Bike Path Will Link Edgewater to Joliet, and Nearly All of It Is Off-Road - The Chainlink2024-03-29T13:39:54Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/bike-path-will-link-edgewater-to-joliet-and-nearly-all-of-it-is-1?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A1124441&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWow......so this would skip t…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-19:2211490:Comment:11244412019-06-19T02:29:35.480Zhuxohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/huxo
<p>Wow......so this would skip the I&M canal?</p>
<p>Wow......so this would skip the I&M canal?</p> "E 190th" -> "E 100th"
A r…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-18:2211490:Comment:11243492019-06-18T14:36:56.042Zdjmhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/djm
<p>"E 190th" -> "E 100th"</p>
<p>A route to Brownwell Woods:</p>
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<p>"E 190th" -> "E 100th"</p>
<p>A route to Brownwell Woods:</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2995706991?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2995706991?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> The long east-west stretch fr…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-18:2211490:Comment:11242652019-06-18T14:21:44.987Zdjmhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/djm
<p>The long east-west stretch from Chicago Heights to Joliet is the 22-mile-long <a href="http://oprt.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Old Plank Road Trail</a>. Dont forget to stop for gelato in downtown Frankfort.</p>
<p>The long east-west stretch from Chicago Heights to Joliet is the 22-mile-long <a href="http://oprt.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Old Plank Road Trail</a>. Dont forget to stop for gelato in downtown Frankfort.</p> It's moving forward. Slowly,…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-18:2211490:Comment:11242562019-06-18T03:57:04.744ZPaul Fitz, Scrabblorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DJScrabblor
<p>It's moving forward. Slowly, but reliably.</p>
<p>It's moving forward. Slowly, but reliably.</p> Getting from the end of LFT t…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-17:2211490:Comment:11244772019-06-17T21:23:28.917ZSkip Montanaro 0mihttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SkipMontanaro92
<p>Getting from the end of LFT to the SouthWorks area via South Shore Drive and South Lake Shore Drive is straightforward. You more-or-less follow the path through Calumet Park, exiting the park on E. 190th. Despite appearances to the contrary, the route between Indianapolis Blvd and the Skyway is off-street. I believe there are signs guiding you to the Beniac Greenway. That will take you south to about Hegewisch. Perhaps someone else can recommend a route through Hegewisch and Burnham to the…</p>
<p>Getting from the end of LFT to the SouthWorks area via South Shore Drive and South Lake Shore Drive is straightforward. You more-or-less follow the path through Calumet Park, exiting the park on E. 190th. Despite appearances to the contrary, the route between Indianapolis Blvd and the Skyway is off-street. I believe there are signs guiding you to the Beniac Greenway. That will take you south to about Hegewisch. Perhaps someone else can recommend a route through Hegewisch and Burnham to the Burnham Greenway. It's been a few years since I passed that way (and then I turned east, headed to Michiana). I don't recall the route.</p> It's essentially the route fr…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-17:2211490:Comment:11243322019-06-17T20:55:40.825ZTooscrappshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Tooscrapps
<p>It's essentially the route from Ave O/<span>126th Street</span> in Chicago to State St in Calumet City. The railroad was holding it up because they wanted a bridge, but it sounds like it's moving forward:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-southeast-side-tough-commute-getting-around-20190612-story.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-southeast-side-tough...</a></p>
<p>Background:…</p>
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<p>It's essentially the route from Ave O/<span>126th Street</span> in Chicago to State St in Calumet City. The railroad was holding it up because they wanted a bridge, but it sounds like it's moving forward:</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-southeast-side-tough-commute-getting-around-20190612-story.html">https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-southeast-side-tough...</a></p>
<p>Background:</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-burnham-greenway-trouble-getting-around-0828-20170825-column.html">https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-burnham-greenway-trouble...</a></p> Thanks for the tip!
I am act…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-17:2211490:Comment:11243302019-06-17T20:54:14.002Zhuxohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/huxo
<p>Thanks for the tip!</p>
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<p>I am actually planning this from the beginning of the Lakefront Trail and I don't even understand how to get from there to Burnham......The recommended route is via S Archer to the I & M Canal or through Oak Park. </p>
<p>Thanks for the tip!</p>
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<p>I am actually planning this from the beginning of the Lakefront Trail and I don't even understand how to get from there to Burnham......The recommended route is via S Archer to the I & M Canal or through Oak Park. </p> Not sure. If you bring up a G…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-17:2211490:Comment:11242302019-06-17T20:42:32.678ZSkip Montanaro 0mihttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SkipMontanaro92
<p>Not sure. If you bring up a Google Map centered on Burnham, IL with bike routes displayed:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Burnham,+IL/@41.6267454,-87.6184589,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x880e20a0eebb421d:0x556f233407994fd2!8m2!3d41.638924!4d-87.5567108!5m1!1e3">https://www.google.com/maps/place/Burnham,+IL/@41.6267454,-87.6184589,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x880e20a0eebb421d:0x556f233407994fd2!8m2!3d41.638924!4d-87.5567108!5m1!1e3</a></p>
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<p>I think you'll see mostly green to…</p>
<p>Not sure. If you bring up a Google Map centered on Burnham, IL with bike routes displayed:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Burnham,+IL/@41.6267454,-87.6184589,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x880e20a0eebb421d:0x556f233407994fd2!8m2!3d41.638924!4d-87.5567108!5m1!1e3">https://www.google.com/maps/place/Burnham,+IL/@41.6267454,-87.6184589,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x880e20a0eebb421d:0x556f233407994fd2!8m2!3d41.638924!4d-87.5567108!5m1!1e3</a></p>
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<p>I think you'll see mostly green to Burnham except for Hegewisch, then another gap between Lansing and Brownell Woods. That long east-west stretch (Chicago Heights -> Matteson -> Frankfort -> Joliet) looks a bit too straight to all be off-streets. It seems to be the Illinois Hwy which might be pretty busy (I certainly don't know the area). Still, I don't see a "greener" east-west route there which isn't frequently interrupted.</p> Did this actually happen? I c…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-17:2211490:Comment:11240692019-06-17T19:43:36.753Zhuxohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/huxo
<p>Did this actually happen? I can't seem to figure out what the route would be and google isn't helping. Most links are from this article in 2015. </p>
<p>Did this actually happen? I can't seem to figure out what the route would be and google isn't helping. Most links are from this article in 2015. </p> Once in Joliet, it's not hard…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-05-27:2211490:Comment:9901752016-05-27T12:26:54.336ZMarcusnhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Marcusn
<p>Once in Joliet, it's not hard to pick up the I&M Canal Trail, which is a mostly limestone trail that runs WSW to Starved Rock SP. </p>
<p>Once in Joliet, it's not hard to pick up the I&M Canal Trail, which is a mostly limestone trail that runs WSW to Starved Rock SP. </p>