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Home My WebLink About2010 Bicycle And Pedestrian Advisory - City of Elgin Mayor Ed Schock ATED 4E�' Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Michael Warren January 5, 2010. 7.00 m City Manager P Sean R. Stegall The Centre—West Conference Room Present: Toni Armstrong, Steve Wasilowski, Chris Manheim, Clee McCraken, Jerry Turnquist,Karen Erickson Absent: Miguel Martinez Staff: Paul Bednar, Park Development Coordinator, Ron Rudd, Engineer,Denise Momodu, Planner, Sgt. Tom Linder, Police Department I. Call to Order: Paul Bednar called the initial meeting of the committee to order at 7:04 p.m. 11. Approval of 12.1.09 Meeting minutes: Motion by Mannheim, second by Erickson to approve the minutes as presented. No discussion. Approved unanimously III. Citizen's Forum: .Bednar acknowledged that Elgin resident and League of Illinois Bicyclists employee Jessica Thompson was in attendance to assist in the preparation of the bike friendly community application, or answer any questions about her group. IV. Bike Friendly Community Application: Bednar passed out a copy of the draft application to each member. Each question and response was discussed by both members and the two bike group reps in the audience, Jessica Thompson, LIB and Pamela Brookstein, Active Transportation Alliance. Revisions to the application will be finalized and redistributed to the members prior to the next meeting. (see the final application attached) It was noted how helpful completing this application is for the Committee to assess Elgin's weaknesses in biking issues V. Active Transportation Alliance Report on Pertinent Issues: Pamela Brookstein,the suburban coordinator for Active Transportation Alliance spoke about a few timely issues that this committee could address. HB 43 was discussed at length. Concerns about the proposed language were voiced by Linder. He said he would talk to the expert of the bill at the ATA in order to learn more about the support of the bill from other agencies and to discuss potential language revisions. A report of the conversations will be presented at the next meeting. VI. Safe Routes to School Update: Bednar said that he had contacted U-46 about the upcoming SRTS program. Committee members encouraged Bednar to invite the U-46 rep to the next meeting in order to learn what the program will all entail. VII. Bike to Work Week: A meeting will be set for February to start planning this year's Bike to Work Week. Erickson said the website of League of American Bicyclists listed a number of event suggestions. Erickson and McCraken volunteered to help plan events. VIII. Miscellaneous: Page 1 rk The closest Bike Planning workshop will be February 5 in N. Aurora. Registration forms were dispersed to all members.. Bednar reported that the Planning Department did not feel they could change any ordinance to require bike racks for retail, office and some residential developments, without getting direction from the City Council. The Committee said they will make that recommendation to the Council. Brookstein said several sample ordinances of towns that require bike racks exist. Bednar gave an update on the new program for bike repair training at the ERC. Funds were used to have a consultant determine the needs for the new clinic shop and training sessions. It is expected this program will be underway in March? McCraken reported that he talked to a rep from a local HS that is starting a bike club and is discussing the start of a club at Larkin HS with the principal.. IX. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn at 9:15 made by Armstrong, seconded by. Approved unanimously Respectfully submitted, Paul Bednar, Recording Secretary Approved: February 2, 2010 Tot,itTaot,t _ r Page 2 ................ .c.4 OF eze ` %, City of Elgin o •t ll�,^ Mayor o*.irEu b Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Michael Warren Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee AGENDA City Manager Sean R. Stegall Tuesday, March 2, 2010 7:00 p.m. The Centre—West Conference Room 100 Symphony Way Elgin, IL 60120 I. Call to Order II. Approval of 2-2-2010 Meeting Minutes f III. Citizen's Forum (items not on the agenda) IV. Committee Goals/Tasks/Timeframe discussion V. Safe Crosswalk Resolution discussion VI. Discussion of recently approved Bike Path Grant projects (Brian Fairwood, Transsystems) VII. Bike to Work Week/Bike Month planning meeting VIII. Bike Rack Ordinance draft IX. Bike Planning Seminar recap X. Miscellaneous a. Update on Sustainability Committee - Transportation XI. Adjournment r 150 Dexter Court • Elgin, IL 60120-5555 • Phone 847-931-6100• Fax 