05/01/2025
Olmsted's Riverside: Embracing Nature in City Planning (and a Nice Walk)
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Registration opening 5/1/2025
Agenda:
- 3:45 p.m. - Official Start: APA-IL Chicago Metro Section Welcoming Remarks
- 3:50 p.m. - Presentations and Q&A:
- The essential nature of beauty in city planning (Benjamin Sells)
- Real life examples from Riverside & acknowledgement of 150 year anniversary of the Village of Riverside (Douglas Pollock, AICP)
- 4:45 p.m. - Tour Start
- 5:15 p.m. - Official Adjournment and Transition to Networking (La Barra Restaurant, 2 E. Burlington St, Riverside, IL)
Learning Objective: Discuss beauty and nature as the essence of city planning and in the context of Olmsted's Plan for Riverside".
DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Time: 3:45-5:15 PM + Networking (please arrive by 3:30 pm)
Professional Development Credit: CM | 1.5 (pending)
Registration: (max capacity 25 attendees):
- $15 Member (incl. Olmsted Society Members)
- $20 Non-Member
- $5 Student
Remember to dress for the weather including a water bottle and comfortable shoes. Please bring a bag if you plan to visit the farmer's market.
SPEAKERS:
- Douglas Pollock, AICP, Riverside Village President
- Benjamin Sells, Past Riverside Village President
- TBD Olmsted Society expert