Events: Walking Tour Creating Downtown in the Suburbs – The Burr Ridge Experience

The APA-Chicago Metro Section August program will feature a presentation and walking tour of Burr Ridge's Village Center. Come hear about Burr Ridge's efforts to convert a low density suburban office park into a mixed use, neo-traditional neighborhood. Please see the attached flyer for details.

SPEAKERS:
Aaron Cook – Village of Burr Ridge
Mayor Gary A. Grasso – Village of Burr Ridge
Doug Pollock, Burr Ridge Community Development Director
Darryl J. Strouse, Manager, Architecture - Opus Architects & Engineers, Inc.
Demetrios Stavrianos, Associate - RTKL

WHEN:
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Program: 3:00PM to 4:00PM (Registration begins at 2:15PM)
Presentations 4:00PM to 5:00PM
Walking Tour of Burr Ridge Village Center 5:00PM
Happy Hour at Coopers Hawk Winery & Restaurant.

WHERE:
Lake Ridge Pointe Venue & Conference Center,
1000 Burr Ridge Parkway, Burr Ridge, IL 60527

COST:
$15 paid at the door. Checks should be made payable to APA-CMS. The fee includes appetizers at Coopers Hawk.

RSVP: Please rsvp to apachicagometrosection@yahoo.com no later than Monday, August 18th. If you need to cancel your reservation, please do so no later than three days prior to the program.

QUESTIONS:
Please contact Aaron Cook at 630-654-8181 ext. 123 or acook@burr-ridge.gov for any questions regarding the program.