847-931-5610•TDD 847-931-5616 www.cityofelgin.org ..ei yOF ESC /� - City of Elgin Mayor �,rE�sc� Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Michael Warren March 2, 2010 7:00 p.m. City Manager The Centre—West Conference Room Sean R. Stegall Present: Tom Armstrong, Steve Wasilowski, Clee McCraken, Jerry Turnquist, Karen Erickson Miguel Martinez, Chris Manheim Staff: Paul Bednar, Park Development Coordinator, Randy Reopelle, Director of Parks & Recreation Staff Absent: Sgt. Tom Linder, Police Department Ron Rudd, Engineer, Denise Momodu, Planner I. Call to Order: Chair Wasilowski called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. II. Approval of 2.2.10 Meeting minutes: Motion by Armstrong, second by McCraken to approve the minutes as presented. No discussion. Approved unanimously. III. Citizen's Forum: Jeff Crittenden, Village Pedaler Bike Shop owner expressed his appreciation to this committee for bringing biking to the forefront of city planning. He said the#1 request of his customers is more bike paths. He stated how important it is to get people off of the couch and outside. Biking activity has decreased significantly over the past couple of decades, mostly because kids are not allowed by parents to venture too far from the house. He offered his assistance to promote the activities of this committee. Stuart Nelson, Elgin citizen was present to learn of any new plans for additional bike lanes/paths as he is a bike commuter. IV. Committee Goals and Timeframes: Wasilowski discussed the many accomplishments of the Committee over the last few months. He mentioned that he and Bednar had a meeting The Mayor, Councilman Steffen and City Manager Stegall earlier that day and discussed the following list of accomplishments: • Inventory of bike racks • Reviewed the City Bikeway Master Plan • Worked with U-46 to understand the SRTS funding • Started an inventory of sidewalk gaps • Researched the issue of pedestrian safety, specifically HB 43 • Looked over bike parking requirements from other towns • Promotion of biking by getting involved in other efforts, such as Bike-to-Work Week and biking to school efforts • Completed and submitted the Bicycle Friendly Community application • Had participation in a recent Bicycle Planning Seminar r • Heard presentations from various bike advocates, such as ATA,Active Transportation Alliance and the Hoffman Estates Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Page 1 Commissioners were asked to identify what causes they would personally like to champion. Turnquist said his focus is pedestrian safety. He wants to work on identifying ways to mark crosswalks better and identify gaps in the sidewalk network. Bednar informed the Commission that he was able to get a semi-commitment from ATA that they will provide some interns for a few days this summer to help do a field survey of the sidewalk network. Some of the other tasks identified were promotion of safety laws for pedestrians and bikers; research and coordination of using volunteers/community restitution workers to clear snow from important stretches of sidewalk in the City. Erickson and Mannheim agreed that they would like to be involved in these efforts. A second area of focus for the commission is the updating of the Bikeways Master Plan, including identifying any new improvements, recommending new links and reviewing any upcoming street projects to ensure inclusion of bike/pedestrian facilities. Armstrong suggested that a more user friendly map could be generated for bike users. This map would list potential bike routes, rather than designate bike routes by LOS, Level of Service. Waslowski and Armstrong would like to work closely with Bednar in these efforts. A third area of focus will be public relations and events. McCraken and Erickson will help with these efforts,which will include being part of organizing Bike-to-Work Week events, Bike-to-School efforts, and other general information about biking in Elgin. The fourth focus area is getting bike racks provided for all schools and public facilities in the City, as well as proposing a bike parking ordinance for new development to the City Council Martinez and Armstrong will work with Bednar on this effort. There was discussion of defining the roles for this committee and the transportation sub- committee of the sustainability committee. Those with knowledge of the sub-committee's focus said they are dealing with transportation in general, broad terms. Public Transit, and roadway improvements have been emphasized. The Bike & Ped Adv Committee members felt that their own role should be to focus on all bike and pedestrian issues, both policy