Dr. Brenda T. Thompson and her daughter, Dr. Nikia Sledge joined Brenda on this episode to discuss the wide range of mental health problems they have seen in the South Side, an important topic to the greater Major Taylor Trail community. The South Side natives highlight the relationship between community disinvestment and mental health, challenges […]
Host Brenda Dixon welcomed guests Keith Holt and Peter Taylor to discuss their advocacy work and the foundation of the Major Taylor Trail in December. Keith and Peter are well-known leaders in the biking community, advocates of more Black folks getting on bikes, and for the Major Taylor Trail in particular.
CAN-TV episode 3 with Keith Holt and Peter Taylor – how did the Trail really happen? Read More »
Major Taylor: World Cycling Champion (Candlewick Press, September 2023) is the newest book by Coretta Scott King Award-winning author and speaker Charles R. Smith, Jr. The new book features illustrations by artist Leo Espinosa, whose drawings have been featured in The New Yorker and elsewhere. You can meet the author on Zoom with us January
Saturday, November 4, the city of Chicago held its first-ever Civics Day featuring seminars, workshops and panels involving city officials and community leaders, which was attended by more than 500 people. City Civics Day was presented by the Department of Planning and Development in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. One
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We’ve often seen residents walking the trail to and from the small local grocery stores that are the only option for many residents of the South Side neighborhoods along the south end of the Major Taylor Trail. These areas are “food deserts” where there is a lack of access to healthy food. Host Brenda Dixon
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Luann is Vice President of the board for Active Trans and was part of the planning for the Major Taylor Trail when planning first began in the early 1990”s. She gives valuable insight to the begining planning stages of the Major Taylor Trail, including how the name was selected.
Watch our 1st CAN-TV show with guest Luann Hamilton from Active Trans Read More »
Ride in style with our new swag! Be trail-ready with our custom apparel — everything from jerseys to gloves. Now available at the Major Taylor Trail Keeper Store.
Major Taylor Swag Shop is here Read More »
From our friends at CANTV: Guest Dr. Brenda M. Dixon, CEO of the Major Taylor Trail keepers Chicago, talks about Major Taylor, veteran and famous cyclist. He was the first African-American sports star who in 1899 won the world’s record for fastest man alive. Learn about the biking trail named in his honor. We were
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Thanks to Block Club for writing about Major Taylor Trail and other South Side trail projects on July 6. SOUTH DEERING — Local leaders from Beverly to the Southeast Side and beyond are pursuing a plethora of projects that would make it easier for South Siders to bike in their communities — and across the Chicago
We’re excited to share that the Trail Keepers and the Friends of the Major Taylor Trail — which have always worked closely and share board members — are now working even more closely together. The Trail Keepers are now the fiscal agent of the Friends of the Major Taylor Trail (FOMTT). The Friends group is made
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