05/01/2025

Olmsted's Riverside: Embracing Nature in City Planning (and a Nice Walk)

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Registration opening 5/1/2025

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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