HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 73-19 - 12/10/2019 - Complete Streets PolicyRESOLUTION NO. 73-19
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
COMPLETE STREETS POLICY
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, State of Illinois as follows:
Section 1: That the Mayor and Board of Trustees do hereby adopt the document entitled:
VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE
COMPLETE STREETS POLICY
a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as if fully set forth.
Section 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval according to law.
VOTE: AYES:6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
PASSED this loth day of December 2019.
APPROVED this loth day of December 2019.
APPROVED:
Mayor Craig B. Johnson
Village of Elk Grove Village
ATTEST:
Loretta M. Murphy, Village Clerk
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COMPLETE STREETS POLICY
2019
Table of Contents
Vision.............................................................................................................................................. 2
Benefits of a Complete Streets System........................................................................................ 2
Definitions...................................................................................................................................... 3
DiverseUsers................................................................................................................................. 3
Commitmenton Projects.............................................................................................................. 4
Exceptions...................................................................................................................................... 5
Jurisdiction.................................................................................................................................... 5
Design............................................................................................................................................. 6
LandUse........................................................................................................................................ 6
Performance Measures................................................................................................................. 6
Project Selection Criteria............................................................................................................. 7
Implementation............................................................................................................................. 7
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Vision
The Village of Elk Grove Village is committed to developing a safe, efficient, accessible and
integrated multimodal transportation network for all users and modes that include pedestrians,
bicyclists and transit passengers of all ages and abilities, as well as trucks, buses, trains and
automobiles. This Policy will balance the need and desire for access, mobility, economic
development and aesthetic enhancements while encouraging healthy and active living for people
of all ages and abilities.
Benefits of a Complete Streets System
The complete streets system serves all users and modes. People of all ages and abilities receive
the benefit of a complete streets system that provides safe access for people traveling as
pedestrians and by bicycle, transit riders, motorists, emergency responders, freight carriers and
others. Many benefits include:
➢ Providing safe walking and bicycling options for all ages that is consistent with the
national Safe Routes to School program.
➢ Encouraging walking and bicycling that improves health and fitness.
➢ Improving pedestrian and cyclist safety by reducing the number of accidents between
motorized and non -motorized users.
➢ Encouraging economic growth, and positively impacting property values.
➢ Providing driving alternatives that positively impact the environment, conserves fuel and
saves money.
The Village of Elk Grove Village has already begun working on connectivity improvements
throughout its jurisdiction and with neighboring entities and partners. Partners have been private
developers, Elk Grove Park District, Cook and DuPage County, Illinois Department of
Transportation, School Districts 54, 59 and 214. Benefits to these improvements and partnerships
include:
➢ Identifying and filling gaps to our pedestrian system.
➢ Identifying and filling the maintenance needs for the transportation systems.
➢ Identifying and implementing an ADA Transition Plan.
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Definitions
Village shall mean the Village of Elk Grove Village
Complete Streets shall mean streets that are designed and operated to enable safe access for all
users, in that motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, users of public transportation, freight providers,
users of all ages and abilities (including children, the elderly and the disabled), emergency
responders and adjacent land users are accommodated and are able to safely move along and
across a street.
Street shall mean any right-of-way, public or private, including arterials, collectors, residential,
lanes and roadways by any other designation, as well as bridges and any other portions of the
transportation network.
Project shall mean the construction, reconstruction, retrofit, maintenance, alteration, repair of
any Street or Public Way, and includes the planning, design, approval and implementation
processes. Project does not mean any routine maintenance such as sweeping, mowing, and
pothole patching.
Public Way shall mean any transportation improvement accessible by the public; including but
not limited to parks and public land.
Users shall mean individuals that use Streets, including motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, public
transportation riders and drivers, emergency vehicles, freight carriers, agricultural vehicles and
people of all ages and abilities, including children, youth, families, older adults and individuals
with abilities
Diverse Users
The Village shall provide that this Policy serves all users equitably, particularly vulnerable users
and the most underinvested and underserved communities with the following benefits:
➢ Deliver a more integrated, connected and comprehensive multimodal transportation
network system serves all users and modes.
➢ Promote a safe means of travel for users.
➢ Ensure the network system is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act to meet
the needs of people with different types of disabilities.
➢ Evaluate the needs of connections to transit options in areas or population groups with
limited access.
➢ Embrace the right-of-way as a whole to create a sense of community with improved
aesthetic enhancements.
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➢ Encourage healthy and active living through more accessible options that include walking
and bicycling.
➢ Reduce transportation travel time while increasing property values and job growth in our
community.
Commitment on Projects
The Village shall approach every transportation and transportation -related improvement as an
opportunity to create safer, more accessible streets for all users. Complete Streets may be
achieved through single projects or incrementally through a series of smaller improvements or
maintenance activities over time. This includes approaching private development and re-
development projects with a Complete Streets focus in mind. Projects may be phased to include
planning, scoping, programming, design, right-of-way acquisition, construction/reconstruction,
operation and maintenance.
