Bill Text: IL SB3202 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Bikeway Act. Provides that a municipality or county may prepare a bicycle transportation plan. Specifies the information that must be included in the plan. Defines terms.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0950 [SB3202 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB3202-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Bikeway Act. Provides that a municipality or county may prepare a bicycle transportation plan. Specifies the information that must be included in the plan. Defines terms.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0950 [SB3202 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB3202-Engrossed.html
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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, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Bikeway Act is amended by adding Section | ||||||
5 | 4.1 as follows:
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6 | (605 ILCS 30/4.1 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 4.1. Local bicycle transportation plan. | ||||||
8 | (a) In this Section, "bikeway" means all facilities that | ||||||
9 | provide primarily for, and promote, bicycle travel. For | ||||||
10 | purposes of this Section, bikeways shall be categorized as | ||||||
11 | follows: | ||||||
12 | (1) Bike paths or shared use paths, also referred to | ||||||
13 | as Class I bikeways, which provide a completely separated | ||||||
14 | right-of-way designated for the exclusive use of bicycles | ||||||
15 | and pedestrians with crossflows by motorists minimized. | ||||||
16 | (2) Bike lanes, also referred to as Class II bikeways, | ||||||
17 | which provide a restricted right-of-way designated for the | ||||||
18 | exclusive or semi-exclusive use of bicycles with through | ||||||
19 | travel by motor vehicles or pedestrians prohibited, but | ||||||
20 | with vehicle parking and crossflows by pedestrians and | ||||||
21 | motorists permitted. | ||||||
22 | (3) Bike routes, also referred to as Class III | ||||||
23 | bikeways, which provide a right-of-way on-street or |
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1 | off-street, designated by signs or permanent markings and | ||||||
2 | shared with pedestrians and motorists. | ||||||
3 | (4) Cycle tracks or separated bikeways, also referred | ||||||
4 | to as Class IV bikeways, which promote active | ||||||
5 | transportation and provide a right-of-way designated | ||||||
6 | exclusively for bicycle travel adjacent to a roadway and | ||||||
7 | which are separated from vehicular traffic. Types of | ||||||
8 | separation include, but are not limited to, grade | ||||||
9 | separation, flexible posts, inflexible physical barriers, | ||||||
10 | or on-street parking. | ||||||
11 | (b) A municipality or county may prepare a bicycle | ||||||
12 | transportation plan, which shall include, but not be limited | ||||||
13 | to, the following elements: | ||||||
14 | (1) The estimated number of existing bicycle commuters | ||||||
15 | in the plan area and the estimated increase in the number | ||||||
16 | of bicycle commuters resulting from implementation of the | ||||||
17 | plan. | ||||||
18 | (2) A map and description of existing and proposed | ||||||
19 | land use and settlement patterns that shall include, but | ||||||
20 | not be limited to, locations of residential neighborhoods, | ||||||
21 | schools, shopping centers, public buildings, and major | ||||||
22 | employment centers. | ||||||
23 | (3) A map and description of existing and proposed | ||||||
24 | bikeways. | ||||||
25 | (4) A map and description of existing and proposed | ||||||
26 | end-of-trip bicycle parking facilities. These shall |
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1 | include, but not be limited to, parking at schools, | ||||||
2 | shopping centers, public buildings, and major employment | ||||||
3 | centers. | ||||||
4 | (5) A map and description of existing and proposed | ||||||
5 | bicycle transport and parking facilities for connections | ||||||
6 | with and use of other transportation modes. These shall | ||||||
7 | include, but not be limited to, parking facilities at | ||||||
8 | transit stops, rail and transit terminals, ferry docks and | ||||||
9 | landings, park and ride lots, and provisions for | ||||||
10 | transporting bicyclists and bicycles on transit or rail | ||||||
11 | vehicles or ferry vessels. | ||||||
12 | (6) A map and description of existing and proposed | ||||||
13 | facilities for changing and storing clothes and equipment. | ||||||
14 | These shall include, but not be limited to, locker, | ||||||
15 | restroom, and shower facilities near bicycle parking | ||||||
16 | facilities. | ||||||
17 | (7) A description of bicycle safety and education | ||||||
18 | programs conducted in the area included within the plan, | ||||||
19 | efforts by the law enforcement agency having primary | ||||||
20 | traffic law enforcement responsibility in the area to | ||||||
21 | enforce provisions of the Vehicle Code pertaining to | ||||||
22 | bicycle operation, and the resulting effect on accidents | ||||||
23 | involving bicyclists. | ||||||
24 | (8) A description of the extent of citizen and | ||||||
25 | community involvement in development of the plan, | ||||||
26 | including, but not limited to, letters of support. |
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