97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3047
 
Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Complete Streets Act. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall implement a complete streets policy concerning the planning, design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of roads in order to reasonably address the safety and accessibility needs of users of all ages and abilities. Provides that a complete streets policy considers the needs of motorists, pedestrians, transit users and vehicles, bicyclists, and commercial and emergency vehicles moving along and across roads, intersections, and crossings in a manner that is sensitive to the local context and recognizes that the needs vary in urban,  suburban, and rural settings. Requires the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to file an annual report, beginning in 2012, no later than December 1st with the Governor and the General Assembly on the implementation and progress of the complete streets policy. Encourages local road authorities to adopt complete streets policies.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Complete Streets Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Complete streets" is the planning, design, 
8implementation, operation, and maintenance of roads in order to 
9reasonably address the safety and accessibility needs of users 
10of all ages and abilities. Complete streets considers the needs 
11of motorists, pedestrians, transit users and vehicles, 
12bicyclists, and commercial and emergency vehicles moving along 
13and across roads, intersections, and crossings in a manner that 
14is sensitive to the local context and recognizes that the needs 
15vary in urban,  suburban, and rural settings. 
16    "Department" means the Department of Transportation of 
17this State.
 
18    Section 10. Implementation. The Department of 
19Transportation shall implement a complete streets policy after 
20consultation with stakeholders, State and regional agencies, 
21local governments, and road authorities. The Department, after 
22such consultation, shall address relevant protocols, guidance, 
 
 
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1standards, requirements, and training, and shall integrate 
2related principles of context-sensitive solutions. 
 
3    Section 15. Report. Beginning in 2012, the Secretary of the 
4Department shall file an annual report no later than December 
51st with the Governor and the General Assembly on the 
6implementation and progress of the complete streets policy.
 
7    Section 20. Local road authorities. Local road authorities 
8are encouraged, but not required, to create and adopt complete 
9streets policies for their roads that reflect local context and 
10goals. Nothing in this Section may be construed to prohibit a 
11local road authority from adopting a complete streets policy 
12that incorporates or exceeds statutory complete streets 
13principles.