There are so many exciting and wonderful projects taking root in Chicago, particularly in Logan Square. And when a project that requires as much funding ($95 million, to be exact) as The 606 manages to bring together a community of more than 80,000 neighbors among the neighborhoods of Logan Square, Wicker Park, Humboldt Park, and Bucktown, I can’t see how this can’t be beneficial to the community as a whole.
To preface, the Bloomingdale Line began to diminish around the early 90s and so it was suggested by the City of Chicago to be used as a much needed green space for the Logan Square area. When residents thought that it should be a three mile trail (undisturbed by streets) that runs through each of these neighborhoods, the decade of planning, funding, and contracting sort of just–flew by.
In less than two months time, the trail will be open. On the official 606 site it says, “The 606 brings together arts, history, design, trails for bikers, runners, and walkers, event spaces, alternative transportation avenues, and green, open space for neighbors, Chicagoans, and the world.”
Looking forward to seeing the finished product!
Check out some of the final design images below.