The Bloomingdale Trail is a planned elevated city park running 2.7 miles from Ashland to Ridgeway along Bloomingdale Avenue. It currently is an abandoned railroad. Community meetings have been held over the past several years to plan the future of the Bloomingdale Trail. The City of Chicago is in the final steps of taking possession of The Bloomingdale’s embankment and bridges, currently the property of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Phase I (engineering and preliminary design) is complete, with final Phase II development plans in underway. Construction is expected to begin in late spring 2013. The project is on track for completion by fall of 2014. For more information on the Bloomingdale Trail, click on the links below, and check back here for updates.

Note- The Bloomingdale Trail is currently private property. Anyone on the Bloomingdale Trail is trespassing. If you see someone up there, make sure to call 911. The police have been informed of this problem and are monitoring it. They cannot make an arrest unless there is a complaint.

Bloomingdale Trail website 

Framework Plan 

Frequently asked questions 

Trust for Public Land