Public Plazas, Parks, and Preserves - and of course a lakefront.
The 1909 Plan of Chicago - aka, The Burnham Plan -
http://burnhamplan100.lib.uchicago.edu/files/content/documents/Plan_of_Chicago_booklet.pdf
"The Lake front by right belongs to
the people, It affords their
one great unobstructed view, stretching away
to the horizon, where water and clouds seem
to meet. . . . Not a foot of its shores should be
appropriated by individuals to the exclusion
of the people.” - 1909 Plan of Chicago
Of course there is MUCH more to the plan - public plazas/gathering places, forest preserves, parks, streamlined transportation, and much much more.
"Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will not themselves be realized" - Daniel Burnham, Chicago's greatest champion. A true urban visionary.
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