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After a multi-year, community-driven effort, William W. Powers State Recreation Area—the only state park located within the city limits of Chicago—has successfully concluded a major modernization project. The initiative focused on enhancing accessibility for visitors of all abilities while simultaneously revitalizing the local ecosystem through native gardening.
The project includes several key infrastructure improvements, such as a new accessible fishing pier and kayak launch on Wolf Lake. To improve mobility across the park, crews installed 1,100 linear feet of new ADA-accessible concrete sidewalks and access paths, including a 500-linear-foot segment that completes a fully accessible circumferential trail. Additionally, the park’s ecology was bolstered by converting 1.4 acres of turf grass into native pollinator gardens.
The modernized William W. Powers State Recreation Area remains free and open to the public, serving as a completed answer to a decade of community planning aimed at removing barriers to nature.
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