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Greenway Planning Information for
Wheaton
Report Card
Miles of Greenways | 9.8 | |
Area (miles2) | 17.0 | |
Greenway Density (miles/miles2) |
0.6 | |
Grade: | B | |
Population | 55,416 | ||||||
Median HH Income | $88,385 | ||||||
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Bike/Ped Fatalities & Injuries
| Crash data from 2005 | |
| Crash Severity | Count |
| Pedestrian "C" Injury (possible injury) | 8 |
| Bicyclist "B" Injury (non-incapacitating injury) | 13 |
| Pedestrian "A" Injury (incapacitating injury) | 2 |
Greenways in Wheaton:
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Corridor Utilization in miles |
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| Existing | Build- out |
Existing ——— Build-out |
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| 2.9 | (1st) | 3.3 | |||
| 2.4 | (2nd) | 3.1 | |||
| 1.6 | (3rd) | 1.6 | |||
| 1.6 | 2.1 | ||||
| 0.9 | 3.4 | ||||
| 0.4 | 4.0 | ||||
Existing Grade Separations
- Danada & Herrick Lake Regional Trail is separated from
Naperville Road with an Underpass. - IPP - Elgin Branch is separated from Wesley Street with an Overpass.
Needed Grade Separations
- No highway/trail crossings in Wheaton 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 | |
| Wheaton | ★★ | 0.58 (3rd) | 1.03 | |
| Glen Ellyn | ★★ | 0.41 | 0.69 | |
| Carol Stream | ★★ | 0.38 | 0.77 | |
| Naperville | ★★ | 0.30 | 0.63 | |
| Lisle | ★ | 0.12 | 0.78 | |
Rank Among Peers
(Population between 36,000 and 57,000 and HH Income between $67,000 and $89,000)
(Population between 36,000 and 57,000 and HH Income between $67,000 and $89,000)
| ★ = has over 5 miles of Existing Trails ★ = has Planned Trail(s) |
Greenway Density miles/miles2 | |||
| Existing | Build-out | |||
| Wheaton | ★★ | 0.58 (1st) | 1.03 | |
| Bartlett | ★★ | 0.47 | 1.14 | |
| Bolingbrook | ★★ | 0.32 | 0.85 | |
| Elmhurst | ★ | 0.32 | 0.49 | |
| Glenview | ★★ | 0.27 | 0.93 | |
| Orland Park | ★★ | 0.22 | 0.67 | |
| Park Ridge | ★ | 0.19 | 0.74 | |
| Buffalo Grove | ★★ | 0.11 | 0.79 | |
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