Chicago’s major cultural institutions make it a highly attractive place to visit, live, and work. Yet arts and culture have been historically overlooked in traditional land-use plans. Learn how communities across the region are crafting planning strategies that enhance arts and culture and hear about the toolkit being developed by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency to help communities better address arts and culture in planning.
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Jeff Cory
City of Evanston
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Bio: Cultural Arts/Arts Council Director at City of Evanston (2005-present) Executive Director at Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art (1995-2004)
Education: Northwestern University, BS, Radio/TV/Film
Other Publications: Chicago Sun-Times
Past Assignments: American Folk Art Museum, Donors Forum of Chicago, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Midwestern Art History Association, Milwaukee Art Museum, Rush Presbyterian Hospital.
Julie S. Burros
Director of Cultural Planning
City of Chicago - DCASE
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Bio: Director of Cultural Planning at the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Project manager for the new Chicago Cultural Plan. Leveraging the tools of planning to help culture in the city thrive. Previously - coordinating planner at the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development. Central downtown plans and development projects such as the Randolph Street Theater District and State Street revitalization. Previously - senior associate at Economics Research Associates doing economic and market feasibility and impact studies for a variety of development with a specialization on cultural facilities and commerical entertainment attractions.
Education: Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning. Harvard University, Graduate School of Design. University of Chicago, the College.
Stephen C. Ostrander
Senior Planner
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
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Bio: Current: Senior Planner, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Past: Senior Editor, PBS; Editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica; Curatorial Assistant, Smithsonian Institution.
Education: Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, School of Architecture, University of Virginia; M.A. (History), Duke University; B.A. (American Studies), Stanford University.
Arista Strungys, AICP
Principal Consultant
Camiros, Ltd.
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Bio: I am a Principal Consultant at Camiros, Ltd. in Chicago, Illinois. The main focus of my work is zoning, though I have been involved in a variety of planning projects. I have worked on a variety of zoning codes, including form-based, hybrid, "green"-focused, and performance-based.
Education: Masters Degree in Urban Planning - University of Illinois at Chicago Bachelors Degree in Liberal Arts (English Writing) - University of Illinois at Chicago
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