and specific improvements. V. Safe Crosswalk Resolution: Bednar reported that he had prepared the resolution as directed by the Committee and delivered it to the City Manager's office for the Mayor's signature,which was expected to take place immediately so it could then be delivered to Senator Noland in time to still be considered in this legislative session. VI. Approved Bike Improvement Projects: Brian Fairwood, of Transystems Inc spoke to the Committee regarding the Bikeway Master Plan. His firm had worked with a group to create the current plan. He reminded the commission that the plan will always require updating, to add new links and include completed sections. Fairwood then presented the two approved CMAQ funded bike improvement projects. The first being identified in the Bikeways Plan as Route#1, the extension of the Shoe Factory route to the Fox River Trail in downtown. A total of$420,000, of which 80%will come from CMAQ funds will be used to continue an on-street route from the end of the path on Shoe Factory, east of Dundee Ave. to Douglass Ave. Here bike lanes will be provided south to Kimball, then directed west to the river. Striping and signs, as well as a majority of the cost will Page 2 be necessary for the signal improvements at Dundee Ave. This is scheduled for a 2011 construction. The second project is identified as Route#4 in the Bikeway Plan. This will connect the National Street train station with Randall Road. It is expected to be a 3.4 million dollar project, and on schedule for 2012. Fairwood outlined the alignment of the proposed path. The Committee is invited to review the plans and comment. Fairwood said these projects are in the environmental review stage now. He asked that any comments to be delivered to him asap in order for the preliminary review by DOT to stay on track. Wasilowski reported that the direction of the Mayor was that this Committee should be responsible for defining future bike improvement projects and prioritizing them so CMAQ funds can be requested. The purpose of CMAQ is to reduce vehicle traffic, so any proposed bike projects need to focus on getting people to jobs, rather than offering recreation. Reopelle presented information on a potential bike bridge, to be located from the FRWRD property on the east side of the river, to their property on the west side, all south of Route 20. He passed out an exhibit showing the potential alignment. This bridge is desired by FRWRD as a way of crossing the river with a sludge transportation line, which would be attached to the bottom of the bridge. It is thought that the project would be a partnership between the City, FRWRD, South Elgin and Kane FPD. VII. Bike to Work Week/Bike Month planning meeting: Bednar announced that the meeting is set rik for March 15 at 5:30pm, in the Centre admin conference room. McCraken and Erickson are expected to join a group from last year's planning effort. VIII. Bike Parking Requirements: Armstrong presented a draft of an ordinance, as well as background memos in order to carry this proposal forward to the Planning &Development Commission. Committee members discussed the text and suggested a few minor revisions. Armstrong will bring a revised draft to next month's meeting. IX. Other: Bednar will make a presentation of what was learned at the recent Bicycle Planning Seminar at the next meeting. Mannheim agreed to attend the next Sustainable Transportation Sub-Committee next week. X. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn at 8:45 made by Turnquist, .seconded by Mannheim Approved unanimously Respectfully submitted, Paul Bednar, Recording Secretary Approved: April 6, 2010 Page 3 ��OF El. • y \\i" City of Elgin Mayor (k9 TED FE� Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Michael Warren Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee AGENDA City Manager Sean R. Stegall Tuesday, April 6, 2010 7:00 p.m. The Centre—West Conference Room 100 Symphony Way Elgin, IL 60120 I. Call to Order II. Approval of 3-2-2010 Meeting Minutes III. Citizen's Forum (items not on the agenda) IV. Safe Crosswalk Resolution discussion V. Pedestrian Initiatives http://www.cityofsacramento.org/transportation/dot media/engineer media/pdf/biking-walking- survey.pdf VI. Bikeway Master Plan/CMAQ projects review comments VII. Bike to Work Week/Bike Month planning VIII. Elgin ECCO Expo, May 8 participation IX. Bike Rack Ordinance revised draft X. Bike Planning Seminar recap XI. Miscellaneous a. Update on Sustainability Committee - Transportation XII. Adjournment r 150 Dexter Court • Elgin, IL 60120-5555 • Phone 847-931-6100• Fax 847-931-5610•TDD 847-931-5616 www.cityofelgin.org .