The 606 is Chicago's Next Great Park
06/17/13: Chicago's next great park is The 606. The Trust for Public Land today announced The 606 as the umbrella name to encompass all elements of this park and trail system planned for.....read more »
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Credit: Darcy Kiefel
The Trust for Public Land’s recent Illinois work clusters in and around Chicago, whose motto, “Urbs in Horto”—“City in a Garden”—reflects a century-old tradition of urban parks. We have partnered with local government and community leaders to help Chicago recover this livable character, building new playgrounds and trails in neighborhoods that previously lacked access to green space.
The 606 is an innovative project on Chicago's Northwest side that will transform nearly three miles of unused rail line into the elevated Bloomingdale Trail, which will be linked to five ground-level neighborhood parks.
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more »Fish And Wildlife Service Applauded for Creating Urban Refuges
01/11/13: Two new national wildlife refuges which The Trust for Public Land helped create in urban areas were among a group of seven refuges honored today by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar at.....read more »
Hackmatack Named Chicago Region's First National Wildlife Refuge
08/15/12: Today, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the Interior Department had approved the addition of the Hackmatack refuge to the nation's system of National Wildlife Refuges...read more »
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more »- Rahm breaks ground on long-awaited Bloomingdale Trail project, 08/27/13, Voices-Chicago Sun Times blog
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