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Chicago Area:

Greenway Planning Information for

Report Card

Miles of Greenways	5.3
Area (miles²)	37.9
Greenway Density (miles/miles²)	0.1
Grade:	FAIL

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$52,605

Elgin is in the State of Illinois
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
  Illinois Trail Map [2008]
  Illinois Trail Map [2004]
  Illinois Trail Plan [1983]

No plans are available on the Open Space Area level for Elgin

Bike/Ped Fatalities & Injuries

Crash data from 2005
Crash Severity	Count

Bicyclist "C" Injury (possible injury)	9
Pedestrian "B" Injury (non-incapacitating injury)	44
Pedestrian "A" Injury (incapacitating injury)	7
Pedestrian fatality	2

Greenways in Elgin:

= Rail-Trail = Waterway = Rail-with-Trail = Utility ROW		Corridor Utilization in miles
= Rail-Trail = Waterway = Rail-with-Trail = Utility ROW		Existing		Build- out	Existing ——— Build-out
	Fox River Trail	4.7	(1st)	4.7	100%

	Tyler Creek corridor	0.5	(2nd)	13.4	3.8%

	Jane Addams corridor	0.2	(3rd)	4.6	3.7%

	EJ&E corridor	0.0		2.0	0%

	Huntley-Union-Marengo Trail	0.0		2.9	0%

	Jelkes Creek corridor	0.0		0.3	0%

	Otter Creek corridor	0.0		2.8	0%

Existing Grade Separations

Fox River Trail is separated from Chicago Street with an Underpass.
Fox River Trail is separated from Elgin-O'hare Expressway with an Underpass.
Jane Addams corridor is separated from Fox River with an Overpass.
Fox River Trail is separated from Highland Avenue with an Underpass.
Tyler Creek corridor is separated from IL 31 with an Underpass.
Fox River Trail is separated from Jane Addams Memorial Tollway with an Underpass.

Needed Grade Separations

No highway/trail crossings in Elgin 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