(OF Et. Ci '- - City of Elgin Mayor 'oir��tu��F�' Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Bicycle& Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Michael Warren April 6, 2010 7:00 p.m. City Manager Sean R. Stegall The Centre—West Conference Room Present: Tom Armstrong, Steve Wasilowski, Jerry Turnquist, Karen Erickson, Chris Manheim Absent: Clee McCraken, Miguel Martinez Staff: Paul Bednar, Park Development Coordinator, Sgt. Tom Linder, Police Department, Denise Momodu, Planner, Omar Santos, Engineer, for Ron Rudd Staff Absent: Ron Rudd, Engineer, I. Call to Order: Chair Wasilowski called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. Approval of 3.2.10 Meeting minutes: Motion by Armstrong, second by Manheim to approve the minutes as presented. No discussion. Approved unanimously. III. Citizen's Forum: Dave and Heather Hunt live in the Woodbridge North Subdivision and expressed concern that they can't walk very far in their area. Because Edgewater Subdivision is a gated community, other City residents, such as the Hunts can't walk thru that area. They asked that there be walks connecting to Bowes, and along Bowes, as well as a safe way to cross Randall Road. Currently, the signal at College Green and Randall Road doesn't work well for pedestrian or cyclists. Some committee members suggested that a petition be circulated in the area citing the lack of safe walkways. IV. Safe Crosswalk Resolution: Wasilowski asked Bednar to share the status of the resolution with the Committee. Bednar responded that he never got a copy of anything that had been delivered to the State and was told by the local state officials that they were not aware of receiving any such letter. The committee members expressed their disappointment that their important resolution/letter wasn't delivered to them and wondered why they local officials did not seem to get a copy since it was crucial that our senator see this support in a timely fashion. Wasilowski said he would check into the matter. V. Pedestrian Initiatives Sub-Committee: Turnquist talked about an example of a resident survey on Biking and Walking. Bednar distributed a copy of a resident survey from Sacramento California. It was the intent of Erickson, Wasilowski and Turnquist to modify the survey for Elgin's needs and have it distributed at upcoming events, as well as posted on line. Bednar will take the draft, and get it retyped, copied and posted on-line at the City website. The committee thought it would be a good idea to prepare a press release before the survey is distributed. r. VI. Master Plan/CMAQ Projects review: At the invitation of Transystems, the Bikeway Master Plan consultant, Bednar, Armstrong and Wasilowski meet and reviewed the two approved concept plans. Bednar presented their review comments to the committee. In general, the NE Quadrant plan had no major suggestions. Minor adjustments showing a link from Douglas to Page 1 Grove on Ann Street, instead of on Kimball, and a link to Slade Avenue Park from Douglas were thought to be valid by the committee. There were quite a few suggestions to the proposed route in the SW Quadrant. The most important of these suggestions included utilizing a narrow passageway under the Rte 20 bridge, located between the west bank of the river and the bridge abutment. This route would negate the need to tunnel under Route 20 from Grolich Park to the south side of Rte 20. This path would connect the south end of the National Street Train Station parking lot to the south side of Rte 20. Bednar verified that he and Armstrong had rode bikes on this route and felt it to be possible, maybe at most requiring a small section of the path be cantilevered over the river edge. It could save up to 1.5 million in costs if deemed feasible. Another important suggestion made to the consultant was to utilize the existing off street bike path running along Spartan Drive from McLean to Randall. Then run the path along the east side of Randall south to Bowes,probably having to replace the sidewalk section with a wider asphalt path. This suggestion would negate having to build new paths along McLean and also along Bowes, east of Randall. All the monies saved in these alternatives could go towards a bridge over the river near FWRWD and also extend the path as far west on Bowes as possible, ultimately to Bowes Creek Drive. Omar Santos, who had worked with the consultant in developing the current plan was available to comment on the suggestions and he recognized that these ideas had merit and would be explored further with the consultant. The full committee agreed with the sub-committee's suggestions. r VII. Bike to Work Week/Bike