Making Green Health Neighborhoods a Reality 

The City of Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is pleased to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) funding the Englewood Line Trail. This project seeks to convert a 1.75-mile abandoned railway corridor into a grade-separated bicycle trail in the neighborhood of Englewood, Chicago. 

This website has been created to compile the grant application and supporting appendices, including: 

• The Application Project Narrative 
• Appendix A: Letters of Support
• Appendix B: Letter of Funding Commitment  
• Appendix C: Benefit-Cost Analysis Spreadsheet  
• Appendix D: Benefit-Cost Analysis Methodology Memo
• Appendix E: Draft Categorical Exclusion Application
• Appendix F: February 2022 Englewood Line Trail Planning and Urban Design Framework FINAL Task Order Request

Additionally, this application is supported by the following previous plans and other documentation:  

• 2017 Englewood Line Trail Project Development Report Volume 1 
• 2017 Englewood Line Trail Project Development Report Volume 2
• 2017 Englewood Line Trail Project Development Report Volume 3
• 2017 Englewood Line Trail Project Development Report Volume 4
• 2014 Green Healthy Neighborhoods Plan
• 2016 Englewood Line Trail Health Impact Assessment
• 2008 Greater Englewood Community Plan
• 2008 Climate Action Plan
• 2015 Sustainable Chicago Plan
• 2022 Draft Climate Action Plan
• 2016 Vision Zero Action Plan
• 2022 Update of the Chicago Trails and Corridors Vision
• 2021 Strategic Plan for Transportation 
• Greater Englewood Webpage for INVEST South/West
• 2023 Transportation Improvement Program Englewood Trail Final Design 
• 2022 Growing for Chicago Project Summary