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Greenway Planning Information for
Elgin
Report Card
Miles of Greenways | 5.3 | |
Area (miles2) | 37.9 | |
Greenway Density (miles/miles2) |
0.1 | |
Grade: | FAIL | |
Population | 94,487 | |||||
Median HH Income | $52,605 | |||||
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Bike/Ped Fatalities & Injuries
| Crash data from 2005 | |
| Crash Severity | Count |
| Bicyclist "C" Injury (possible injury) | 9 |
| Pedestrian "B" Injury (non-incapacitating injury) | 44 |
| Pedestrian "A" Injury (incapacitating injury) | 7 |
| Pedestrian fatality | 2 |
Greenways in Elgin:
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Corridor Utilization in miles |
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| Existing | Build- out |
Existing ——— Build-out |
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| 4.7 | (1st) | 4.7 | |||
| 0.5 | (2nd) | 13.4 | |||
| 0.2 | (3rd) | 4.6 | |||
| 0.0 | 0.3 | ||||
| 0.0 | 2.8 | ||||
| 0.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| 0.0 | 2.9 | ||||
Existing Grade Separations
- Fox River Trail is separated from
Chicago Street with an Underpass. - Fox River Trail is separated from Elgin-O'hare Expressway with an Underpass.
- Jane Addams corridor is separated from
Fox River with an Overpass. - Fox River Trail is separated from Highland Avenue with an Underpass.
- Tyler Creek corridor is separated from IL 31 with an Underpass.
- Fox River Trail is separated from Jane Addams Memorial Tollway with an Underpass.
Needed Grade Separations
- No highway/trail crossings in Elgin 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 | |||
| South Elgin | ★ | 0.77 | 1.07 | |
| Wayne | ★ | 0.63 | 1.56 | |
| Bartlett | ★★ | 0.47 | 1.14 | |
| West Dundee | ★ | 0.39 | 1.28 | |
| Hoffman Estates | ★★ | 0.36 | 0.62 | |
| Streamwood | ★★ | 0.34 | 0.83 | |
| Carpentersville | ★ | 0.30 | 0.30 | |
| Barrington Hills | ★ | 0.21 | 1.02 | |
| Campton Hills | ★ | 0.20 | 0.23 | |
| Elgin | ★★ | 0.14 (10th) | 0.81 | |
Rank Among Peers
(Population between 65,000 and 107,000 and HH Income between $38,000 and $68,000)
(Population between 65,000 and 107,000 and HH Income between $38,000 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 | |
| Joliet | ★★ | 0.35 | 0.94 | |
| Evanston | ★★ | 0.35 | 0.45 | |
| Schaumburg | ★★ | 0.28 | 0.71 | |
| Waukegan | ★★ | 0.27 | 0.58 | |
| Arlington Heights | ★★ | 0.17 | 0.62 | |
| Elgin | ★★ | 0.14 (7th) | 0.81 | |
| Cicero | ★ | 0.00 | 0.37 | |
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