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The Major Taylor Trail is a 8.1-mile-long (13.0 km) partial shared-use path for walking, jogging, skateboarding, and cycling, located in the southside of Chicago, Illinois. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] See also
Pages in category "Bike paths in the Chicago metropolitan area" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It also serves as a route for bicycle, skateboard and personal transporter commuters. On busy summer days 70,000 people use the trail. [2] The LFT is located wholly within the Chicago city limits and spans from 7100 South/2560 East to 5800 North/1000 West. It is a dedicated-use path, although frequent intersections do pose a threat to path users.
Frequent intersections do pose a threat to path users. These intersections are clearly signed both to path users and motorists. It also serves as a route for bicycle, skateboard and personal transporter commuters. The trail mostly follows the Salt Creek River, a tributary of the Des Plaines River. [2] [3]
The Bloomingdale Trail is a 2.7-mile (4.3 km) elevated rail trail linear park running east–west on the northwest side of Chicago.It is the longest greenway project of a former elevated rail line in the Western Hemisphere, and the second longest in the world, after the Promenade plantee linear park in Paris.
This category includes all articles and subcategories related to bicycle paths within the city limits of the City of Chicago. These paths may be on parkways or on city streets where such paths exist. Do not include articles or subcategories related to bike paths beyond the city limits.
In October 2005, the Chicago Sun-Times reported on CDOT's 50/50 Sidewalk Program. The program was billed as a way for home-owners to evenly split the cost with the city to replace public sidewalks in front of their homes. The report found that most homeowners paid more than 50% of the final construction cost.
The Chicago Pedway is a network of tunnels, ground-level concourses and bridges in Chicago, Illinois connecting skyscrapers, retail stores, hotels, and train stations throughout the central business district.