Museum Campus proposal centers conservation in its makeover
One of the key recommendations of the proposal involves transforming Chicago’s Museum Campus into an “urban nature retreat.”
By Meha Ahmad
Museum Campus proposal centers conservation in its makeover
One of the key recommendations of the proposal involves transforming Chicago’s Museum Campus into an “urban nature retreat.”
By Meha Ahmad
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A new proposal to reimagine Chicago’s Museum Campus looks to restore native ecosystems, build barrier reef islands in Lake Michigan and develop a Great Lakes Climate Lab. The plan was crafted by a working group of 23 civic leaders tapped by Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Reset discusses what the makeover could mean for the future of conservancy in Chicago.
GUESTS: Matthew Santagata, regional planning manager at Openlands
Juanita Irizarry, executive director of Friends of the Parks