Site work and paving for a sidewalk / parking lot in Skokie, Illinois. Conceptual plans call for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

The Skokie Valley Trail is a planned 28-mile multi-use trail identified in the Northwest Municipal Conference's Bicycle Plan as a tier one priority project. Within Northbrook, the Skokie Valley Trail will link the Village of Northbrook to the Chicago Botanic Gardens and a bike trail network that extends south to the City of Chicago, and as far north as the Illinois-Wisconsin border. The proposed route for this project runs west of and parallel to the Edens Expressway and, once complete, would increase the Village's total trail mileage to seven (7) miles. The Village is currently working with Lake and Cook Counties to plan and design this segment. Phase I engineering is complete, Phase II engineering began in FY 2020, and the majority of engineering and permitting occurred in FY 2021. The Village, in partnership with Lake and Cook Counties, submitted an application to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) for grant funding to cover construction and construction oversight costs. In October 2017, CMAP awarded a grant to cover these costs, including the construction of a bridge spanning Lake Cook Road that Lake and Cook Counties have partnered on separately from the Village. The entire SVT project was originally estimated to cost $3,475,895 of which $2,780,936 received grant funding for from CMAQ/TAP-L. This project has seen substantial delays, primarily due to challenges in receiving permitting approval from ComEd and Union Pacific Railroad. The Village and Cook County have been meeting with and working with these entities to move this project forward with some progress. Cook County is currently reconducting engineering due the age of the data and feedback received from ComEd to amend designs for the project. With that, funds have been programmed into this CIP and are recommended to be retained for work as needed on this project or if needed to begin work without the partnership of the County. If the Village were to proceed without the County, Village staff would be seeking grant funding through CMAP's Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program as well as the Invest in Cook grant in the coming year, as the originally awarded grant funds cannot be used for the project as currently proposed with separate construction staging. The project is included in the city 2027 - 2031 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). As of July 10,2026, further details have not yet been identified. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.