![]() ![]() Mammoser is a Chicago-based writer and regional planner who has written numerous articles on urban and environmental issues.ĭistributed by the Northwestern University Press. ![]() Schwieterman is professor in the School of Public Service and director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University.Īlan P. ![]() Powerful institutions-the Chicago Plan Commission and Regional Transportation Authority, among others-emerge to promote metropolitan goals. Some efforts succeed while others fail, but the work of planners lives on in efforts to shape new visions for the region’s future. The human face of planning appears in the interplay between public officials and citizen advocates. From Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett’s famed 1909 Plan of Chicago to the push for superhighways and airports to battles over urban sprawl, the book showcases an illustrated portrait of the big personalities and the “big plans” they espoused. Joseph P Schwieterman - Director, Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development (DePaul University) Chicago's system of passenger air, bus, and train terminals has long been a defining feature of its cosmopolitan character. Shulerīeyond Burnham provides a fascinating account of a century of visionary planning for metropolitan Chicago. His most recent book, Terminal Town, offers an illustrated history of Chicagos airports, bus depots, and train stations since 1939 and is presently featured in. MammoserĮdited with a postscript by John A. Northwestern University Press Beyond Burnham: An Illustrated History of Planning for the Chicago Region ![]()
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