The ULI Fall Meeting is just around the corner and as we get closer to the November dates, ULI Chicago will be posting “BuildUps”, short stories, articles, photos, and videos about how “Chicago Works”.  We want Fall Meeting participants to get a feel for the City and Suburbs and to get excited about joining us in Chicago!  Learn more about the ULI Fall Meeting, November 5-8, 2013

Chicago’s Bloomingdale Trail Takes Rail-to-Trail Concept to Next Level
Work will begin this summer to transform an abandoned 2.7-mile (4.4 km) stretch of elevated railway in Chicago into the Bloomingdale Trail, the city’s only pedestrian greenway and bike path running east to west, which ultimately will connect pedestrians and cyclists to trails that stretch all the way to the Indiana state line.
Read Full Article at UrbanLand
Next step for Bloomingdale Trail:  Creating an Identity, Chicago Tribune, 6/17/13