A community garden will be created in Uptown along the 4800 block of North Ravenswood Avenue with support from $303,000 in Open Space Impact Fee (OSIF) funding approved by City Council today.

Consisting of .9 acres along a Metra rail line, the linear garden will be designed and managed in cooperation with Friends of Winnslie Parkway and the NeighborSpace land trust.

Approximately 20 parking spaces along Ravenswood will be removed to accommodate the project.

The OSIF program allocates fees paid by residential construction projects for open space improvements that offset the impact of new residents on community parks and related resources.

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