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The µÚÒ»³Ô¹Ï Planning Committee consists of knowledgeable volunteer professionals from the fields of design, development, construction, planning, engineering, ecology, and marine recreation. The Planning Committee's primary role is to assist Friends' staff in providing guidance for river edge developments.

The Planning Committee has many resources and extensive knowledge of developing on the edge of the river, as well as a thorough understanding of the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development's 2019 River Edge Design Guidelines and the Waterways Ordinance. The Planning Committee meets quarterly, as needed, throughout the year to review and discuss development projects along the Chicago-Calumet River system.

For questions about the Planning Committee, please contact Amy Heldman, Friends' senior planner and GIS manager at

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Current Members of the Planning Committee

Committee Coordinators

Adam Flickinger, AICP
Planning Director, µÚÒ»³Ô¹Ï

Amy Heldman
Senior Planner & GIS Manager, µÚÒ»³Ô¹Ï 

Committee Volunteer Members

Jacqueline J. Loewe
Sheridan Park Consulting
Board Member, µÚÒ»³Ô¹Ï

Peter Bator
SpaceCo Inc.

Cathy Breitenbach
Chicago Park District

Grant Crowley
Board Member, µÚÒ»³Ô¹Ï

Tom Honn

Daniel Loewenstein
Board Member, µÚÒ»³Ô¹Ï

Kelly Murphy
MKSK

Jim Mark
Board Member, µÚÒ»³Ô¹Ï, Wight & Co.

Cassandra Rice
Perkins&Will

William Wellington
SmithGroup

Tricia Ruffolo
Cook County

Stephen Schuster
Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.

Rick Whitney
Fitzgerald Architects

Ryan Christopher Green
Board Member, µÚÒ»³Ô¹Ï, DL3 Realty Advisors Ltd.

Curtis Witek
Cook County

Natalie Moore
Forest Preserves of Cook County

Wade Splinter
STL Architects

Lakeshia Wright
Guided By Community

Ethan Appelgren
Hey & Associates