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Sunday Parkways transform streets into physical activity utopia

Residents poured onto Chicago streets today to dance, play, bike, walk and run for the first Sunday Parkways event in the city. The streets transformed into parks as car traffic was limited and Chicagoans temporarily reclaimed the streets.

Participants engaged in every kind of physical activity — from running and biking along the route to yoga, salsa dancing and basketball at activity stations in Palmer Square, Humboldt Park and Garfield Park.

“Sunday Parkways capitalizes on the beauty of our city’s boulevard system framed in the Burnham Plan; and by opening up the boulevards to residents, we will transform these spaces into venues for healthy living and community life,” said Terry Mazany, president and chief executive officer of The Chicago Community Trust. The Chicago Community Trust and Local Initiatives Support Corporation have provided major funding for the event.

A second event will take place 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Garfield Park, North Lawndale and Little Village neighborhoods. The event is free and no registration is required; residents can join the route at any time, take advantage of activity stations located in Garfield Park, Douglas Park and Telpochcalli Community School, and enjoy all their neighborhoods have to offer.