meeting, hosted by Developing Communities Project in partnership with MPC, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning…

What's your prescription for a healthier Chicago?

By Karin Sommer
Aug 13, 2010

What do you think makes a community healthy? Is it safety measures, quality housing and transportation options, access to fresh food, or proximity to quality health care and amenities? Or is it some combination of all of these factors? Whatever you believe, here’s your chance to influence the…

Vote now through Sept. 10 for Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana's favorite 'undiscovered' place

Aug 9, 2010

(Chicago) … What’s Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana’s favorite undiscovered public place? Is it a community garden, a neighborhood coffee shop, or an overlooked plaza? The people will decide from Aug. 9 to Sept. 10, 2010, when they vote online at PlacemakingChicago.com for their…

"What Makes Your Place Great?" contest now accepting photos, videos of people's favorite "undiscovered" public places in Chicagoland

Jun 2, 2010

(Chicago) … Many of Chicagoland’s most cherished public spaces are tucked away in the hearts of neighborhoods, known only to a lucky few. This summer, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) and Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) want to shine a spotlight on these special places…

Get a taste of Placemaking at neighborhood restaurants

By Mandy Burrell Booth
Apr 20, 2010

The first time I go outside for a run and have to dodge the outdoor seating that’s sprung up at local restaurants, I know it’s spring in Chicago. I happen to love eating outdoors, but my husband doesn’t (he has an extreme aversion to bugs landing on his food.) So when dining sans…

Designing for 98% of the population

By Marc Garcia
Mar 31, 2010

This past weekend, Karin Sommer, MPC Associate, and I joined more than 200 architects, engineers, planners and sociologists from around the globe for the 10th annual Structures for Inclusion (SFI) conference in Washington, D.C., where participants discussed the vital role design can play in…

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