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click here. Interested in joining our listserv? Email chaddick@depaul.edu to learn about the options (e.g., student, municipal planning, transportation).Thursday, September 4, 10am-noon
Municipal Design Review Network Summer Tour
Check back after July 15 for details on our annual technical tour hosted by the Municipal Design Review Network. This will be hosted by the City of Naperville and feature strategies for effective design and site planning. For information about MDRN’s many achievements,
click here. Email chaddick@depaul.edu to be notified when a registration link is ready.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 5:30 - 6:45 pm
Riverwalk Gathering for Chaddick & Graduate Student Community
Join us for a first-of-a-kind event, a midsummer gathering along the Chicago River Walk for the Chaddick community and Sustainable Urban Development students. This is an informal event with concessions available nearby. Email chaddick@depaul.edu if you are interested in attending. Free. Location: On the river landing next to Brews & Bites Riverwalk (B&B) at 201 - 231 W. Riverwalk, 60606. This is between Wells & Orleans Street on the south bank of the river.
November 2025, TBD
Study Trip to Milwaukee, WI
Join us for our 8th annual trip to this prominent neighbor to our north for a day of learning, conversation, and exploration. The cost is $25, inclusive of Amtrak fare and dinner. Meet at Union Station at 12:45 pm for our 1:05 pm departure and return back at 9 pm. Open to students and recent alums (Alums, please email us about attendance options). Check this site after September 15, 2025, for the registration link. Email questions to chaddick@depaul.edu
Winter 2025, TBD
Inauguration of South Shore Line's West Lake "Monon" Corridor
Join our Transportation Research Forum - Chicago Chapter to see the South Shore Line's new commuter rail line between Hammond and Dyer, IN. We'll travel on the inaugural day of service, with a mid-afternoon departure from Chicago's Van Buren Station. We'll have a Q&A with an expert and a site visit to the new Dyer and Hammond stations. Email chaddick@depaul.edu to be put on the interest list.