Feasibility Study of Use of UP Tracks as Bike/Walking Trail Due in April
The final feasibility study of converting the unused Union Pacific Railroad tracks located in the center of downtown Northfield and extending south in Glenview and Wilmette and north into Northbrook is expected to be completed in late April. .
The study will show how the unused Union Pacific railroad tracks that travel through the communities can be turned into a linear park/walking/biking trail and connect to the Skokie Valley Trail in Lake County that currently goes to Lake Forest with an extension planned to Lake Bluff to connect with the North Shore Trail.
Development of this unused rail line would be a long term project for the Villages and it is hoped that with various grants and donations, this current neglected tract of land can be turned into a strip of beauty providing a nature park for the area, and a walking and biking trail that would offer an alternate means of transportation and "Safe Route to School" as well as provide economic enhancements to community shops and restaurants.
