Roseland Heights Community Association

African American cyclist Marshall “Major” Taylor Tails to be improved

Major Taylor Bike Trail
The southernmost segment of the Major Taylor Bike Trail on the Far South Side would receive a new lighting system to increase safety and usability through $400,000 in Open Space Impact Fees.  The funds would be used by the Chicago Park District to light the two-mile section of trail that runs from roughly 107th Street and Racine Avenue to 127th Street and Normal Avenue through the Washington Heights, Morgan Park and West Pullman communities. Opened on a former rail line in 2007, the 6.5-mile trail is named for African American cyclist Marshall “Major” Taylor, who set numerous world speed records near the turn of the last century.

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