Sunday, June 23, 2024, Noon - 3 pm
Walking Tour: Evolving Transportation in the LoopTake part in our annual tour provided in collaboration with Forgotten Chicago, led by guide Patrick Steffes. $20. To register, click
here. Email chaddick@depaul.edu if you would like more information.
Monday, July 1, 2024
Urban Design Program Deadline
We are pleased to be hosting an urban design competition, using 3-D software (Sketchup) for creating a site plan. Our sixth annual! Email chaddick@depual.edu to learn more.
Wednesday, July 24, 10 am - 2 pm
Untangling Zoming Impacts and Promoting Equity Through Reform
Join us at this important Metropolitan Planning Council event in downtown Chicago focuing on the impacts of zoning. We plan to bring a group from Chaddick to this important gathering. Registration will open soon
at this link.
August 2024, TBD
Municipal Design Review Network Mobile Workshop
Check back in early July for info on our mobile working (walking tour) in a suburban community. We have held this widely anticipated annual gathering each summer for more than 15 years, with last year's outing hosted by the Village of Arlington Heights. Email chaddick@depaul.edu to be notified of the 2024 details.
September 18, 2024, 5:15 - 5:40 p.m.
Information Session for DePaul Student
Attend this annual "kick-off" gathering to learn about Chaddick opportunities, including our study trips and scholarship programs. We have both virtual and in-person participation options.
Thursday, September 27, 1 pm
Presentation on Excellence in River Planning at APA-Illinois
Join us as we share the findings of our case-study analysis on excellence in policy and programming among municipalities along Illinois’s rivers at the American Planning Association – Illinois Conference in Urbana-Champaign. Our research is being conducted as part of our partnership with the National Great Rivers Research & Education Center.
Friday, November 8, 2024
Study trip to Milwaukee, WI
Our eight-annual study trip to Milwaukee will feature small group discussions with public agencies and nonprofit organizations. It is open to DePaul students. We'll travel on Amtrak, leaving Chicago Union Station at 1 p.m. and returning to Chicago at 9 p.m. The $25 registration fee includes train tickets and group dinner.
Early April 2025, TBD
66th Transportation Research Forum in Metropolitan St. Louis
Take part in our trip to this widely anticipated Annual Forum on transportation. To be held in historic St. Charles, Missouri, along the Missouri River. We expect to have a group of six to eight attendees from Chaddick and DePaul. Email trf-chicago@depaul.edu to learn more.
Photo credits: Top (river photo): Mathew Kaplan Photography . Bottom: Village of Arlington Heights