Month planning meeting: Bednar reported that there had been a meeting on March 15 and he distributed a list of planned activities for the event. A number of ideas still need volunteers to lead the charge. Armstrong suggested that The Village Peddler be contacted to see if he is interested in organizing a fund raising ride. VIII. ECCO Expo, May 8: Manheim and Armstrong are planning on manning a table at the expo to distribute info about biking and walking. They intend to hand out the Bike and Walk Surveys. There will be a display of the Elgin Bikeway Master Plan and Kane/Kendall Bike Map. Linder will organize the police explorer post as well as auxiliary officers to be at the event to register bikes. IX. Bike Parking Requirements: Armstrong presented his revised draft ordinance for bike parking requirements. There was a suggestion to allow a developer to subtract the need for a car parking space if 5 bike parking spaces were provided. All agreed to the changes. Momodu reported that the Community Development Department would like this proposed ordinance to be submitted in a COW memo format to the City Council, who will then decide to forward it to the Planning & Development Commission. Motion was made by Armstrong, seconded by Erickson to move the proposed ordinance draft forward. All approved. Bednar will revise the draft COW memo developed by Armstrong and forward it to the Managers office. X. Other: Manheim reported that he had attended a previous Transportation Sub-Committee of the Sustainable Plan Group. He explained our committee's goals to them and got a better understanding of their focus. It appears the Transportation Committee is looking at many different transportation issues, whereas the Bike and Ped Committee is focused on biking and pedestrian improvements. Page 2 Bednar showed a graphic of a proposed bike path/sidewalk that will be built from Busse Woods to Poplar Creek FPD at Shoe Factory Woods, along Higgins Road. This will be a joint effort between Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg. It will make another option to get from the Fox River Trail to Busse Woods. Bednar reported that the ATA had made a commitment to allow a few interns to come out to Elgin in the near future in order to assist in identifying walk gaps. He also announced that "Elgin Week in Review"will run a segment about this committee in the near future and that Todd Underwood, a free lance writer will put together an article about this committee for the Herald. Recently the City of Urbana contacted Bednar to see if the downtown bike lanes were embraced by the merchants. If so, they might want to make a field trip here with some of their merchants that have doubts about such lanes working in their town. A new flyer advertising the ERC Bike Loaner Program was distributed and members were encouraged to find volunteers to participate in the bike clinic sessions. Bednar reported that he continues to work on getting bike info on the City website. ATA has offered to add any information about this group on their website as well. Because of time constraints, Bednar will review the findings of the bike planning seminar at the next meeting. XI. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn at 8:55 made by Armstrong, .seconded by Linder Approved unanimously Respectfully submitted, Paul Bednar, Recording Secretary Approved: May 4, 2010 Page 3 ............... `.4 OFEl.0 40" A - City of Elgin ,11;^ Mayor ?�°RATE1D°"b. Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Michael Warren Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee AGENDA City Manager Sean R. Stegall Tuesday, May 4, 2010 7:00 p.m. The Centre—West Conference Room 100 Symphony Way Elgin, IL 60120 I. Call to Order II. Approval of 4-6-2010 Meeting Minutes elk III. Citizen's Forum (items not on the agenda) IV. Pedestrian Initiatives—Resident Survey V. Update on Bikeway Master Plan/CMAQ projects/CIP review VI. Bike to Work Week/Bike Month planning VII. Mayor's National Bike Month Proclamation VIII. Elgin ECCO Expo, May 8 participation IX. Bike Rack Ordinance COW memo X. Bike Planning Seminar recap XI. Miscellaneous a. Update on Sustainability Committee - Transportation XII. Adjournment 150 Dexter Court • Elgin, IL 60120-5555 • Phone 847-931-6100• Fax 847-931-5610•TDD 847-931-5616 www.cityofelgin.org 0 OF F(C - City of Elgin Mayor trr;i;tilt Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Bicycle& Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Michael Warren May 4,2010 7:00 p.m. City Manager The Centre—West Conference Room Sean R. Stegall Present: Tom Armstrong, Jerry Turnquist,Karen Erickson, Chris Manheim,Miguel Martinez(7:20) Absent: