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| Regional Plan Proposes 1,000 Miles of Greenways | |
| Aug 19, 1992 | |
| Jim Ritter | |
| Chicago Sun-Times | |
| Pertains to Great Western Trail, Boulevard Bikeway, Chicago area, Chicago, Joliet, Aurora, Elgin, Waukegan, McHenry, Orland Park, Des Plaines | |
| Regional planners are proposing a 1,000-mile network of narrow parks where residents could ride a bike, paddle a canoe or go cross-country skiing. The "greenway" network would cost tens of millions of dollars and take 20 years to develop. If and when it is finished, you would be able to hike or bike from the Wisconsin state line to the southern tip of Will County, or from the restored boulevards on Chicago's West Side to the Great Western Trail in western Kane County. Greenways are strips of natural areas along rivers, abandoned railroads, utility rights-of-way and boulevards. They ... |
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