DOWNTOWN — The city's transportation department is already preparing to build a trail that soars above and over the Chicago River, so why not a path that floats on the water?

That's one of the solutions in a "toolbox of different design treatments" proposed by the Active Transportation Alliance's just-released River Trail Action Plan, which envisions the development of a continuous 27-mile riverfront trail by 2030.

The action plan builds on momentum created by the wildly popular 606 Trail, as well as the city's "Our Great Rivers" plan, which demonstrated pent-up demand for off-street trails.

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