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1 Complete Streets implementation in Chicagoland presented by Active Transportation Alliance Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning National Complete Streets Coalition 1

2 Speakers: Paul Lippens, AICP Senior Planner Active Transportation Alliance phone x300 Stefanie Seskin State & Local Policy Manager National Complete Streets Coalition p (773) sseskin@completestreets.org John O Neal Transportation Planner Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning p joneal@cmap.illinois.gov

3 Complete Streets>Scales of Planning Coordination of funding to build better roads

4 Plans, Policies, and Design Guidance Communicate priorities for transportation infrastructure

5 Three Pronged Solution: Complete Streets Plans Policies Design Communicate vision to improve transportation network for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users Policies to support Complete Streets infrastructure and safe door to destination bike trips Standards for all users that build awareness and use of active transportation

6 Result of Complete Streets Agencies working together for better roads

7 National Policy Perspective Stefanie Seskin State & Local Policy Manager National Complete Streets Coalition p (773) sseskin@completestreets.org

8 Why a policy approach? Policies are now built around providing automobile access (privilege) Funding structure is set up for car-oriented roads Land owners and developers seeking automobile access have the ear of political leaders

9 Why a policy approach? Policies can be built around serving everyone Complete Streets changes the funding structure to benefit all modes Community leaders and advocates seeking Complete Streets can gain the ear of political leaders

10 Communities Adopting First Policy Policy Adoption Grows Each Year

Policy Adoption Grows Each Year 400 350 300 250 200

11 Policy Adoption Grows Each Year Total New

12 US Complete Street Policies

13 Types of Jurisdictions with Policies States 28 MPOs 34 Counties 30 Cities 266 TOTAL 358

14 Many Types of Policies 3% 10% 17% Legislation/Ordinance (64) Resolution (189) 10% 1% 8% 1% Tax Ordinance (3) Internal Policy (30) Executive Order (4) Plan (37) Design Guidelines (11) 50% Policy Adopted by Elected Board (40)

15 Goal: Successful Policies 1. Sets a vision. 2. Includes all users and all modes. 3. Applies to all phases of all applicable projects. 4. Specifies and limits exceptions, with management approval required. 5. Emphasizes connectivity. 6. Is understood by all agencies to cover all roads. 7. Uses the best and latest design standards and is flexible. 8. Complements the community s context. 9. Sets performance standards. 10. Includes implementation steps.

Tool: Policy Workshops Bring together stakeholders and decision makers Encourage open dialogue about challenges and solutions Outside expert

16 Tool: Policy Workshops Bring together stakeholders and decision makers Encourage open dialogue about challenges and solutions Outside expert instructors lend credibility, offer national expertise Develop appropriate policy for your community Understand common implementation steps, develop work plan

17 Tool: Policy Analysis 200+ policies adopted through 2010 Evaluated against ideal policy language, scored Only analyzes written language, not impact

18 Tool: Policy Analysis Many policies did show a strong intention to do things differently Some elements routinely overlooked in policy language Newer policies scored better Need more guidance on how to write a comprehensive policy

19 Tool: Policy Analysis Look up your policy & policies in similar communities Find highly-rated policies to serve as models Rate policy as you write it Use to inspire implementation activities around different elements

20 Tool: Policy Workbook Detailed discussion of & questions to ask at each step in developing a policy Right type of policy Understanding current process All 10 elements of ideal policy Planning for implementation

21 Tool: Policy Workbook Use in tandem with Policy Analysis Work with other stakeholders to answer questions, write language Draw from best practices, develop best language for your community

22 Policy to Practice Set a standard for effective policy implementation that prompts the transportation agency to: restructure procedures, policies, and programs; rewrite or update design guidance; offer training and education opportunities to transportation staff, community leaders, and the general public; and create new performance measures to track progress and performance.

23 Tool: Implementation Survey Assess activities to date in 6 areas: Structure : the who, how, and when of implementation Revising current process, practices, rules, regulations Changes to design guidance Continuing conversations and education about Complete Streets Tracking progress internally & via projects Basic performance metrics

24 Tool: Implementation Survey Administered in ~20 communities No clear path for success, but a little bit of everything Planners often lead efforts and do most of outreach, but most successful when PW & Planning work together Preliminary report on Minnesota communities out by May 2012; more comprehensive report in Summer 2012 Also use as a tool to understand options for additional activities

25 CMAP a Planning Perspective John O Neal Transportation Planner Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning p joneal@cmap.illinois.gov

26 CMAP and Complete Streets About CMAP About Complete Streets in Illinois What we do: Complete Streets in the metropolitan Chicago region

27 About CMAP Established in 2005 by the Illinois General Assembly at the urging of locally elected officials and business leaders.

