How did we get to this stage?
A plan to revitalize Highland Park’s unique resources for today and for the future
Two years ago, the Park District of Highland Park began a wide-ranging process to renovate all four of our lakefront properties. After much extensive planning and input from the community, we enlisted waterfront planners JJR, LLC, to provide us with a master plan for our lakefront and help enlist the community in the process. This award-winning company has worked on the revitalization of lakefronts in major cities including Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, and Cleveland, as well as Lake Forest and Independence Grove. Williams Architects, who designed the Recreation Center of Highland Park and Hidden Creek AquaPark, was enlisted to develop the building plans. All concepts for the lakefront were developed with green sustainable design principles that closely follow LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification guidelines. After examining the costs involved, we narrowed our focus to two beaches to renovate immediately: Rosewood Beach and Central Park. Millard Park and Beach and Moraine Beach will be slated for renovation in the future.
Request a copy of the Executive Summary
Would you like a copy of the Lakefront Plan Executive Summary or the proceedings from the Lakefront Summit on a CD and/or a 30-minute video summary DVD? To request your copies please email your name, address and what you would like to lakefrontsummit@pdhp.org.
