The Wild Mile, a 17-acre floating park that will stretch from North Avenue to Chicago Avenue, seeks to restore the Chicago River ecosystem.
Andy Bone walks his dogs Keira, left, and Kilroy at the Wild Mile floating boardwalk and gardens on June 30, 2022, in Chicago.
The Wild Mile, which has largely been supported by city grants, philanthropic donations and partnerships with larger organizations like Shedd Aquarium, seeks to replenish and restore, which have long been dormant due to the industrial nature of the river. In the 1850s, the river — in line with waterways across major cities — became a site of commercial transportation and the backyard to rows of factories, warehouses and waste management plants.
Wesley emphasized that behind each step of the project’s planning and advancement is an emphasis on and prioritization of the river’s wildlife. Around this time, Blakey said he and the Near North Unity Program were coordinating a merger between the Jenner Academy of the Arts, located in the footprint of the former public housing complex
Blakey, who said he saw a “moral imperative” for students to have a physical space where they could meet, was inspired by a quote from Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall: “Unless our children begin to learn together, there is little hope that our people will ever begin to live together.
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