28 About CMAP Mission: to plan comprehensively for economic prosperity and quality of life.

29 About CMAP CMAP serves the third largest U.S. metropolitan region: 7 Counties 284 Municipalities Over 1,200 units of local government 8.6 million residents today 11 million residents by 2040

30 Complete Streets in Illinois State Complete Streets law (Public Act ) passed in October 2007 First state to pass a Complete Streets law Requires IDOT to incorporate bicycle and pedestrian accommodations into state highway projects in urbanized areas In effect for project planning and construction since August 2008 Procedure Memorandum issued in June 2010 Rewrite of chapters on Local Agency Agreements and on Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodation, in IDOT s Bureau of Design and Environment Manual (BDE)

31 Complete Streets in Illinois After negotiations among IDOT, CMAP, the League of Illinois Bicyclists (LIB), and the Active Transportation Alliance (ATA), the final draft of the changes to the BDE included: A policy performance review after two years 100% state cost share for bridge accommodations Bike lanes as an approved option for low-speed, hightraffic volume urban roads

32 CMAP and Complete Streets CMAP provides: Policy guidance Programming support Design guidance

33 CMAP and Complete Streets CMAP provides: Policy guidance GO TO 2040 Regional Comprehensive Plan Multimodal design (Complete Streets) should be the rule, not an exception. GO TO 2040, p. 120

34 CMAP and Complete Streets CMAP provides: Programming support CMAQ focused-programming approach Feature innovation and best practices; Improve access to transit, thus providing seamless coordination between modes; Address barriers to walking and cycling (including gaps in the cycle network); and Support complete streets concepts, thus providing modernized, multi-modal roadways.

35 CMAP and Complete Streets CMAP provides: Design guidance MAP Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Information Bikeways Inventory System (BIS) Land use data (schools, parks, retail areas, etc.) Transit location and usage Crash data Journey-to-work data Etc.

37 CMAP and Complete Streets CMAP provides: Design guidance (cont.) -- LETTER Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Information Existing conditions Bicyclist and pedestrian usage / Journey-to-work data Roadway speeds Intersection configuration Surrounding land use / destinations Number of schools/students Transit and transit ridership Crash history

38 CMAP and Complete Streets CMAP provides: Design guidance (cont.) -- LETTER Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Information Recommendations Accommodation of planned facilities Coordination with local entities Current national standards (PROWAG MUTCD, AASHTO, etc.) Traffic calming Safety treatments ADA accessibility

39 Chicagoland Case Studies in Design Guidance Paul Lippens, AICP Senior Planner Active Transportation Alliance phone extension 300

40 Funding Source: CDC Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding Policies, systems and environmental change Transportation Cook County CPPW This presentation discusses work made possible through funding from the Cook County Department of Health and Human Services and the Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) project. CPPW is a joint project between the Cook County Department of Public Health and the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago. City of Chicago CPPW: Healthy Places This presentation discusses work supported by Healthy Places, an initiative of Healthy Chicago. Healthy Places is a collaborative effort between the Chicago Department of Public Health and the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children at Children's Memorial Hospital funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative, Cooperative Agreement Number 1U58DP Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors/organizers and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

41 Chicagoland Complete Streets Timeline * * County 2 Cook County v2.0 Lake County Municipal - 10 Berwyn Blue Island Des Plaines * * * Forest Park Highland Park Hoffman Estates Lemont Oak Park Riverdale Tinley Park

42 Chicagoland Complete Street Policies Other Illinois Policies: Urbana, IL Champaign, IL

43 Nested Plans Council of Mayors Bicycle Planning Plans outline regional priorities for bicycle connections 3 recent plan updates

44 Nested Plans Municipal Plans Plans outline local priorities for bicycle connections 12 recent plan updates

45 Example Plan Des Plaines 45

46 Cook County Process * * * * *

47 Cook County Ordinance - Highlights Consider all users and all modes 50% of trips = walking, bicycling and transit by % reduction of walking, bicycling crashes by 2030 Provide technical assistance to other jurisdictions Encourage connectivity and regional corridors

48 Cook County Complete Streets

49 Cook County - Internal Policy Memo

50 Speak in a common language ITE and CNU guidance on typology and land use Land Form and Urban Transect

51 Land Use Simplify categories for transportation design

52 Street Typology Use historical names so people understand Boulevard Avenue Street

53 Guidelines for tools Vary by Land Use Context Required Encouraged Permitted Discouraged

54 Avenue Urban Commercial

55 Avenue Suburban Residential

56 Avenue Rural Village

57 Guidelines for Process Design Evaluation Existing Conditions Planned Conditions Design Objectives Design Development Design Definition Design Alternatives Trade-Offs

58 Applying Guidelines Land Form

59 Applying Guidelines Land Use

60 Applying Guidelines Street Typology

61 Complete Streets, Complete Networks A Manual for the Design of Active Transportation

62 Chicago Complete Streets Process * * * * *

63 Chicago Complete Streets Assist a staff prepared to implement Complete Streets Focus on process and project delivery Coordinate with parallel efforts Large training component working with CDOT

64 Workshops = issues + solutions

65 Chicago Complete Streets Standards for better streets Minimums to maximums Lane width, NRT, turning radius & speed MMLOS, modeshift, crashes Target vehicle & speeds Flexible procedures, volume projections, IDS, 4 hour peak

66 Why Complete the Streets? Every project is opportunity

67 Discussion Paul Lippens, AICP Senior Planner Active Transportation Alliance phone x300 Stefanie Seskin State & Local Policy Manager National Complete Streets Coalition p (773) sseskin@completestreets.org John O Neal Transportation Planner Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning p joneal@cmap.illinois.gov

Overview. Illinois Bike Summit IDOT Complete Streets Policy Presentation. What is a Complete Street? And why build them? And why build them?

Overview. Illinois Bike Summit IDOT Complete Streets Policy Presentation. What is a Complete Street? And why build them? And why build them? Overview Illinois Bike Summit IDOT Complete Streets Policy Presentation Aren Kriks, P.E. District One Bicycle Coordinator and Bureau of Programming Project Engineer History of Complete Streets IDOT Policy