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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Complete Streets Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 5. Definitions.
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7 | "Advisory Board" means the Complete Streets Advisory | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Board.
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9 | "Department" means the Department of Transportation.
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10 | "Multimodal" refers to the various modes of travel or | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | transportation, including travel by motor vehicle, bicycling, | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | and walking.
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13 | "Multimodal planning" or "multimodal transportation | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | planning" means plans concerning the improvement of the various | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | modes of transportation in terms of safety, access, and | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | mobility for users.
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17 | "User" or "users" means pedestrians, bicyclists, public | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | transportation vehicles and their passengers, motorists, | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | transporters of commercial goods, persons with disabilities, | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | older adults, and children.
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21 | Section 10. Complete Streets Initiative: scope and effect.
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22 | (a) Vehicular, public transportation, bicycle, and |
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1 | pedestrian modes of travel are integral to the transportation | ||||||
2 | system, and the Illinois Department of Transportation shall | ||||||
3 | view all transportation improvements as opportunities to | ||||||
4 | improve safety, access, and mobility for all travelers.
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5 | (b) All transportation projects receiving federal or State | ||||||
6 | funds shall work to improve safety, access, and mobility for | ||||||
7 | users of all ages and abilities, including pedestrians, | ||||||
8 | bicyclists, public transportation vehicles and their | ||||||
9 | passengers, motorists, transporters of commercial goods, | ||||||
10 | persons with disabilities, older adults, and children.
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11 | (c) Accommodations for all users shall be included in the | ||||||
12 | planning, design, construction, reconstruction, | ||||||
13 | rehabilitation, maintenance, and operations of any State, | ||||||
14 | county, or local transportation facility receiving funds from | ||||||
15 | the Department. The Department shall aim to create a safe, | ||||||
16 | comprehensive, integrated, and connected network to | ||||||
17 | accommodate all users in a manner that is suitable to the | ||||||
18 | rural, suburban, or urban context.
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19 | (d) The Department shall use the latest and best design | ||||||
20 | standards as applied to bicycle, pedestrian, transit, and | ||||||
21 | highway facilities, including the latest editions of the | ||||||
22 | following resources:
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23 | (1) A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and | ||||||
24 | Streets;
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25 | (2) Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context | ||||||
26 | Sensitive Approach: An ITE Recommended Practice;
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1 | (3) Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities;
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2 | (4) Guide for the Planning, Design, and Operation of | ||||||
3 | Pedestrian Facilities;
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4 | (5) Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines; or
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5 | (6) other relevant State, federal, or local | ||||||
6 | guidelines.
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7 | (e) The Department may provide assistance to and coordinate | ||||||
8 | with local and regional agencies in developing and implementing | ||||||
9 | complementary Complete Streets Initiative policies. In the | ||||||
10 | development of projects within municipal boundaries, the | ||||||
11 | Department and the municipality shall share expertise in | ||||||
12 | multimodal transportation planning.
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13 | (f) The Department shall modify its procedures, documents, | ||||||
14 | training systems, and performance measures in a timely manner | ||||||
15 | to ensure that the needs of all users of the transportation | ||||||
16 | system are included in all phases of all projects. The | ||||||
17 | Department shall create an implementation plan, including a | ||||||
18 | schedule and a public, local, or regional government outreach | ||||||
19 | plan, in consultation with the Advisory Board.
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20 | (g) The provisions of subsections (c) and (d) concerning | ||||||
21 | facilities shall not be required if the Department determines, | ||||||
22 | with respect to a highway, road, or street, that:
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23 | (1) use of the transportation facility by pedestrians, | ||||||
24 | bicyclists, or other users is prohibited by law;
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25 | (2) the cost of new accommodation would be excessively | ||||||
26 | disproportionate to the need or probable use; or
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1 | (3) there is a demonstrated absence of future need as | ||||||
2 | determined by factors, including current and future land | ||||||
3 | use, current and projected user volumes, population | ||||||
4 | density, and crash data.
