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Greenway Planning Information for
Arlington Heights
Report Card
Miles of Greenways | 3.2 | |
Area (miles2) | 18.3 | |
Greenway Density (miles/miles2) |
0.2 | |
Grade: | FAIL | |
Population | 76,031 | |||||
Median HH Income | $67,807 | |||||
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Bike/Ped Fatalities & Injuries
| Crash data from 2005 | |
| Crash Severity | Count |
| Bicyclist "C" Injury (possible injury) | 14 |
| Pedestrian "B" Injury (non-incapacitating injury) | 26 |
| Pedestrian "A" Injury (incapacitating injury) | 4 |
| Pedestrian fatality | 1 |
Greenways in Arlington Heights:
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Corridor Utilization in miles |
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| Existing | Build- out |
Existing ——— Build-out |
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| 0.9 | (1st) | 0.9 | |||
| 0.7 | (2nd) | 0.8 | |||
| 0.7 | (3rd) | 3.1 | |||
| 0.4 | 1.2 | ||||
| 0.3 | 1.0 | ||||
| 0.0 | 0.6 | ||||
| 0.0 | 3.6 | ||||
Existing Grade Separations
- All trails in Arlington Heights cross roadways at-grade.
Needed Grade Separations
- Palatine to Prospect Heights Trail should be separated from
Arlington Heights Rd. with an Underpass. - Palatine to Prospect Heights Trail should be separated from I-290/IL 53 with an Underpass.
- Buffalo Creek corridor should be separated from Lake-Cook Road with an Underpass.
Rank Among Neighbors
| ★ = has over 5 miles of Existing Trails ★ = has Planned Trail(s) |
Greenway Density miles/miles2 | |||
| Existing | Build-out | |||
| Wheeling | ★★ | 0.58 | 1.46 | |
| Rolling Meadows | ★★ | 0.50 | 1.08 | |
| Palatine | ★★ | 0.49 | 0.96 | |
| Prospect Heights | ★ | 0.36 | 0.68 | |
| Schaumburg | ★★ | 0.28 | 0.71 | |
| Mount Prospect | ★ | 0.25 | 0.63 | |
| Des Plaines | ★★ | 0.24 | 1.69 | |
| Elk Grove Village | ★ | 0.17 | 0.70 | |
| Arlington Heights | ★★ | 0.17 (9th) | 0.62 | |
| Buffalo Grove | ★★ | 0.11 | 0.79 | |
| Long Grove | ★ | 0.04 | 1.49 | |
Rank Among Peers
(Population between 56,000 and 95,000 and HH Income between $52,000 and $68,000)
(Population between 56,000 and 95,000 and HH Income between $52,000 and $68,000)
| ★ = has over 5 miles of Existing Trails ★ = has Planned Trail(s) |
Greenway Density miles/miles2 | |||
| Existing | Build-out | |||
| Palatine | ★★ | 0.49 | 0.96 | |
| Evanston | ★★ | 0.35 | 0.45 | |
| Bolingbrook | ★★ | 0.32 | 0.85 | |
| Schaumburg | ★★ | 0.28 | 0.71 | |
| Mount Prospect | ★ | 0.25 | 0.63 | |
| Des Plaines | ★★ | 0.24 | 1.69 | |
| Skokie | ★★ | 0.24 | 0.71 | |
| Arlington Heights | ★★ | 0.17 (8th) | 0.62 | |
| Elgin | ★★ | 0.14 | 0.81 | |
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