The Burnham Plan Centennial - Bold Plans, Big Dreams

Calendar & Projects

ALL CALENDAR ITEMS ARE FROM 2009. PLEASE CHECK WITH PROGRAM PARTNERS FOR CURRENT COSTS AND DATES.

Leaders for Industry

In conjunction with other Local Industrial Retention Initiative (LIRI) organizations of the Chicago Department of Community Development (DCD), on May 27, 2009 the LEED Council  launched a planning process for the future of Chicago's industrial corridors and planned manufacturing districts (PMDs) in conjunction with the Burnham Plan Centennial.

The intiative will engage local businesses in making bold new plans to improve the physical environment of their corridors and to advance the economic growth of Chicago in the 21st century global competition for jobs and prosperity and identify urban design and transportation improvements within the new paradigm of sustainable development that fosters socially responsible economic growth while reducing environmental impact. The initiative will culminate in Spring 2010 with a forum that will highlight bold plans that can and must be initiated to assure that Chicago is one of the world’s best places to work.

Program Partner

LEED Council

Founded in 1982 as an affiliate of the New City YMCA, the Local Economic Development and Employment Council.(LEED) became an independent not-for-profit community development corporation in 2001. As a delegate agency of the Chicago Department of Planning & Development, we ...[MORE]


LEED Council

Contact: Mike Holzer, Director, Economic Development, mholzer_2000@yahoo.com, 773.929.5552 x223

Website: http://www.leedcouncil.org

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