Our Work

Holding Space Sculpture & Natural Area Restoration Ribbon Cutting Celebration All are welcome to join us and trail neighbors  for a ribbon cutting to celebrate a new temporary art installation and the completion of the natural area restoration!  When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 6 from Where: 111th Street and the Trail (just […]

We’re co-sponsoring Adult/Teen Learn to Ride biking classes with the Chicago Department of Transportation, Percy Julian High School, Chicago Park District, and Alder Ronnie Mosley.  Learn to Ride is a free program offered by CDOT where adults can learn to ride a bicycle. Last year, Learn To Ride took place at nearby Big Marsh Park.

On April 10, 2026, a unique collaboration brought global cycling expertise to Chicago’s South Side. At Wild Blossom Meadery, local advocates, city officials, and international planners gathered for a hands-on workshop focused on one goal: making the Major Taylor Trail safer and more intuitive for everyone who uses it. The workshop,organized by the Consulate General

For Season 2 of our CAN TV show, host Brenda M. Dixon, founding board member and President & CEO of Major Taylor Trail Keepers, kicks off a powerful season of storytelling, restoration, and legacy-building. On this first monthly episode, she is joined by her granddaughter, Miaya Aaliyah Arrington, for a tribute to the legendary cyclist

In August, the Chicago Plan Commission unanimously recommended to the City Council to approve two major documents that will have an impact on the future of the Trail. Housing, business, tourism and other potential for the South Side communities all around the Major Taylor Trail are all considered in a new Major Taylor Land Use

We’re excited to partner with Chicago Park District’s Movies in the Parks this summer to show the PBS Independent Lens documentary Bike Vessel: A Bike Ride from St. Louis to Chicago. This film by Eric D Seals premiered February 24, 2025 and portrays the ways that a father and son bond on an ambitious 350-mile

Brenda Dixon, left and Simone Woods facilitated the workshops at Kroc Center, (shown with a youth attendee holding a copy of a Major Taylor biography) More than 40 young people participated in Major Taylor Trail Keepers youth programming sessions in June and July. We shared stories from Marshall “Major” Taylor’s life, particularly his bravery and

By Brenda Dixon Seven years ago this summer, I helped start a nonprofit to support the growth and development of the Major Taylor Trail on Chicago’s South Side. I had no idea it would grow to such a community project!  Since then and continuing through the formation of Major Taylor Trail Keepers Chicago (MTTKC), our

We are excited to announce the successful launch of Major Taylor Trail Keepers’ first youth program in coordination with the Kroc Center’s After-school program. The segment began the week of April 21, focusing on the theme of citizenship. Community Relations Strategic Partnership Coordinator Simone Woods spoke with students from fifth through seventh grades to explore