CDOT trail projects create off-street shared-use corridors that bring new recreational facilities and public spaces to communities. Trails create safe outdoor places for people to walk, jog, bike, and skate while also providing an alternative transportation system within Chicago’s and the region’s expanding bike network. Trails offer numerous benefits to communities including health, transportation, economic, environmental, and social benefits.

CDOT is in the preliminary design engineering phase of the Englewood Nature Trail improvement project. The project will transform abandoned railroad embankments and bridges into a multi-use trail and community asset. Once constructed, the trail will be a recreational and social resource in the Englewood community. It is anticipated that construction of the Project will commence in summer 2026.

1.75-mile-long former railway line runs east-west along an embankment, crossing 26 viaducts from Hoyne Avenue to Lowe Avenue, located between 58th Street and 59th Street

• Phase I Preliminarily Engineering and Environmental Study