Only Planners in the Building - The Official APA Illinois Chapter Podcast

• Episode 18 - LIVE from the 2025 APA-IL State Conference

  Join in the discussion with the 2025 winners of the DanielBurnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan: The Village of Downers Grove and Houseal Lavigne for the “Guiding DG - Planning the Future of Downers Grove” Comprehensive Plan. We’re joined by Jason Zawila, AICP, Planning Manager forthe Village, and John Houseal, FAICP, partner and co-founder of Houseal Lavigne.NOTES & LINKS:Downers Grove Comprehensive Plan website:  https://guiding-dg-plans-vdg.hub.arcgis.com/pages/comprehensive-planVillage of Downers Grove, IL:  https://www.downers.usHouseal Lavigne: https://www.hlplanning.com MUSIC:"Rock On Chicago" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)“Carpe Diem” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)“Digital Lemonade” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Comments and feedback: [email protected]

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• Episode 17 - 2025 APA-IL State Planning Conference!

  Are you excited for the 2025 APA-IL State Conference? Join in our chat with Phil Green, AICP, the Chairman of this year's Conference. Andy Cross is joined by co-host Katie Ashbaugh to talk about the theme of this year's conference centering around the value of storytelling in planning. Phil's vision for the conference is amazing, so tune in for a preview and we'll see you in October!Show NotesGuest Host: Katie Ashbaugh, AICPKeynote Speaker: Margaret Chandra Kerrisonhttps://margaretkerrison.my.canva.site/Mobile Workshop: Dilla! Sherman “Dilla” Thomashttps://www.chicagomahogany.com/our-historian  (all his social media links are here) MUSIC:"Rock On Chicago" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0“Happy” “Funk Music” and “Glitter Blast” – Music byTwisterium/ twisterium.comhttps://www.twisterium.com/creative-commons-music/ Comments and feedback: [email protected]

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• Episode 16 - Parking, Persistence, and Pendletӧg: A Discussion with Jane Wilberding, AICP

  Join host Andy Cross as he sits down with Jane Wilberding,AICP. Jane is a Senior Mobility Manager with HNTB and is a national thought leader on parking reform. She’s a board member and co-founder of the Parking Reform Network, speaks in Illinois and around the country at transportation and planning events, and has wonderful stories about her path into transportation planning. As you may have guessed from the episode title, it includes a semester in Denmark! Join the discussion to hear about how that experience,special people, and scary movies play roles in her life and career. Links: https://parkingreform.org/https://www.wtsinternational.org/chapters/greater-chicagohttps://www.ilapa.org/aws/APAIL/pt/sp/home_pagehttps://yptchicago.org/https://www.wpdchicago.com/Chicago’s EV Framework project:  https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdot/supp_info/CDOT_EVFramework/CDOT_EVFramework.htmlBook: “Paved Paradise” https://www.henrygrabar.com/paved-paradiseMUSIC:"Rock On Chicago" “Newer Wave” “Limit 70” KevinMacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0“Inception” and “Inspiring Guitar” – Music by Twisterium/twisterium.com Comments and feedback: [email protected]

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• Episode 15 - Legacy Planner: Bruce Knight, FAICP

  Join host Andy Cross as he sits down with Bruce Knight, FAICP, the Planning and Development Director for the City of Champaign. Bruce has been with the City for 36 years. During that time he was the APA President from 2010 to 2011, led the APA-IL Chapter as President, served on the APA’s Board and Accreditation Committee, and was instrumental in helping the City of Champaign navigate exciting and challenging times. Join us as we talk about the importance of telling the planning story, talk about leadership and communication, and the value of learning opportunities at every stage of our careers.Music Credits:"Rock on Chicago" "Enter the Party" "Pleasant Porridge" "Paradise Found" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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• Episode 14 - Lemonsters in the Closet

  Join host Andy Cross as he sits down with Jason Berry, AICP,the Economic and Community Development Director in the Village of Lemont. Theytalk about what makes the south side of Chicago special, exciting andinnovative approaches to economic development in Lemont, team building andleadership, and of course, pizza.SHOW NOTESHistoric Lemont Book: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/9781467160582?srsltid=AfmBOoqZgEQDcpx2su5JjfPh9Lg7Zdc32v8s92CMMg4hqLJzu8sRsmEnHistoric Blue Island Book: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/9781467162043?srsltid=AfmBOorTEhffN-VcrgNV9JifuRVF9Iy0MuCLgT7yIEMkStZcB-T4RmKYCheck out https://www.lemontdowntown.com/and sign up for our newsletter! We’re also on Instagram and Facebook at@lemontdowntown Jason's co-author and frequent collaborator, Kevin at SouthCookExplore https://www.southcookexplore.com/or https://www.instagram.com/southcookexplore/ISS 2025 Virtual Conference –Discount Code ONLYPLANNERS for$5 off registration Music Credits: "Funky Boxstep" Kevin MacLeod www.incompetech.com"Paradise Found" Kevin MacLeod www.incompetech.com

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