Join Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail, the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and Friends of the Parks for a walking tour of the Bloomingdale Trail on Chicago’s Northwest Side followed by a reception at Goose Island Brewpub, 1800 N. Clybourn Ave.
The event is the official kick off to the membership collaboration between the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and Friends of the Parks.
Time: 10:00 am - 12noon walk, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm reception
Where: The walk begins at McCormick Tribune YMCA, 1834 N. Lawndale Ave.
This event is free for FBT, Friends of the Parks and for Chicagoland Bicycle Federation members. $10 for non-members. For more information about the event or to register, please email Sarah Dunn at dunns@fotp.org or call (312) 857-2757 x. 14
Posted by Paul Smith on Jun 12, 2006
“We’ll have a basic level of access to get things moving, which is a great start”, says FBT President Josh Deth, on the request City of Chicago acquistion of land next to the Trail at Whipple and Albany.
Posted by Paul Smith on Jun 12, 2006
On Tuesday June 20th at 10am, the Chicago City Council committee on Housing and Real Estate is expected to approve an ordinance to acquire seven parcels of land to create a new children’s playlot and access point for the proposed 3-mile Bloomingdale Trail and Greenway. The trail will sit atop an elevated railroad embankment currently owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, which the city expects to acquire by the end of the year. Design and construction of the trail will take several years and is still dependent on larger public and private funding commitments. This one site alone when transformed into a park, will serve 4,260 children under the age of 10 who live within one half-mile.
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Posted by Paul Smith on Jun 12, 2006
