"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood."
Daniel H. Burnham
In 1909, Daniel Burnham, Edward Bennett and the Commercial Club of Chicago launched an era of big dreams for the Chicago region and cities throughout the world when they published the Plan of Chicago. In 2009, the Plan’s 100th anniversary will give metropolitan Chicago an unparalleled opportunity to capture the spirit of imagination and innovation that the Burnham Plan represents and to reinvigorate our tradition of making bold plans and dreaming big dreams.
Civic leaders are rallying around the opportunity to use this Centennial to advance planning for the Chicago region, and have formed the Burnham Plan Centennial Committee, co-chaired by John Bryan, Valerie Jarrett and George Ranney. Chicago Metropolis 2020 staffs the committee, with initial funding from the Chicago Community Trust.
To read more about the Burnham Plan Centennial, go to:
http://www.burnhamplan100.org
