Existing Conditions PDF 7 MB
Active Choices Champaign County Greenways & Trails Plan Existing Conditions 10 EXISTING CONDITIONS 10.1 Existing Conditions: Greenways A greenway is a corridor of open land managed for conservation and/or recreation. Greenways may follow natural land or water features such as rivers, shorelines or ridges, or human landscape features such as abandoned railroad corridors, trails, or canals. Greenways may form connections between communities, parks, historic and cultural sites, and nature preserves. Although they differ in their location and function, they provide recreational benefits, protect natural areas, enhance natural beauty and quality of life, and/or stimulate economic development opportunities in neighborhoods and communities. Four types of greenways are described in this section, by jurisdiction: • Public Park: publicly owned park available for public use. • Public Golf Course: publicly or privately owned golf course available for public use. • Public/Private Recreational: privately owned recreational land available for public use. • Private Recreational: privately owned recreational land not available for public use. Recreational and athletic facilities that Greenways & Trails member agencies own, manage, or use are also listed. 10.1.1 Champaign County Champaign County is located in the heart of east-central Illinois. Champaign and Urbana, Champaign County’s primary cities, are approximately 136 miles south of Chicago; 120 miles west of Indianapolis, Indiana; and 165 miles north-northeast of St. Louis, Missouri (see Maps 1-3). The county is the fifth largest in the State of Illinois, comprising 638,976 acres. Of these acres, approximately 6,097, or 1%, are designated as parks. Of the non- agricultural area in the county, approximately 6.9% are park acres.
[Show full text]