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14 lip 2022 · A stretch of the Chicago River, between North and Halsted, has always been an industrial-centric area known as the North Branch Canal and Turning Basin. Now, thanks to a new initiative, it’s been transformed into an educational wildlife park, complete with floating gardens, winding paths, and more.
13 lip 2022 · The first phase of The Wild Mile can be found behind the Lincoln Park REI store, 905 W. Eastman St., on the Chicago River canal on the east side of Goose Island. It features a large floating platform and walkways, as well as floating gardens with native species and other wildlife.
Published on February 20, 2019. Share. SOM has revealed their design for the world’s first floating eco-park along the Chicago River. Called Wild Mile Chicago, the project is sited between...
Located along the North Branch Canal of the Chicago River, the Wild Mile can be enjoyed by foot or boat. Head to 905 West Eastman Street behind REI to access the Wild Mile boardwalk. Walk amongst the floating gardens or launch from our public access dock.
21 lut 2019 · "The first-ever floating eco-park of its scale in the world. By 2020, we will complete a mile-long park of floating gardens and forests with public walkways and kayak docks in the Chicago River," said Urban Rivers.
10 sie 2022 · Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) joined forces with the nonprofit group Urban Rivers to build the first phase of a floating eco-park in the Chicago river dubbed the ‘Wild Mile’.
20 sie 2024 · LINCOLN PARK — The Wild Mile, a floating eco-park on the Chicago River, is expanding as part of a multi-year project that will convert a full mile of riverfront into a walkable and biodiverse green space.
