Fast Facts of the Calumet-Sag Trail

1. •The Calumet-Sag Trail can be open by 2012 with public & private partnerships between towns, business, health care, and advocacy groups working towards a Triple Bottom Line.
   

2. •The Trail is an old idea whose time has come - area planning maps from the 1970s promoted a multi-use path along the waterway
   

3. •80% of the land required for the Calumet-Sag Trail is set aside by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District for trail use
   

4. •More than 185,000 Southland residents live within a mile of the trail
   

5. •At 26 miles long, the Calumet-Sag Trail is as long as the Old Plank Road Trail - but provides trail access to twice as many communities
   

6. •The Calumet-Sag Trail will take $20 million to complete - the cost of just one expressway interchange in a single community
   

7. •The Calumet-Sag Trail connects five regional multi-use trails, creating a trail system that stretches more than 150 miles
   

8. •If the Calumet-Sag Trail were a health club, it would be a 4+ million square foot recreational and fitness facility that serves everyone and costs nothing join
   

9. •America's CEOs rank public greenways second in importance when choosing a new location, just behind access to skilled workers
   

10. •Small business owners consider recreational opportunities and green space as their top priority when choosing a new location
    

11. •The Calumet-Sag Trail links together four marinas, three golf courses, and six nature and forest preserves
    

12. •Work on the Calumet-Sag Trail has already begun, thanks to interested and involved residents, business owners, and community leaders. People like you!