Clee McCraken, Steve Wasilowski Staff: Paul Bednar, Park Development Coordinator, Ron Rudd,Engineer, Staff Absent: Denise Momodu,Planner, Sgt Tom Linder,Police Dept. I. Call to Order: Bednar called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. and asked for a nomination from the floor to appoint a chairperson for tonight's meeting. Armstrong made a motion to appoint Erickson, seconded by Manheim. Approved unanimously Il. Approval of 4.6.10 Meeting minutes: Motion by Armstrong, second by Manheim to approve the minutes as presented. No discussion. Approved unanimously. III. Citizen's Forum: No persons present. IV. Pedestrian Initiatives—Resident Survey: Turnquist reviewed the printed survey with the members. All thought it was very good as is and needed no changes. There was discussion about how to get the survey out to the public and also publicize the survey. Bednar will make 200 copies of the survey to be made available for the expo this weekend. Turnquist wondered if the City would be able to put this on Survey monkey or some other on-line survey. It would only be posted for a limited time. Bednar will check to see if City uses Survey Monkey and inform Turnquist. Bednar will also work with Turnquist to get a brief press release prepared to be sent out prior to the on-line survey starting. It was also mentioned that there is another City-wide survey to be conducted later in August(?) and that this committee should have some pertinent questions on it. V. Update on CMAQ and CIP bike projects: Bednar reviewed a conversation he had with the consultant,Transystems about the suggested changes made by this committee to the proposed CMAQ bike routes. It appears that all suggested changes will be made part of the new plans, thereby saving money that could go towards a few other spur projects. Armstrong told the committee that he and Bednar met with Joe Evers,the City Engineer to discuss the Capital Improvement Projects for 2010. It was the intent of that meeting to identify projects that could incorporate bike/pedestrian improvements. Some projects of note include the extension of South Street to Longcommon from the Target store. This project will include an off street path. Street resurfacing on McLean and Big Timber will be completed this summer; however it will not involve bike paths or sidewalks. This generated discussion of the missing sidewalk on McLean from the gas station at Big Timber to Burger King. The committee would like to request that funds be allocated to finish this link and if it can be done in conjunction with Page 1 the street work it may be cost efficient. In addition,a path along Big Timber was discussed. If it were placed on the south side of the road it would be easier to build but would be on the opposite side of the street from the neighborhoods. There will be some street resurfacing in the Historic District and it may involve both Park Street and Franklin. The Bikeway Master Plan shows a bike route on Franklin, however the committee felt that Park Street would be a better street to travel for a number of reasons,mostly that it is wider and more comfortable. This recommendation will be forwarded to the City Engineer. Highland Ave, from Center Street to Rte 31 in the CBD will include a bike lane going west. In addition, the bike lane will extend to Crystal Street where bike route signs can direct bikers to the north on Crystal or south to South Street. Armstrong stated that simple bike route signs that give directions to nearby connections are important to add on other bike routes as well. For instance, at the end of South St,the sign should direct riders north to Chicago,in order to connect to the CBD. Willard Avenue was the other notable project,which is all engineered and shows sidewalks on both sides of the street.The committee would like to see if one of the walks can be made a bike path.The timing for this project is unknown, since it is an SSA project. VI. Bike to Work Week: Bednar passed out the latest information on the plans for Bike to Work week.The committee's participation is encouraged. Volunteers will be needed for the July 11, YWCA event in Festival Park. Plans are also in the works for two other rides in the summer,one a fund raiser for bike racks and the other a bike and dine ride. VII. Bike Month Proclamation: Armstrong prepared a proclamation for the Mayor to read at the May 12 Council Meeting. All committee members are encouraged to attend. VIII. ECCO Expo,May 8: Manheim and Armstrong are planning on manning a table at the expo to distribute info about biking and walking. They intend to hand out the Bike and Walk Surveys. There will be a display