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Greenway Planning Information for
Chicago Heights
Report Card
Miles of Greenways | 1.6 | |
Area (miles2) | 11.1 | |
Greenway Density (miles/miles2) |
0.1 | |
Grade: | FAIL | |
Population | 32,776 | ||||
Median HH Income | $36,958 | ||||
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Bike/Ped Fatalities & Injuries
| Crash data from 2005 | |
| Crash Severity | Count |
| Bicyclist "C" Injury (possible injury) | 16 |
| Pedestrian "B" Injury (non-incapacitating injury) | 15 |
| Pedestrian "A" Injury (incapacitating injury) | 8 |
| Bicyclist fatality | 2 |
Greenways in Chicago Heights:
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Corridor Utilization in miles |
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| Existing | Build- out |
Existing ——— Build-out |
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| 1.1 | (1st) | 3.3 | |||
| 0.5 | (2nd) | 0.5 | |||
| 0.0 | (3rd) | 6.8 | |||
Existing Grade Separations
- All trails in Chicago Heights cross roadways at-grade.
Needed Grade Separations
- No highway/trail crossings in Chicago Heights have been identified as needing grade separations.
Rank Among Neighbors
| ★ = has over 5 miles of Existing Trails ★ = has Planned Trail(s) |
Greenway Density miles/miles2 | |||
| Existing | Build-out | |||
| Glenwood | ★ | 1.08 | 1.51 | |
| Lansing | ★ | 0.53 | 0.96 | |
| Park Forest | ★ | 0.45 | 0.73 | |
| Chicago Heights | ★ | 0.14 (4th) | 0.96 | |
| Olympia Fields | ★ | 0.00 | 0.94 | |
| Flossmoor | ★ | 0.00 | 0.52 | |
Rank Among Peers
(Population between 23,000 and 40,000 and HH Income between $31,000 and $42,000)
(Population between 23,000 and 40,000 and HH Income between $31,000 and $42,000)
| ★ = has over 5 miles of Existing Trails ★ = has Planned Trail(s) |
Greenway Density miles/miles2 | |||
| Existing | Build-out | |||
| Maywood | ★ | 0.59 | 1.02 | |
| North Chicago | ★ | 0.22 | 0.88 | |
| Chicago Heights | ★ | 0.14 (3rd) | 0.96 | |
| Melrose Park | ★ | 0.07 | 0.72 | |
| Blue Island | ★ | 0.00 | 1.15 | |
| Calumet City | ★ | 0.00 | 0.94 | |
| Harvey | ★ | 0.00 | 0.15 | |
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