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The Bloomingdale Trail vs. the High Line: A tale of two greenways
By Alex Baum, Regional Director – ERA-co
October 16, 2025
The planned Bloomingdale Trail extension is short, but it would get you past Ashland and the Kennedy car-free
Here's hoping that this nifty new trail segment happens sooner than later.
August 8, 2023
How the Englewood Nature Trail will be different than The 606
Unlike The 606 neighborhoods Englewood isn't currently facing major gentrification pressures. But Grow Greater Englewood is taking steps to ensure the new trail will benefit existing residents.
December 11, 2022
Affordable housing and a new park in the works for western end of 606 Trail
It would have been better if more had been done to prevent housing displacement in the first place.
October 5, 2021
Dear CPD, please stop endangering bystanders by firing guns in stations and on trails
It's way past time for Chicago to reform the department's use of force policies, before some innocent person gets shot while catching a train or enjoying a trail.
April 23, 2021
Lakefront Trail has reopened after 24+ hour closure following blizzard
Let's chalk this up as a rare exception to the CPD's normally excellent trail maintenance protocols.
February 17, 2021
Dominick’s preview: Some argue bike lane layout for new Lincoln Yards bridge is sub-par
Developer Sterling Bay released plans to extend the Bloomingdale Trail, aka The 606, east from Bucktown to the new enclave, as well as to lengthen Dominick Street.
October 13, 2020
People flock to the reopened Bloomingdale while maintaining social distance
The 606 is officially open now, but neighbors say thing aren't that different than last week, when many people were already using it illegally.
June 22, 2020
As city gets ready to reopen The 606, neighbors say Slow Streets need more signs
Today the city announced that The 606 will reopen Monday, but neighbors are already using it. Meanwhile, the parallel Slow Street route is seeing issues with illegal cut-through traffic and speeding.
June 18, 2020
Installation of Slow Street alternative to 606 starts tomorrow with Wabansia opening
The corridor will eventually stretch from Cortland and Ridgeland to Cortland and Ashland.
June 11, 2020
