The Burnham Plan Centennial - Bold Plans, Big Dreams

Program Partners

TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND

The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national, nonprofit, land conservation organization that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, community gardens, historic sites, rural lands, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.The Trust for Public Land conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.


Partner Category: Civic and Non-Profit Organization

Centennial Activities

Bloomingdale Trail

Trust for Public Land

The Bloomingdale Trail is one of only a handful of innovative projects in the world that creates 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 Chicago, 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. [MORE]

Trust for Public Land

Website: http://www.tpl.org

Address:
Trust for Public Land
30 W. Monroes
Chicago, IL 60626
312.427.1979
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