Chicago's Next Great Park
Imagine a 3-mile-long elevated linear park running through the heart of Chicago, connecting neighborhoods, the river, and our great park system. Built from a former rail line, the Bloomingdale Trail will make us healthier, get us to school and work faster, and provide us with great chances to play and mingle. Join Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail today and help us realize this vision, for Chicago's Next Great Park!
Park District capital improvement plan
The Chicago Park District has recently published its capital improvement plan for 2008 to 2012. These are the projects that the Park District will focus on in the next few years. The Bloomingdale Trail is listed among the acquisition and development projects.
FBT hears needs and desires of the disability community
Youth and adults with disabilities, their families, caretakers, teachers and providers are invited to give input into how they envision people with disabilities using the future Bloomingdale Trail. The visioning session is scheduled from 10am to 1pm on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the Center for Neighborhood Technology, 2125 W. North Ave. The meeting is wheelchair accessible and will be sign language interpreted. There is no admission fee, but reservations are required as a lunch will be served. RSVP Lucy Gomez-Feliciano at (773) 384-4370 x43
Listen for the BT tomorrow on WBEZ
Listen to Chicago Public Radio (91.5 FM WBEZ) tomorrow at 7:20am during Morning Edition for a long-ish piece on the Bloomingdale Trail. It’ll play again during Eight Forty-Eight at 9am and 8pm.
UPDATE: Here’s the story.