of the Elgin Bikeway Master Plan.and Kane/Kendall Bike Map. Linder will organize the police explorer post as well as auxiliary officers to be at the event to register bikes. IX. Bike Parking Requirements: Armstrong discussed his revised draft ordinance for bike parking requirements. Bednar passed out a draft COW memo to the City Council, slated for the May 26 meeting. X. Other: Manheim gave an update on the latest Transportation Sub-Committee of the Sustainable Plan Group. A new flyer advertising the ERC Bike Loaner Program was distributed and members were encouraged to find volunteers to participate in the bike clinic sessions. Bednar reported that he continues to work on getting bike info on the City website. ATA has offered to add any information about this group on their website as well. row Page 2 XI. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn at 8:35 made by Manheim,. seconded by Armstrong Approved unanimously Respectfully submitted, Paul Bednar,Recording Secretary Approved: June 1, 2010 r Page 3 .I OF et ( ' - City of Elgin "?..,6:,,,_ i Mayor A ti' Ed Schock ORATEDEFB r_._.. Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Michael Warren Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee AGENDA City Manager Sean R. Stegall Tuesday,June 1, 2010 7:00 p.m. The Centre—West Conference Room 100 Symphony Wad. Elgin, IL 60120 I. Call to Order II. Approval of 5-4-2010 Meeting Minutes rk III. Citizen's Forum (items not on the agenda) IV. In Town Bike Friendly Maps (ATA) V. Bicycle Friendly Community score card VI. Pedestrian Initiatives—Resident Survey VII. Bike to Work Week/Bike Month events VIII. Elgin ECCO Expo recap IX. DNA Out to Lunch presentation recap X. Bike Rack Ordinance status XI. Bike Planning Seminar recap XII. Update on Sustainability Committee —Transportation XIII. Miscellaneous elluk XIV. Adjournment 150 Dexter Court • Elgin, IL 60120-5555 • Phone 847-931-6100• Fax 847-931-5610•TDD 847-931-5616 www.cityofelgin.org r City of Elgin a Mayor rto\' r Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Bicycle&Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Michael warren June 1,2010 7:00 p.m. City Manager The Centre–West Conference Room Sean R. Stegall Present: Tom Armstrong, Jerry Turnquist, Karen Erickson, Chris Manheim, Miguel Martinez, Steve Wasilowski, Clee McCraken Staff: Paul Bednar,Park Development Coordinator,Ron Rudd,Engineer, Sgt Torn Linder,Police Dept.,Dave Walden(filling in for Denise Momodu,Planner) I. Call to Order: Bednar called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. II. Approval of 5.4.10 Meeting minutes: Motion by Armstrong, seconded by Rudd to approve the minutes as presented. No discussion. Approved unanimously. III. Citizen's Forum: Acknowledgement of guests. Kyla Jacobsen, Director of the Water Department for the City of Elgin and avid biker updated the committee on the progress of a planned charity bike ride on Saturday, July 24 . There will be three loops of varying distances. Responding to a question from the committee, Jacobsen felt that the police are not really necessary for the ride. Need riders to follow the rules,need to notify all police departments. Tony from the Village Pedaler will talk to Kohls about parking,All riders must be off the course by noon. Fees$30-$35/individual, family fee, and team fee. Will there be a sag wagon vehicle. We will need volunteers. Linder will gather emergency personnel. Manheim will contact Boy Scouts. Armstrong will help in planning the event. Miguel and Karen will be available that day. IV. In Town Bike Friendly Maps (ATA): Pam Brookstein of ATA was here to describe a program that Elgin could participate in. The League of IL. Bicyclists has funds to produce map brochures to get to the Metra stations. They have completed 8-10 guides so far. A professional photographer takes Elgin photos then maps to Metra are added. If we wanted 10,000 brochures it would cost Elgin 20%of the total cost or$1,250 for us. Most towns get 5,000 for less than $1,000. We should try to include other destinations,but might not be able to. Should we do 2 separate maps—one for Big Timber, one for downtown? Where do we put these—Metra Stations, Festivals? The committee wants to do press releases on this. Manheim motioned for City to purchase 10,000 brochures at$1,250 or$1,500 for two, Miguel seconded the motion. All ayes, no nays. V. Bicycle Friendly Community Score Card: Bednar shared the comments from the American League of Bicyclists from the application. Armstrong. asked if we should give this to the City Manager's office and other departments now. Bednar will do it and also share with John Heiderscheidt