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Greenway Planning Information for
West Chicago
Report Card
Miles of Greenways | 10.9 | |
Area (miles2) | 22.8 | |
Greenway Density (miles/miles2) |
0.5 | |
Grade: | C+ | |
Population | 23,469 | |||||
Median HH Income | $63,424 | |||||
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Bike/Ped Fatalities & Injuries
| Crash data from 2005 | |
| Crash Severity | Count |
| Bicyclist "C" Injury (possible injury) | 3 |
| Bicyclist "B" Injury (non-incapacitating injury) | 5 |
| Pedestrian "A" Injury (incapacitating injury) | 3 |
| Bicyclist fatality | 1 |
Greenways in West Chicago:
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Corridor Utilization in miles |
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| Existing | Build- out |
Existing ——— Build-out |
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| 3.9 | (1st) | 5.3 | |||
| 2.9 | (2nd) | 2.9 | |||
| 2.7 | (3rd) | 5.2 | |||
| 0.7 | 6.1 | ||||
| 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||
| 0.2 | 5.4 | ||||
| 0.0 | 1.4 | ||||
| 0.0 | 3.0 | ||||
Existing Grade Separations
- IPP - Geneva Spur is separated from
EJ&E Railway with an Overpass. - IPP - Elgin Branch is separated from
IL 59 with an Overpass. - IPP - Elgin Branch is separated from North Avenue/IL 64 with an Underpass.
- West Branch Regional Trail is separated from North Avenue/IL 64 with an Underpass.
- IPP - Geneva Spur is separated from Wilson Avenue with an Underpass.
Needed Grade Separations
- No highway/trail crossings in West Chicago 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 | |||
| Winfield | ★ | 0.93 | 1.31 | |
| Warrenville | ★★ | 0.84 | 1.14 | |
| Wayne | ★ | 0.63 | 1.56 | |
| West Chicago | ★ | 0.48 (4th) | 1.31 | |
| Bartlett | ★★ | 0.47 | 1.14 | |
| Batavia | ★ | 0.46 | 0.63 | |
| Carol Stream | ★★ | 0.38 | 0.77 | |
| Geneva | ★★ | 0.35 | 0.99 | |
| St. Charles | ★★ | 0.28 | 0.80 | |
Rank Among Peers
(Population between 21,000 and 26,000 and HH Income between $59,000 and $66,000)
(Population between 21,000 and 26,000 and HH Income between $59,000 and $66,000)
| ★ = has over 5 miles of Existing Trails ★ = has Planned Trail(s) |
Greenway Density miles/miles2 | |||
| Existing | Build-out | |||
| Rolling Meadows | ★★ | 0.50 | 1.08 | |
| West Chicago | ★ | 0.48 (2nd) | 1.31 | |
| Round Lake Beach | ★★ | 0.48 | 0.95 | |
| Morton Grove | ★ | 0.44 | 1.57 | |
| Lisle | ★ | 0.12 | 0.78 | |
| Romeoville | ★ | 0.10 | 0.72 | |
| Roselle | ★ | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
| South Holland | ★ | 0.00 | 0.67 | |
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