Protect, Preserve and Expand our Green Legacy:

BLOOMINGDALE TRAIL

The Bloomingdale Trail is one of only a handful of in- novative projects in the world that create new open space in a dense urban neighborhood on abandoned elevated rail lines. Only the second project of its type in the nation and the first in , the trail runs from the Chicago River to Ridgeway Avenue. Design and engineering are underway on this 2.8-mile linear park located on an above-grade right-of-way on Chicago’s northwest side.

Trust for Public Land REGIONAL GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE Our region’s communities are connected through a network of open spaces and natural areas — greenways and trails, Presenting Sponsor for the Environment wetlands, parks and forest preserves — from southeastern Wisconsin through to northwestern Indiana.

A century ago, Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett un- veiled their Plan of Chicago, a framework for growth in the Elina Viele Elina Viele greater Chicago area. Their vision included a network of forest preserve districts, open spaces and trails that laid the Trail access facilities that double as neighborhood parks foundation for the green infrastructure that so enriches the are being acquired and developed along the route, and quality of life in our three-state Chicago metropolis. fund raising is ongoing. This adaptive re-use of indus- trial infrastructure takes a pioneering approach to the The Bloomingdale Trail partners include Trust for Public Green Legacy goal of expanding neighborhood green GREEN LEGACY PROJECTS Land, the city of Chicago and Friends of the Bloomingdale space that will provide recreation, off-road connections One of the priority goals of the Burnham Plan Centennial Trail. All of the Burnham Plan Centennial Green Legacy is to make real progress in closing important gaps in the across neighborhoods with non-motorized transporta- Projects build on many years of hard work by civic organiza- region’s green infrastructure, and to build momentum for tion, and an “escape to nature” in the heart of the city. tions, community residents, foundations and government. creating the nation’s greenest region during the next 100 Partners in the project include the Trust for Public Land, They are the enduring legacy of Daniel Burnham’s Plan of years. Across the metropolitan area, the Burnham Plan City of Chicago, and the Friends of Bloomingdale Trail. Chicago, are critical to the long-term health of the region, Centennial and the nonprofit organization Openlands have and serve as catalysts for improving our quality of life over identified more than 20 “Green Legacy” projects that close the next 100 years. some of these critical gaps. When completed, these projects will help to: For more information about the Burnham Plan Centennial and its Green Legacy Projects visit • Complete Our Region’s Trail System • Connect Us to Our Rivers and Streams • Expand Neighborhood Green Space burnhamplan100.org • Protect Our Shoreline • Preserve Regionally Significant Open Space WISCONSIN ILLINOIS BURNHAM PLAN Hack-ma-tack Reserve BURNHAM PLAN CENTENNIAL CENTENNIAL Grand Illinois Trail Waukegan GREEN LEGACY Lakefront PROGREENJECT LEGACYS

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