2010 The Big Plan An Integrated Regional Plan for Transportation, Land Use, and the Environment in the Tri-County Region Tri-County Regional Planning Commission 9/3/2010 The Big Plan 2010 Table of Contents Executive Summary........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter One: Regional Data & Trends ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Population and Land Use ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Population .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Land Use ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Key Land Use & Population Points .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Transportation............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Highway ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Transit ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Non-Motorized ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Rail ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Water ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Key Transportation Points.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Ecosystems .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Wetlands .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Surface Water .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Prairies ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Soils .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Forests ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Environmental Corridors .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 2 | P a g e Key Ecosystem Points ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Chapter Two: Themes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 County Comprehensive Plan Themes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Peoria County Themes ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Tazewell County Themes .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Woodford County Themes .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Regional Theme: Agriculture Preservation ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Today’s Agriculture ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Agriculture Trends 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