From Rails to Trails: The Economic Impact of Chicago’s Repurposed Railways

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🗓️ 2 October 2016

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

As The 606 stokes fears of economic displacement, the city wants to repurpose more rail lines. What's the state of research on this?

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0:00.0	When were the...
0:03.0	What school's up?
0:06.0	Who decides what the next...
0:08.0	Where's that story?
0:09.0	Why they keep the look?
0:11.0	What is this?
0:13.0	It's a curious city.
0:15.0	Where WBEZ answers your questions...
0:17.0	About Chicago, the region, and its people.
0:20.0	Hi, I'm reporter Sean Kennedy.
0:23.0	Logan Square resident Patrick Singler starts every morning with a stroll with his baby daughter.
0:28.0	I just find any, any opportunity I can to come out here with Caroline or with my wife, even before
0:34.2	Caroline was born. My wife and I would walk out here.
0:37.4	Where he does that is significant.
0:39.8	Maybe you've heard about it.
0:40.9	It's the Bloomingdale Trail, better known as the 606.
0:44.6	We love it here.
0:45.8	It's a rail-to-trail conversion, meaning once the railroad abandoned the tracks that used to run
0:50.4	there, it was converted into a path for biking, running, whatever.
0:54.7	The two-and-a-half- mile elevated trail passes near his house as it stretches across Chicago's
1:00.5	north side, from Bucktown to Humboldt Park.
1:03.1	I use it in the night, in the morning, you know, anytime we can.
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