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Chicago Area:


Greenway Planning Information for

Western Springs

Report Card

Miles of Greenways

0.7

Area (miles2)

3.5

Greenway Density (miles/miles2)

0.2

Grade:

D-



Population

12,493

Median HH Income

$98,876

External Links

Greater Chicago Housing and Community Development Website
Census Data
RTAMS: Regional Transportation Asset System (Requires a free user account)
RTAMS
Wikipedia entry for Western Springs
Western Springs

Open Space Area Plans


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    No plans are known to have been produced by the community of Western Springs


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Local Plans

    No plans are known to have been produced by the community of Western Springs

County Plans

Region Plans

State Plans

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Bike/Ped Fatalities & Injuries
Crash data from 2005
Crash SeverityCount
Bicyclist "C" Injury (possible injury)2
Bicyclist "B" Injury (non-incapacitating injury)2
Bicyclist "A" Injury (incapacitating injury)3
Greenways in Western Springs:
  • = Rail-Trail
  • = Waterway
  • = Rail-with-Trail
  • = Utility ROW
 Corridor Utilization
      in miles
Existing Build-
out		 Existing
———
Build-out
Salt Creek Greenway0.7(1st)0.7 100%
Existing Grade Separations
    All trails in Western Springs cross roadways at-grade.
Needed Grade Separations
    No highway/trail crossings in Western Springs 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
ExistingBuild-out
Westchester★0.34 0.51
Burr Ridge★★0.14 0.27
Hinsdale★★0.06 0.49
Indian Head Park★0.00 1.17
Rank Among Peers
(Population between 4,000 and 19,000 and HH Income between $89,000 and $108,000)
★ = has over 5 miles of Existing Trails
★ = has Planned Trail(s)		 Greenway Density
      miles/miles2
ExistingBuild-out
Winfield★0.93 1.31
Lake Barrington★0.30 1.01
Deerfield★0.12 0.87
Hinsdale★★0.06 0.49
Olympia Fields★0.00 0.94
Clarendon Hills★0.00 0.58
Flossmoor★0.00 0.52
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