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Areas of The 606 closed during construction
Dear Neighbor, Due to the construction work happening to restore the Exelon Observatory, there will be periods over the next few weeks when the Ridgeway entrance to the Bloomingdale Trail will not be accessible….
· ArchivesThank you for celebrating with us at The 606 Block Party
What a great party! The 606 Block Party was a fun-filled success, thanks to the thousands of friends and neighbors who joined us and otherwise supported The 606 with your community spirit and generous…
· ArchivesFebruary 19, 2016 – Neighborhood Update
The 606 Bloomingdale Trail Homeowners Program: Are you a Humboldt area homeowner around The 606 in need of home improvements? Take advantage of a forgivable loan — up to $25,000 — for modest-income homeowners…
· ArchivesA Preview of the Long Awaited 606 Trail, Opening This Weekend
The Bloomingdale Trail, or 606, has spent over ten years in the making, and the long awaited rails-to-trails project that stretches from Humboldt Park to Bucktown will finally open to the public this weekend….
· ArchivesBloomingdale Trail unveiled in advance of Saturday opening
Chicago Sun-Times Maudlyne Ihejirika View video on the Sun-Times’ website A 10-foot-wide path flanked by 2-foot-wide running tracks where tracks of the train kind once lay, fledgling trees and scenic landscaping, beckoned the horde…
· ArchivesAtop Bloomingdale Trail, Emanuel Sees ‘The 606’ as Neighborhood Unifier
HUMBOLDT PARK — Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday praised the potential unifying impact of The 606 project and its elevated Bloomingdale Trail, which cuts through four city neighborhoods and is set to open on…
· ArchivesChicago’s new 606 trail a boon for open space, neighborhoods it links
From the air, it resembles a thin gray ribbon, stretching almost endlessly as it wends its way through a thicket of factory smokestacks and cheek-by-jowl houses. Closer to the ground, it becomes intimate, a…
· ArchivesElementary student bike clubs along Bloomingdale Trail gear up for opening
RedEye Steven Vance West Town Bikes and students at five Chicago elementary schools are planning a spectacle for The 606’s grand opening on June 6. All the schools are within a couple of blocks…
· ArchivesDrone Flies Over Nearly-Ready Bloomingdale Trail
ABC7 Chicago Paul Meincke Watch the video on ABC7’s website More than $90 million has been spent to turn part of the old Bloomingdale Rail Line into a park that is more than…
· ArchivesA sneak peek at The 606
RedEye Leonor Vivanco The railroad tracks that once carried freight cars full of Schwinn bicycles and Hammond organs are gone, replaced with a smooth concrete path for cyclists and soft rubber shoulders for runners….
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