In spite of past failures, planning for Chicago and the region has never ceased. Numerous new urban plans have been produced over the last four decades including the "Chicago 21" plan (1973); the "Chicago Central Area Plan" (1983); the Metropolis Project's "Metropolis 2020" report (2001); and finally, NIPC's 2040 "Regional Framework Plan" (2005). To date, the city's plans have produced the most tangible results such as the Roosevelt Road extension, linking it to Lake Shore Drive, and the creation of the "Museum Campus"­­­­—both proposed in the 1983 plan. The regional plans, too new to evaluate, were the products of a renaissance in civic interest in planning which began during the 1980s.

1. Chicago 21: Plan for the Central Area Communities, 1973.
2. "Lifeline for the Middle City," rendering of proposed crosstown expressway, c.1977.
3. Dearborn Park, Chicago, IL, brochure, c.1980.
4. River City I, Clark Parkway Level, site plan (unbuilt), March 1974.
5. Harry Weese notebook, sketches, and notes regarding plans for new CTA lines, 1975.
6. Chicago Metropolis 2020, 2001.
7. The Metropolis Housing Index: Housing as an Opportunity brochure, 2003.