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Greenway Planning Information for

Chicago Area

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Sub-County Maps & Plans

Nonprofit Organization

Chicago Metropolis 2020 
Chicago Area Openspace Plan [2003]
Openlands Project 
Chicago Area Planning Map [1987]
Chicago Area Greenway Plan [2004]
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy 
Chicago Area Planning Map [1988]

Regional Government

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) 
Chicago Area Greenways and Trails Plan [2009]
Illinois Prairie Trail Authority (IPTA) 
Chicago Area Trail Map [1998]
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC) 
Chicago Area Open Space Plan [2005]
Chicago Area Greenways Plan [1997]
Chicago Area Open Space Plan [1978]
Chicago Area Open Space Plan [1983]

State Government

Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) 
Chicago Area Bikeways Map [1999]
Greenways in Chicago Area:
  • = Rail-Trail
  • = Waterway
  • = Rail-with-Trail
  • = Utility ROW
Corridor Utilization
      in miles
Existing Build-
out
Existing
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Build-out
How Chicago Area Ranks amongst Illinois Counties
★ = has over 60 miles of existing trails
★ = has Planned Trail(s)
Greenway Density
      miles/miles2
ExistingBuild-out
Communities in Chicago Area
★ = has over 5 miles of existing trails
★ = has Planned Trail(s)
Greenway Density
      miles/miles2
ExistingBuild-out

   
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