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There are many things that effect real estate. Among others is the attention-receiving proposal of the Bloomingdale Linear Park / City Elevated Greenway. Some neighborhoods will definitely gain, at least at some point.

The Bloomingdale Line is a 2.7 mile elevated railroad running east-west on the northwest side of Chicago. The city and other groups proposed to convert it into a greenway. The right-of-way passes through the community areas Logan Square, Humboldt Park and West Town. The City of Chicago first investigated converting the Bloomingdale Line into a greenway in a 1997 bicycle facilities plan, but it remained a freight line with occasional service for several more years. The city reintroduced the greenway concept as part of the Logan Square Open Space Plan in 2002-2004. This plan proposes a linear park or greenway with public access ramps every six to nine blocks. At the east end, a trailhead would be created at the Chicago River, and on the west end another trailhead would be integrated into the Logan Square YMCA campus.

A grassroots, non-profit organization, Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail FBT, was formed in 2003 to be the focal point for advocacy and community involvement in the conversion project. FBT has partnered with the City and The Trust for Public Land in a collaborative that will lead the project management, desig, and development of the park.

	Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail c/o Center for Neighborhood Technology 2125 W North Ave Chicago, IL 60647
	Friends of the High Line 430 West 14th Street, Suite 304 New York, NY 10014 Tel: (212) 206-9922 Fax: (212) 206-9118