MPC events
The Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is hosting two upcoming events, a screening of the documentary “’63 Boycott” and an interactive conversation on the Folded Map Project. The
screening on Monday, October 22, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at MPC offices (140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago) will focus on the 1963 boycott of Chicago Public Schools to protest racial segregation and will feature a conversation with the film's producer and director.
Register to hear about the
Folded Map Project on Wednesday, November 7, from 6:00 to 7:15 p.m. at the South Shore Cultural Center (7059 S. South Shore Dr., Chicago). The event will feature the project’s creator
Tonika Lewis Johnson and architectural and urban designer
Paola Aguirre.
GreenTown Will County
Seven Generations Ahead and a5 Inc. will host the annual
GreenTown conference on Friday, October 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Joliet Junior College (Renaissance Center, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet). Public and private sector participants will share best practices in creating healthy, sustainable communities. Register
here.
El Paseo event
On October 4, the APA-IL Diversity Committee hosted “Bike-Ped Trails and Affordability: El Paseo Panel & Garden Tour.” Cindy Cambray of CMAP organized the event about El Paseo, a proposed four-mile multipurpose trail that would connect Chicago’s Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods. Followed by a walking tour from Lacuna Lofts to
El Paseo Community Garden, the panel discussion made frequent comparisons to The 606 trail, which has been associated with steep increases in housing prices. Read more in
Streetsblog Chicago.
Summit on Regional Competitiveness
The Alliance for Regional Development will host the 6th Annual Summit on Regional Competitiveness on Monday, October 29, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Discussion will focus on significant private sector investments in southeast Wisconsin and northwest Indiana, as well as global trends that frame local economic opportunities. For information about getting on the guest list for this invitation-only event, contact Kelly O’Brien at
kobrien@allianceRD.org.
Reducing Water Loss Workshop
The Illinois Section of the American Water Works Association is hosting a
Water Loss – Best Practices and Loss Control Workshop on Wednesday, October 31, from 7:30 a.m. to noon at Lombard’s Village Hall (255 E. Wilson Ave., Lombard). Learn more and register
here.
Future City Competition
Registration for the Future City Competition -- which engages middle school students across the country in imagining, designing, and building virtual cities of the future -- is open through Wednesday, October 31. Visit
futurecity.org to apply.
Bike Walk Suburban Advocacy Summit
Registration is
free for the
Active Transportation Alliance walking, biking and transit advocacy summit (
Bike Walk Every Town) on Saturday, October 27, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Elmhurst Public Library’s Large Meeting Room (125 S. Prospect Ave., Elmhurst).
ADA 25 Chicago Leadership Institute deadline approaching
The
Advancing Leadership Institute fellowship provides Chicago residents with disabilities and an interest in civic engagement the opportunity to develop leadership skills. The
deadline is Tuesday, October 23.