This page shows greenway and trail planning information for your community.

Central Illinois:


Greenway Planning Information for

Chicago Heights

Report Card

Miles of Greenways

1.6

Area (miles2)

11.1

Greenway Density (miles/miles2)

0.1

Grade:

FAIL



Population

32,776

Median HH Income

$36,958

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 Chicago Heights
Chicago Heights

State Plans

Region Plans

County Plans

No plans are available on the Community level for Chicago Heights

No plans are available on the Open Space Area level for Chicago Heights

Bike/Ped Fatalities & Injuries
Crash data from 2005
Crash SeverityCount
Pedestrian "B" Injury (non-incapacitating injury)15
Bicyclist "C" Injury (possible injury)16
Bicyclist fatality2
Pedestrian "A" Injury (incapacitating injury)8
Greenways in Chicago Heights:
  • = Rail-Trail
  • = Waterway
  • = Rail-with-Trail
  • = Utility ROW
 Corridor Utilization
      in miles
Existing Build-
out		 Existing
———
Build-out
Thorn Creek Trail1.1(1st)3.3 33.1%
Butterfield Creek corridor0.5(2nd)0.5 100%
Old Plank Road Trail0.0(3rd)6.8 0%
Existing Grade Separations
    All trails in Chicago Heights cross roadways at-grade.
Needed Grade Separations
    No highway/trail crossings in Chicago Heights 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