Louisa ZhengSep 13, 2020Fall 2020 – Site visit: Get to know Rogers ParkWe met at the corner of Howard and Ashland ready for a site visit of Hello Howard Garden in Rogers Park, hoping to contextualize the...
Paola Aguirre + Louisa ZhengSep 2, 2020Fall 2020– Workshop #1: What is a Corridor Development Initiative?We kicked-off City Open Workshop Fall 2020 – we are excited to be collaborating this season with the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC)...
Elle RamelMay 7, 2020Spring 2020– Workshop #3: Hosting a Digital Town HallWe opened City Open Workshop Spring 2020 with the idea of exploring various formats for meeting and engagement- in my mind, I jumped to...
CAT MONTIELMar 23, 2020Spring 2020– Workshop #2: Chi Hack Night VisitAt last week’s meeting, City Open Workshop made a visit to Chi Hack Night, a non-profit organization that focuses its public events...
STEVEN VANCE + ROBBIE MARKUSMar 23, 2020Spring 2020– Workshop #1: Town Hall SimulationCity Open started its eighth season this month, hosting a second simulated town hall. City Open hosted its first simulated town hall a...
JAMES YOUNGNov 20, 2019Fall 2019 – Workshop #6: Equitable Development + ADUsThe 6th workshop of our fall season was kicked off by Kendra Freeman of the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) on the topic of Equitable...
ELLE RAMEL + AL WALKERNov 6, 2019Fall 2019 – Workshop #5: Planning a (Good) Community MeetingOn November 6th, City Open Workshop welcomed Gaylord Minett, urban planner and community organizer who has experience in stakeholder...
ANNE BALLOct 24, 2019Fall 2019 – Workshop #4: How to Construct an ADUThe fourth workshop for our fall season was led by Curtis Florence, a Development Manager at Clayco-CRG. It was during this session that...
GENEVIEVE WASSEROct 10, 2019Fall 2019 – Workshop #3: Building Capital + Partnerships for ADUsOur third workshop of the season was basically a cracked fire hydrant of knowledge thanks to the generous contributions of not one, but...
PAOLA AGUIRRESep 25, 2019Fall 2019 – Workshop #2: ADUs Design GuidesThe 2nd workshop of this Fall was led by James Young and Mark Pomarico (both from Booth Hansen) who have been active participants in...