How do changes in recreation impact lanscape design? In this presentation, Julia Bachrach, author of City in a Garden: A History of Chicago’s Parks, explores how the growing popularity of biking in 1880s Chicago—a major hub for bicycle design and manufacturing—forced landscape designers to accommodate a whole new range of activities, ultimately resulting in the mixed-use park areas including bicycle paths, tracks, and more.

This program is presented in conjunction with the Design Museum of Chicago’s exhibition Keep Moving: Designing Chicago’s Bicycle Culture, which explores how Chicago design shaped the American image of the bicycle and design’s ongoing influence on Chicago bicycle culture.