Mapping Chicago's Green Infrastructure
23 May 2004 - 11:00am
A new project maps greenways in the Chicago region.
"A new database and map of 'green infrastructure' in the Chicago regionmight help planners link trails and parks and yield new informationabout flooding, cooling and pollution.. With urban sprawl reaching out in all directions, environmentalists said the map will help them keep tabs on growth and save critical wildlife areas from destruction."
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Map charts out area's greenways
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The Daily Telegraph, May 21, 2004
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