Transportation improvement projects will include facilities and other amenities that are
recognized as contributing to Complete Streets, which may include but not limited to, one or
more of the following:
➢ Create a comprehensive transportation network by providing multi-user paths and
sidewalks connections to trip generators such as residential, employment, schools,
recreational, public facilities, retail and commercial areas.
➢ Infrastructure should promote safe and accessible accommodations for existing and future
pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
➢ Crosswalk improvements, bump -outs or pedestrian refuge islands.
➢ Accessible improvements consistent with the Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
➢ Lighting of intersections with multi -use path/sidewalk present.
➢ Bicycle accommodations following the Village's Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.
➢ Connecting sidewalks and multi -use paths along public streets to private development or
commercial sidewalks and paths.
➢ Optimize parkway trees, landscape beds and median enhancements for a positive
environmental impact on the air, noise levels, driver's anxiety and speed in multimodal
function corridors.
➢ Prioritize clear pedestrian, bicyclist and vehicle oriented signs, lighting, benches and
attractive and accessible public transportation facilities.
➢ Provide provisions for pedestrians and bicyclists during all construction and maintenance
projects.
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Exceptions
Any exception to this policy shall be approved by the Director of Public Works and be
documented to indicate the basis of the decisions. Additional review by the Village Board will be
conducted when necessary. Exceptions of the policy that are requirements of the Subdivision
Ordinance or Zoning Ordinance shall be approved by Village Board as noted in those
ordinances. The following exceptions to this policy may be considered:
➢ Accommodation is not necessary on corridors where specific users are prohibited.
➢ The costs of providing accommodation for some travel modes are excessively
disproportionate to the need or probable use by those modes.
➢ Where the construction is not practically feasible or cost effective because of severe
topography constraints, or unreasonable adverse impacts on the environment or on
neighboring land uses including impact from right-of-way acquisition.
➢ Activities that are ordinary maintenance activities designed to keep assets in serviceable
condition and do not change the street's geometry or operations. Such activities may
include pothole patching, mowing, sweeping/cleaning, joint repair or other regular or
seasonal maintenance.
➢ A documented absence of current and future need exists.
➢ There is a reasonable and equivalent project along the same corridor, effectively serving
the same destinations and providing the same access and mobility, which is already
programmed to provide facilities, therefore exempting the project at hand.
➢ Emergency repairs. (water main breaks, pothole repairs, storm damage cleanup, etc.)
➢ Transit accommodations are not required where there is no existing or planned transit
service.
Jurisdiction
The Village shall require interagency coordination between departments and partner agencies.
➢ All Village projects shall adhere to the Policy.
➢ All non -village agencies such as State, County, Township and Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) projects shall adhere to the Policy.
➢ All utility companies issued a permit shall adhere to the Policy.
➢ All private development including work within the right-of-way shall adhere to the
Policy.
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Design
The Village of Elk Grove Village shall follow the latest accepted or adopted design standards
available from, including but not limited to:
➢ American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
➢ Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
➢ Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
➢ Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
➢ American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
➢ Public Right -of -Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG)
The design solutions shall be flexible and innovative while balancing public input on the user
and modal needs.
Land Use
The Village shall consider surrounding context including current and planned redevelopments,
parks, schools, hospitals when looking at current and future transportation needs.
➢ Ensure that all necessary and appropriate new or revised land use policies, plans, zoning
codes, ordinances, standards, regulations, and guidelines have updated design
components for all modifications within the right-of-way to reinforce the intent of the
policy.
➢ Encourage private partnerships to incorporate these benefits within private
developments.
Performance Measures
The Village shall establish performance measures to gauge success of the policy. Each year the
Public Works department shall annually update the performance measures on the Village
website.
➢ Miles of new or rehabilitated sidewalk
➢ Miles of new or rehabilitated multi -use paths
➢ Number of new or rehabilitated curb ramps
➢ Number of new or restriped crosswalks
➢ Number of new or replaced pedestrian signals
➢ Number of new parkway trees planted
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Project Selection Criteria
The following specific criteria shall be used to encourage funding prioritization;
➢ Safety is the highest priority, followed by function.
➢ Among modes, pedestrian and bicycle needs shall receive priority, followed by transit
and vehicle.
➢ Strive for balance among all modes involved in each project. The overall goal is that all
users of all ages and abilities can safely and conveniently use the integrated multimodal
transportation network.
Implementation
The implementation of Complete Streets Policy will require cooperation and collaboration from
all stakeholders.
➢ The Village shall annually review current and future improvements to ensure they are
meeting the policy requirements.
➢ The Village shall annually review zoning code and standards to ensure they are meeting
the policy requirements.
➢ The Village shall evaluate every project as an opportunity to implement Complete Streets
elements.
➢ The Village encourage staff professional development in the area of Complete Streets
through attendance at seminars, conferences and workshops.
➢ The Village shall actively promote public information and education about Complete
Streets to the community.
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