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RTAMS: Regional Transportation Asset System
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Forest Preserve District

Forest Preserve District of Cook County (FPDCC) 
Des Plaines River Trail Map [2004]
Cook Open Space Plan [2000]

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Cook Bicycle Map [2007]

Nonprofit Organization

Active Transportation Alliance (ATA) 
Skokie Valley Trail Plan [2008]
Greenways in Cook:
  • = Rail-Trail
  • = Waterway
  • = Rail-with-Trail
  • = Utility ROW
Corridor Utilization
      in miles
Existing Build-
out
Existing
———
Build-out
North Branch Trail17.7(1st)28.1 63%
Lakefront Path16.2(2nd)23.6 68.5%
Des Plaines River Trail15.9(3rd)26.5 59.8%
Salt Creek Greenway12.1     20.1 60.4%
Tinley Creek Trail11.5     15.9 72.5%
I & M Canal State Trail10.3     11.3 90.9%
Centennial Trail8.1     18.4 43.9%
Green Bay Trail7.6     7.6 100%
Thorn Creek Trail7.2     14.4 50.1%
North Shore Channel Trail6.8     9.8 69.1%
Spring Creek Headwaters corridor6.1     9.3 64.9%
Palatine to Prospect Heights Trail5.6     8.7 64%
Poplar Creek corridor5.4     6.0 89.7%
Major Taylor Trail5.3     5.8 92.3%
IPP - Main Stem5.3     5.3 100%
ComEd ROW - Southwest Suburbs corridor4.8     26.6 18.1%
Burnham Greenway3.2     9.4 34%
Midlothian Creek corridor2.9     11.1 26.6%
Waterfall Glen Trail2.9     2.9 100%
ComEd ROW - Lombard to Des Plaines corridor2.8     4.7 60.1%
West Fork North Branch corridor2.8     8.1 34.8%
Pipeline corridor2.8     10.6 26.1%
Polk Branch corridor2.7     6.0 44.6%
Bloomingdale Trail2.5     4.0 63.4%
Jane Addams corridor2.4     9.3 25.9%
Deer Grove to Buffalo Creek corridor2.4     6.2 38.5%
Pennsy Greenway2.2     2.2 100%
Palos Trail1.8     2.3 78.5%
McDonald Creek corridor1.6     5.3 30.2%
Buffalo Creek corridor1.5     5.2 28.7%
North Central corridor1.4     11.7 12.2%
Yeargin Creek corridor1.4     1.4 98.7%
East Branch Poplar Creek corridor1.3     4.3 30.6%
Randy Neufeld Trail1.3     1.4 94.7%
Stony Creek corridor1.2     5.8 20.9%
Skokie Valley Trail1.0     10.0 9.5%
Butterfield Creek corridor0.9     6.2 15.1%
Addison Creek corridor0.9     7.8 11.5%
Chicago Riverwalk0.8     1.3 59.2%
Hickory Creek Bikeway0.7     10.6 6.4%
EJ&E corridor0.7     8.6 7.7%
Higgins-Willow Creek corridor0.1     3.3 3.6%
Techny Trail0.0     7.3 0%
Wellers Creek corridor0.0     6.3 0%
Silver Creek corridor0.0     3.6 0%
Illinois Central Line corridor0.0     12.7 0%
Spring Creek Greenway0.0     1.0 0%
Marley Creek corridor0.0     5.2 0%
ComEd ROW - McHenry Cty corridor0.0     7.9 0%
West Branch Regional Trail0.0     1.1 0%
Weber Spur corridor0.0     3.3 0%
Valley Line Trail0.0     2.2 0%
Flagg Creek corridor0.0     5.9 0%
South Branch Riverwalk0.0     8.7 0%
Old Plank Road Trail0.0     6.8 0%
Northwestern corridor0.0     21.0 0%
Calumet-Sag Trail0.0     28.2 0%
New Line corridor0.0     11.9 0%
Middlefork Trail0.0     5.7 0%
Mid-City Trail0.0     6.2 0%
Little Calumet River corridor0.0     11.7 0%
I-355 Trail0.0     3.0 0%
Grand Calumet River corridor0.0     2.8 0%
Flint Creek corridor0.0     3.9 0%
How Cook Ranks amongst Northern Illinois Counties
★ = has over 60 miles of existing trails
★ = has Planned Trail(s)
Greenway Density
      miles/miles2
ExistingBuild-out
Whiteside★4.43 4.43
Bureau★3.48 3.48
Henry★2.84 2.84
Boone★0.94 1.47
Stephenson★0.79 0.79
Winnebago★0.43 0.82
Grundy★0.14 2.5
DeKalb★0.13 2.76
Communities in Cook
★ = has over 5 miles of existing trails
★ = has Planned Trail(s)
Greenway Density
      miles/miles2
ExistingBuild-out
Glenwood★1.08 1.51
Glencoe★1.00 1.17
River Grove★0.91 0.91
Palos Heights★0.90 1.09
Willow Springs★0.88 1.29
Winnetka★0.78 0.78
Lemont★★0.75 1.21
Oak Forest★0.63 0.67
Bellwood★0.59 1.30
Maywood★0.59 1.02
Wheeling★★0.58 1.46
Northfield★0.56 1.09
Lansing★0.53 0.96
Rolling Meadows★★0.50 1.08
Palatine★★0.49 0.96
Kenilworth★0.47 0.47
Morton Grove★0.44 1.57
Midlothian★★0.38 0.93
Hillside★0.37 0.37
Prospect Heights★0.36 0.68
Wilmette★★0.36 0.63
Hoffman Estates★★0.36 0.62
Evanston★★0.35 0.45
Streamwood★★0.34 0.83
Westchester★0.34 0.51
Berkeley★0.32 0.32
Schaumburg★★0.30 0.72
North Riverside★0.29 1.85
Niles★0.28 0.94
Glenview★★0.27 0.93
Lincolnwood★0.26 1.18
Northlake★0.26 0.94
Thornton★0.26 0.84
Northbrook★0.25 1.11
Mount Prospect★0.25 0.63
Des Plaines★★0.24 1.69
Palos Hills★0.24 1.19
Skokie★★0.24 0.71
Orland Park★★0.22 0.67
Barrington Hills★0.21 1.02
Western Springs★0.21 0.21
Crestwood★0.19 1.31
Park Ridge★0.19 0.74
Elk Grove Village★0.17 0.70
Arlington Heights★★0.17 0.62
Chicago★★0.17 0.61
Chicago Heights★0.14 0.96
Oak Lawn★0.14 0.20
Forest Park★★0.13 0.59
Broadview★0.09 0.71
Melrose Park★0.07 0.72
Inverness★0.07 0.70
Rosemont★0.06 0.98
Franklin Park★0.06 0.22
Tinley Park★0.04 0.54
Burnham★0.00 1.67
Robbins★0.00 1.52
Riverdale★0.00 1.35
Indian Head Park★0.00 1.17
Blue Island★0.00 1.15
Richton Park★0.00 1.14
Calumet City★0.00 0.94
Olympia Fields★0.00 0.94
Summit★0.00 0.87
Riverside★0.00 0.79
Lyons★0.00 0.74
Bedford Park★0.00 0.67
South Holland★0.00 0.67
Chicago Ridge★0.00 0.66
Dolton★0.00 0.62
Bridgeview★0.00 0.55
Flossmoor★0.00 0.52
Cicero★0.00 0.37
Alsip★0.00 0.33
Berwyn★0.00 0.33
McCook★0.00 0.29
Harvey★0.00 0.15

   
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