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Greenway Planning Information for
Vernon Hills
Report Card
Miles of Greenways | 3.8 | |
Area (miles2) | 8.5 | |
Greenway Density (miles/miles2) |
0.5 | |
Grade: | C+ | |
Population | 20,120 | ||||
Median HH Income | $45,833 | ||||
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Bike/Ped Fatalities & Injuries
| Crash data from 2005 | |
| Crash Severity | Count |
| Bicyclist "C" Injury (possible injury) | 4 |
| Pedestrian "B" Injury (non-incapacitating injury) | 4 |
| Pedestrian "A" Injury (incapacitating injury) | 3 |
Greenways in Vernon Hills:
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Corridor Utilization in miles |
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| Existing | Build- out |
Existing ——— Build-out |
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| 1.5 | (1st) | 1.8 | |||
| 1.3 | (2nd) | 1.3 | |||
| 1.0 | (3rd) | 1.2 | |||
| 0.0 | 4.6 | ||||
| 0.0 | 0.7 | ||||
Existing Grade Separations
- All trails in Vernon Hills cross roadways at-grade.
Needed Grade Separations
- No highway/trail crossings in Vernon Hills 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 | |||
| Libertyville | ★★ | 0.81 | 1.84 | |
| Green Oaks | ★ | 0.74 | 1.36 | |
| Mettawa | ★ | 0.52 | 0.61 | |
| Vernon Hills | ★ | 0.45 (4th) | 1.15 | |
| Lincolnshire | ★ | 0.34 | 0.76 | |
| Mundelein | ★ | 0.14 | 1.09 | |
| Buffalo Grove | ★★ | 0.11 | 0.79 | |
| Long Grove | ★ | 0.04 | 1.49 | |
Rank Among Peers
(Population between 15,000 and 24,000 and HH Income between $42,000 and $51,000)
(Population between 15,000 and 24,000 and HH Income between $42,000 and $51,000)
| ★ = has over 5 miles of Existing Trails ★ = has Planned Trail(s) |
Greenway Density miles/miles2 | |||
| Existing | Build-out | |||
| Zion | ★ | 0.80 | 1.23 | |
| Vernon Hills | ★ | 0.45 (2nd) | 1.15 | |
| Park Forest | ★ | 0.45 | 0.73 | |
| Forest Park | ★★ | 0.13 | 0.59 | |
| Franklin Park | ★ | 0.06 | 0.22 | |
| Woodstock | ★ | 0.00 | 1.03 | |
| Bridgeview | ★ | 0.00 | 0.55 | |
| Alsip | ★ | 0.00 | 0.33 | |
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