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Chicago Area:


Greenway Planning Information for

West Chicago

Report Card

Miles of Greenways

11.6

Area (miles2)

22.8

Greenway Density (miles/miles2)

0.5

Grade:

B-



Population

23,469

Median HH Income

$63,424

External Links

City of West Chicago official website
City Site
Greater Chicago Housing and Community Development Website
Census Data
RTAMS: Regional Transportation Asset System 

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RTAMS
Wikipedia entry for West Chicago
West Chicago

State Plans

Region Plans

County Plans

Community Plans

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

Bike/Ped Fatalities & Injuries
Crash data from 2005
Crash SeverityCount
Bicyclist fatality1
Bicyclist "B" Injury (non-incapacitating injury)5
Pedestrian "A" Injury (incapacitating injury)3
Bicyclist "C" Injury (possible injury)3
Greenways in West Chicago:
  • = Rail-Trail
  • = Waterway
  • = Rail-with-Trail
  • = Utility ROW
Corridor Utilization
      in miles
Existing Build-
out
Existing
———
Build-out
IPP - Geneva Spur3.9(1st)5.3 74%
West Branch Regional Trail3.5(2nd)6.1 57.3%
IPP - Elgin Branch2.9(3rd)2.9 100%
Great Western Trail0.7     6.1 10.8%
Norton Creek corridor0.5     0.5 100%
Kress Creek corridor0.2     5.3 2.8%
Overland Route0.0     3.0 0%
EJ&E corridor0.0     1.4 0%
Existing Grade Separations
Needed Grade Separations
Rank Among Neighbors
★ = has over 5 miles of Existing Trails
★ = has Planned Trail(s)
Greenway Density
      miles/miles2
ExistingBuild-out