Stretching the Boundaries

Stretching the Boundaries

by | Dec 31, 2015 | Planning

An article published in Planning Magazine, January 2002, corresponding with the annual planning conference, which was in Chicago that year. I summarize efforts of the many (too many) groups with their hand in the regional planning arena, in Stretching the...
Island Grove Afternoon

Island Grove Afternoon

by | Dec 31, 2015 | People & Places

A ‘first person’ essay, Island Grove Afternoon was published in Illinois Issues, November, 2001. Alvin later told me he thought the story needn’t seem so sad. My original text, more complete, follows below. It is the church standing alone in the...

A Different Kind of Recovery

by | Dec 30, 2015 | Planning

An article about the ideas of designer William McDonough was published in Conscious Choice in April, 2002 . Read A different kind of recovery Conscious Choice, April ’02

Sustainable Suburbia

by | Dec 30, 2015 | Planning

This article, subtitled The Beauty and the Promise of Conservation Design, appeared in Conscious Choice in April, 2001. Read Sustainable suburbia   Conscious Choice, April ’01
In memoriam – Bill Lavicka

In memoriam – Bill Lavicka

by | Feb 8, 2015 | Blog, People & Places

Bill Lavicka was one of those rare fearless people that every democracy needs. He was the indispensable ingredient, the spice that brightens up the dish. There was no dull moment with Bill around. The core of his passion was this: he loved old buildings. Bill was a...