The Chainlink2024-03-29T09:28:41ZPeter Taylorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PeterTaylorhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/63600516?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://thechainlink.org/group/fmtt/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=3e6lryta7ekbn&feed=yes&xn_auth=norides and other eventstag:thechainlink.org,2013-03-31:2211490:Topic:6627112013-03-31T14:24:27.399ZPeter Taylorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PeterTaylor
<p>We've got a few coming up in the next several weeks.<br></br><br></br>Weather permitting, we'll start our monthly <a href="http://www.thechainlink.org/events/friends-of-the-major-taylor-trail-ride" target="_blank">3rd Sunday rides on 4/21</a>. On 4/27, we'll be working with the Openlands TreeKeepers program to <a href="http://www.thechainlink.org/events/major-taylor-trail-tree-planting" target="_blank">plant approx. 25 oak trees</a> along the trail north of 127th St. On 5/18, come on down for our…</p>
<p>We've got a few coming up in the next several weeks.<br/><br/>Weather permitting, we'll start our monthly <a href="http://www.thechainlink.org/events/friends-of-the-major-taylor-trail-ride" target="_blank">3rd Sunday rides on 4/21</a>. On 4/27, we'll be working with the Openlands TreeKeepers program to <a href="http://www.thechainlink.org/events/major-taylor-trail-tree-planting" target="_blank">plant approx. 25 oak trees</a> along the trail north of 127th St. On 5/18, come on down for our Ride to the River - more info on that event will be posted shortly.</p> trail conditionstag:thechainlink.org,2012-12-08:2211490:Topic:6247102012-12-08T20:04:31.151ZPeter Taylorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PeterTaylor
<p>This was previously mixed in with general comments, but I thought it needed to be its own topic.<br></br><br></br>Please feel free to post your own reports if you have taken a ride on the trail. If conditions are great, please tell us. If you see broken glass, downed tree branches or other issues, please share that info, too. <br></br><br></br>Please include <em>specific locations</em> with any problem reports (such as "broken glass just north of 115th St.," so we can use that info for service requests…</p>
<p>This was previously mixed in with general comments, but I thought it needed to be its own topic.<br/><br/>Please feel free to post your own reports if you have taken a ride on the trail. If conditions are great, please tell us. If you see broken glass, downed tree branches or other issues, please share that info, too. <br/><br/>Please include <em>specific locations</em> with any problem reports (such as "broken glass just north of 115th St.," so we can use that info for service requests to the park district or forest preserve district.<br/><br/>We hope that you enjoy your rides on the trail and that sharing info here will help.</p> photostag:thechainlink.org,2012-09-09:2211490:Topic:5932362012-09-09T03:04:50.912ZPeter Taylorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PeterTaylor
<p>Here's a place to share photos - from group rides, workdays and any events on the trail, as well as anything you want to share from your journeys on the trail.<br></br><br></br>I'll start with a few from our Labor Day workday between 128th Pl. and the river.<br></br><br></br><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795414?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795414?profile=original" width="650"></img></a> This was fairly early, when we hadn't been working that long to clear the overgrowth from both sides of the…</p>
<p>Here's a place to share photos - from group rides, workdays and any events on the trail, as well as anything you want to share from your journeys on the trail.<br/><br/>I'll start with a few from our Labor Day workday between 128th Pl. and the river.<br/><br/><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795414?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795414?profile=original" width="650"/></a>This was fairly early, when we hadn't been working that long to clear the overgrowth from both sides of the trail.<br/><br/><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795241?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795241?profile=original" width="650"/></a><br/><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795453?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795453?profile=original" width="650"/></a><br/><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795280?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795280?profile=original" width="650"/><br/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795315?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795315?profile=original" width="650"/></a><br/><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795243?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795243?profile=original" width="650"/><br/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795325?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795325?profile=original" width="650"/><br/></a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795239?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96795239?profile=original" width="650"/></a>Happy to be done for the day!</p> eventstag:thechainlink.org,2012-03-12:2211490:Topic:5223872012-03-12T18:25:36.264ZPeter Taylorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PeterTaylor
<p>Please check here for events on the trail. We will be posting a series of trail clean-up workdays soon, as well as a May ride on the trail. Stay tuned...</p>
<p>Please check here for events on the trail. We will be posting a series of trail clean-up workdays soon, as well as a May ride on the trail. Stay tuned...</p> meetingstag:thechainlink.org,2011-10-12:2211490:Topic:4656312011-10-12T18:42:53.392ZPeter Taylorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PeterTaylor