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5 | (h) The Department shall consult local and regional plans | ||||||
6 | and leaders in assessing any further necessary exceptions to | ||||||
7 | the provisions of this Section.
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8 | (i) Documentation on any granted exemption shall be made | ||||||
9 | publicly available and shared with the Advisory Board.
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10 | (j) This Section shall apply to transportation projects for | ||||||
11 | which a preliminary design has been completed on or after | ||||||
12 | September 1, 2016. | ||||||
13 | Section 15. Advisory Board.
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14 | (a) There is created the Complete Streets Advisory Board | ||||||
15 | within the Department for the following purposes:
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16 | (1) providing education and advice to the counties, | ||||||
17 | municipalities, interest groups, and the public concerning | ||||||
18 | safety, access, and mobility across the various modes of | ||||||
19 | transportation; and
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20 | (2) making recommendations to the Department on | ||||||
21 | restructuring procedures, updating design guidance, | ||||||
22 | providing education opportunities to employees, and | ||||||
23 | establishing new measures to track success in multimodal | ||||||
24 | planning and design.
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25 | (b) The members of the Advisory Board shall be appointed by |
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1 | the Governor and shall include the following members:
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2 | (1) one representative from the Department;
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3 | (2) one representative from the Illinois Department of | ||||||
4 | Health;
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5 | (3) one licensed engineer with expertise in | ||||||
6 | transportation;
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7 | (4) one representative from the Illinois Chapter of the | ||||||
8 | American Planning Association;
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9 | (5) one representative from the Illinois County | ||||||
10 | Association;
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11 | (6) one representative from the Illinois Municipal | ||||||
12 | League;
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13 | (7) one representative from the Illinois Chapter of the | ||||||
14 | American Association of Retired Persons (AARP);
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15 | (8) one representative from an organization advocating | ||||||
16 | bicycling as a mode of travel;
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17 | (9) one representative from an organization advocating | ||||||
18 | walking as a mode of travel;
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19 | (10) one representative from an organization | ||||||
20 | representing persons with disabilities;
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21 | (11) one representative from an automobile or trucking | ||||||
22 | transport organization; and
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23 | (12) any other interested party as determined by the | ||||||
24 | Governor.
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25 | (c) Members of the Advisory Board shall be appointed to a | ||||||
26 | term of 4 years and shall serve without compensation. |
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1 | (d) The Advisory Board, in coordination with a | ||||||
2 | representative or representatives of the Department, shall | ||||||
3 | prepare a report on the status of the implementation of the | ||||||
4 | Complete Streets Initiative as outlined in Section 10 of this | ||||||
5 | Act. The report shall include the following information:
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6 | (1) a summary of specific actions taken by the | ||||||
7 | Department in the preceding year to improve safety, access, | ||||||
8 | and mobility of roadways for all users;
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9 | (2) any identified statutory recommendations to | ||||||
10 | facilitate Complete Streets Initiative implementation;
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11 | (3) modifications made to or recommended for | ||||||
12 | protocols, guidance, standards, or other requirements to | ||||||
13 | facilitate Complete Streets Initiative implementation;
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14 | (4) the status of the development of multimodal | ||||||
15 | performance indicators;
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16 | (5) information collected from agencies on the | ||||||
17 | percentage of trips made by foot, bicycle, and public | ||||||
18 | transportation, together with the target level of the use | ||||||
19 | of these modes;
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20 | (6) crash statistics by mode, age, type, location, and | ||||||
21 | other relevant factors; and
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22 | (7) other related information that may be requested by | ||||||
23 | the Governor.
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24 | (e) The Advisory Board shall submit its initial report and | ||||||
25 | recommendations to the Governor, the Department, and the | ||||||
26 | General Assembly on or before January 1, 2016, and annually on |
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1 | January 1 of each subsequent year.
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2 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
3 | becoming law.
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