Urbs in horto in toto? Design contest picks proposals that would significantly green up Chicago
Imagine Chicago's commercial strips, schoolyards and vacant lots transformed into a green network of community arboreta, while the city's 28-mile long boulevard system becomes a series of lush gathering places.Could this be Chicago in 24 years? Maybe, under two separate but complementary proposals that have jointly won Horizon Lines: Visions for 2050, a design competition sponsored by the influential economic development organization World Business Chicago. The group announced the winners — the…
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