Residents of the South Shore region have long desired to have an uninterrupted trail connecting Chicago to New Buffalo, MI, providing access to a wide variety of destinations along the lakefront. The enormous work of planning this corridor has been a collaborative effort for two decades.

The Marquette Greenway will represent an unparalleled multi-use trail experience, traversing through a geographically and socio economically diverse landscape. It will connect a population of 192,600 residents within a mile and a half of the trail (including 60,000 who are employed within the corridor), to recreational facilities, scenic landscapes, and economic opportunities.