<p>Our regular meeting night is the 3rd Wednesday of each month, except December, at Ridge Park fieldhouse, 9625 S. Longwood Dr.</p>
<p><br/>Anyone who is interested in the trail is welcome to attend. We welcome new people and ideas.</p>
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<p>Our regular meeting night is the 3rd Wednesday of each month, except December, at Ridge Park fieldhouse, 9625 S. Longwood Dr.</p>
<p><br/>Anyone who is interested in the trail is welcome to attend. We welcome new people and ideas.</p>
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Please post here with date/details of any reports you make to 311 regarding graffiti or other issues requiring city services.<br/>
Please post here with date/details of any reports you make to 311 regarding graffiti or other issues requiring city services.<br/> where do I find the trail?tag:thechainlink.org,2010-11-08:2211490:Topic:2584352010-11-08T18:53:09.137ZPeter Taylorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PeterTaylor
<p>Here's the online version of the City of Chicago bike map for:<br></br> <br></br> <a href="http://www.cityofchicago.org/cityinfo/cdot/bikemap/usemap/23-N.html">northern section</a> (81st St. to 103rd St., 8100S to 10300S)<br></br>
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<a href="http://www.cityofchicago.org/cityinfo/cdot/bikemap/usemap/25-O.html">center section</a> (95th St. to 119th St., 10300S to 11900S)<br></br>
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<a href="http://www.cityofchicago.org/cityinfo/cdot/bikemap/usemap/27-P.html">southern section</a> (111th St. to…</p>
<p>Here's the online version of the City of Chicago bike map for:<br/> <br/>
<a href="http://www.cityofchicago.org/cityinfo/cdot/bikemap/usemap/23-N.html">northern section</a> (81st St. to 103rd St., 8100S to 10300S)<br/>
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<a href="http://www.cityofchicago.org/cityinfo/cdot/bikemap/usemap/25-O.html">center section</a> (95th St. to 119th St., 10300S to 11900S)<br/>
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<a href="http://www.cityofchicago.org/cityinfo/cdot/bikemap/usemap/27-P.html">southern section</a> (111th St. to Forestview, 11100S to 13400S)</p> linkstag:thechainlink.org,2010-04-21:2211490:Topic:1774692010-04-21T22:22:56.997ZPeter Taylorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PeterTaylor
Just wanted to share a few related links.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.majortaylorassociation.org/who.htm">Who was Major Taylor?</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.majortaylor.com/">Major Taylor Society</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.fi.edu/pieces/silverman/index.html">Major Taylor's story</a> (kid-friendly text)<br/><br/><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Taylor">Major Taylor</a> (Wikipedia)<br/>
Just wanted to share a few related links.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.majortaylorassociation.org/who.htm">Who was Major Taylor?</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.majortaylor.com/">Major Taylor Society</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.fi.edu/pieces/silverman/index.html">Major Taylor's story</a> (kid-friendly text)<br/><br/><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Taylor">Major Taylor</a> (Wikipedia)<br/> amenities near the trailtag:thechainlink.org,2009-08-05:2211490:Topic:1068452009-08-05T23:34:42.362ZPeter Taylorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PeterTaylor
A few of us were discussing what amenities exist near the trail that would improve the riding experience.<br />
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Graver Park (102nd Pl just east of Prospect, 9 am to 9 pm weekdays, 9 am to 4 pm Sat/Sun) and Ridge Park (Longwood just south of 96th, 7 am to 9 pm weekdays, 9 am to 4 pm Sat/Sun) both offer bathrooms and fresh water.<br />
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Can you suggest more parks or other facilities for public bathrooms and water?
A few of us were discussing what amenities exist near the trail that would improve the riding experience.<br />
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Graver Park (102nd Pl just east of Prospect, 9 am to 9 pm weekdays, 9 am to 4 pm Sat/Sun) and Ridge Park (Longwood just south of 96th, 7 am to 9 pm weekdays, 9 am to 4 pm Sat/Sun) both offer bathrooms and fresh water.<br />
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Can you suggest more parks or other facilities for public bathrooms and water? trail conditionstag:thechainlink.org,2009-07-16:2211490:Topic:1008602009-07-16T02:52:36.582ZPeter Taylorhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/PeterTaylor
Today I rode the trail from the trailhead off the 83rd St. parking lot to 95th and from 105th to 111th.<br />
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The northern section has a little bit of tree debris north of 87th. There is no broken glass from the trailhead to 91st, and only a small amount from 91st to 95th.<br />
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The section from 105th to 111th had only small amounts of broken glass in a few locations, easily avoidable. It's the cleanest I've ever seen it. :) There are weed trees overgrowing the northbound lane in spots between 111th and…
Today I rode the trail from the trailhead off the 83rd St. parking lot to 95th and from 105th to 111th.<br />
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The northern section has a little bit of tree debris north of 87th. There is no broken glass from the trailhead to 91st, and only a small amount from 91st to 95th.<br />
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The section from 105th to 111th had only small amounts of broken glass in a few locations, easily avoidable. It's the cleanest I've ever seen it. :) There are weed trees overgrowing the northbound lane in spots between 111th and 107th.