August 6th, 2025
Third Community Meeting for the Winnslie Parkway Expansion Project
Two Videos
Winnslie Expansion 3rd Community Meeting : Part 1
Event date: Wed, Aug 6, 2025
Location, 5003 N Ravenswood Ave.
Join us for highlights from the third community meeting on the Winnslie Parkway Expansion. This session features updated landscape plans, including the Gateway Garden and Allee, and South Raised Crosswalk. Community members, designers, and neighbors came together to review design details, discuss plantings, and share feedback on how this new green space will enhance Ravenswood for years to come .
Winnslie Expansion 3rd Community Meeting, Part 2
Event date: Wed, Aug 6, 2025
Location, 5003 N Ravenswood Ave.
Part II of the Third Community Meeting for the Winnslie Parkway Expansion highlights the evolving design concepts, including the North Raised Crosswalk, and the Evergreen Garden. City officials and design partners are working hand in hand with community leaders to transform the Metra embankment into a unique urban green space that blends historic materials, native plantings, and innovative design to serve both neighbors and the environment.
June 4, 2025
Second Community Meeting for the Winnslie Parkway Expansion Project
Four Videos
📍 EXPANSION MASTER PLAN PART 1
Event date: June 4, 2025
📍 Location: 5003 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL
👥 Attendees include members of Friends of Winnslie Parkway, Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, SSA31, landscape design team, and community supporters.
In this video, Friends of Winnslie Parkway present the master plan for the upcoming Winnslie Parkway Expansion in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. Mark Weber (President, Friends of Winnslie Parkway) gives opening remarks and historical background, followed by Stephen Christy and landscape architect David Bier (Futurity, Inc.) who introduces the detailed expansion plans. After the indoor presentation, attendees tour the expansion site along North Ravenswood Avenue before work begins.
📍 EXPANSION MASTER PLAN PART 2
📍 Event date: June 4, 2025
📍 Location: 5003 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL
👥 Attendees include members of Friends of Winnslie Parkway, Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, SSA31, landscape design team, and community supporters.
IIn this video, landscape architect David Bier (Futurity, Inc.) gives a guided tour of the southern Winnslie Parkway Expansion in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. Starting at the Lawrence Avenue Gateway, he explains key design features along the Allee path to the South Elevated Crosswalk near Concordia Day Care.
The video includes maps and visuals showing new plantings, improved access, and connections to community spaces—highlighting the transformation of this neglected corridor into a welcoming green space.
📍 EXPANSION MASTER PLAN PART 3
📍 Event date: June 4, 2025
📍 Location: 5003 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL
👥 Attendees include members of Friends of Winnslie Parkway, Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, SSA31, landscape design team, and community supporters.
In this third video from the Winnslie Parkway Expansion Walk the Trail event, landscape architect David Bier presents plans for the area between the Southern and Northern Elevated Crosswalks.
He highlights key design features, pathways, and plantings that will enhance this green corridor in Ravenswood. Attendees walk the site as David explains the proposed improvements, with visuals and diagrams illustrating the transformation.
📍 EXPANSION MASTER PLAN PART 4
📍 Event date: June 4, 2025
📍 Location: 5003 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL
👥 Attendees include members of Friends of Winnslie Parkway, Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, SSA31, landscape design team, and community supporters.
In this final video from the Winnslie Parkway Expansion Walk the Trail event, landscape architect David Bier guides the group from the North Elevated Crosswalk to the Yew Garden, where the new expansion meets the original Parkway near Ainslie.
David highlights the Yew Grove—a quiet, shaded retreat—and shares the final features of the Expansion Master Plan. This video completes the June 4, 2025, walkthrough of the full Winnslie Parkway Expansion corridor.
April 7th, 2025
1st Community meeting via online presentation. April 7th, 2025 One Video
Introduction to the Winnslie Parkway Expansion Project, . Video
Oct 30, 2024
From the Office of the Mayor of Chicago:
Uptown Garden to Receive Open Space Funding
A community garden will be created in Uptown along the 4800 block of North
Ravenswood Avenue with support from $303,000 in Open Space Impact Fee (OSIF)
funding approved by City Council October 30th, 2024.
Consisting of .9 acres along a Metra rail line, the linear garden will be designed and
managed in cooperation with Friends of Winnslie Parkway and the NeighborSpace
land trust.
Approximately 20 parking spaces along Ravenswood will be removed to
accommodate the project.
The OSIF program allocates fees paid by residential construction projects for open
space improvements that offset the impact of new residents on community parks
and related resources.
Additionally, a video of the City Council Committee's approval for the Winnslie Expansion is available for viewing.
The Ravenswood Avenue Greenway & Rail Trail
Watch the Videos
90 sec Teaser to the Ravenswood Greenway Video.
Ravenswood Greenway Video 7 min.
An introduction to the Ravenswood Greenway Proposal
Introductory Community Meeting for the Ravenswood Greenway 2022
The meeting was held Friday April 1st, 2022 from 7-8pm.
Follow up Community Meeting for the Ravenswood Greenway 2023
Friday, March 31st, 2023, 7-8pm, 5003 N Ravenswood Ave., Unit 1. Inquiries and registration for the meeting at winnslie@gmail.com