Metropolitan Chicago Settlement Densities

3.5-01-World's Population Concentrated - Paris (55000 sq. mile) to Houston (3600 sq. mile)

World’s Population Concentrated

3.5-02-Metro Chicago circa 1936 at 10000 people square mile

1936 Metro Chicago

3.5-03-Metro Chicago circa 2009 at 3900 people square mile

2009 Metro Chicago

3.5-04-Chicago 2109 Metro Chicago at 13800 people square mile

Chicago 2109 Metro Chicago

3.5-05-City of Chicago population density circa 1980

1980 City Population Density

3.5-06-City of Chicago population density circa 2010

2010 City Population Density

3.5-07-The decline of the City of Chicago's middle class from 1970 to 2012 (courtesy Daniel Hertz)

City’s Declining Middle Class

3.5-08-Chicago 2109 Metropolitan settlement types and densities

Chicago 2109 Metro Settlement Types

3.5-09-Chicago 2109 projected Metropolitan city and town densities

Chicago 2109 Metro Settlement Densities

3.5-10-Chicago 2109 projected City settlement densities

Chicago 2109 City Settlement Densities

3.5-11-Chicago 2109 projected Rural settlement densities

Chicago 2109 Rural Settlement Densities

3.5-12-1943 Chicago highway proposal - Beyond Burnham (2009)

1943 Chicago Highway Proposal

3.5-13-1956 'Data Map' - Beyond Burnham (2009)

1956 Chicago ‘Data Map’

3.5-14-1966 Chicago Daily News coverage of regional design plans - Beyond Burnham (2009)

1966 Planning Press Coverage

3.5-15-1968 NIPC 'Finger Plan', from Beyond Burnham (2009)

1968 Chicago ‘Finger Plan’

3.5-16-2003 '2030 Metropolis Plan' from Chicago Metropolis 2020 - Beyond Burnham (2009)

‘2030 Metropolis Plan’ (2003)

3.5-17-2005 NIPC '2040 Regional Framework Plan' - Beyond Burnham (2009)

‘2040 Regional Framework Plan’ (2005)