from U-46. VI. Pedestrian Initiative Online Survey: Turnquist asked if we should have a meeting to process walk and path improvement suggestions and survey findings. August might be a good month for Page 1 r this. Turnquist asked if we should limit the survey to residents. The group thought no. It was asked if the question about what street do you live on should be removed and the group thought no. Put question about do you live/work in Elgin first. Turnquist wants the Excel chart to summarize the findings,Bednar will work on this. VII. Elgin ECCO Expo recap: Armstrong and Manheim said it was a good day. IX. Y Ride: Volunteers are needed for July 11 "Y Walk." Ericksen,Manheim,Armstrong., Linder., Bednar and Wasilowski plan on helping. Linder will have guys for bike registration. Need snow fence for bike corral. X. Other: All agreed with recommended detour route from Transystems, not with reopening the underpass. Next meeting to put bike planning first. Any interns for the sidewalk gap study will be coordinated by Manheim. XI. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn by Manheim, Seconded by Martinez Approved unanimously 1:1) Respectfully submitted, c.c...t6 Paul Bednar,Recording Secretary Approved: July 6, 2010 r r Page 2 c>":1- EC Ceti b — City of Elgin Mayor '• �r[ot0'' Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Michael Warren Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee AGENDA City Manager Sean R. Stegall Tuesday,July 6, 2010 7:00 p.m. The Centre—West Conference Room 100 Symphony Way Elgin, IL 60120 I. Call to Order II. Approval of 6-1-2010 Meeting Minutes III. Citizen's Forum (items not on the agenda) IV. Bike Planning Seminar recap V. Pedestrian Initiatives—Resident Survey VI. Bike to Work Week events recap VII. Y Bike event, July 1 1th VIII. Bike Rack Ride IX. Status of Bike Rack Ordinance, Safe Routes to School, bike route brochures, interns for walk gap study, ERC Bike Clinic and Loan Program X. New Business—Bus shelters XI. Miscellaneous New Business XII. Adjournment 150 Dexter Court• Elgin, IL 60120-5555 • Phone 847-931-6100• Fax 847-931-5610•TDD 847-931-5616 www.cityofelgin.org City of Elgin ►� ., Mayor 44710.ttO Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Bicycle& Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Michael Warren July 6,2010 City Manager 7:00 p.m. Sean R. Stegall The Centre–West Conference Room Present: Tom Armstrong,Jerry Turnquist,Karen Erickson, Chris Manheim, Steve Wasilowski, Clee McCraken Absent: Miguel Martinez Staff: Paul Bednar, Park Development Coordinator, Ron Rudd, Engineer, Sgt Tom Linder, Police Dept., Denise Momodu, Planner Call to Order: Wasilowski called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. II. Approval of 6.1.10 Meeting minutes: Motion by Turnquist, seconded by Manheim to approve the minutes as presented.No discussion. Approved unanimously. III. Citizen's Forum: Acknowledgement of guests. City Councilman Dave Kaptain, discussed bus shelters. He is part of the Livable Communities Group (Senior Issues Focus). The group includes: Eric Weekly, Seniors,police rep, reps from senior housing centers, and Royce Blackwell. As part of their research into the bus service in Elgin many seniors rode various bus routes and noted pros and cons. It was noted that bus drivers were helpful and friendly but a downtown bus station employee was not very helpful. The group interviewed other seniors. Interestingly, bus shelters are maintained by sponsoring property owners, not Pace or the City. Buses will stop between bus stops. The biggest reason to not take buses is the waiting time—too long for seniors to stand,waiting at stops. Pace reps met with the group. At the groups urging a stop was put on Grove by the library, but it is felt that it is on the wrong side of the street(northbound). The Dial-a-Ride program isn't successful for the seniors in Elgin. It is believed that seniors feel like they loose their independence,the ETA window to arrive is too big. Pace will do route changes,only if they are lobbied. Sherman Hospital is included on a bus route,but it is only for employee shifts,not convenient at all for visitors. The service to get to senior programs at Elgin Township is terrible as it only gets as close as Buena Vista 1/2 mile north. Seniors then have to walk the rest of the way, along stretches that don't have walks. Lesson is—we,the City of Elgin,has to do all the leg work for Pace. Maybe funnel pot of funds to get benches/shelters for bus stops. Wasilowski asked how the committee can help get good bus stops. Kaptain said to think about how to get to bus stops and where to locate benches along walking routes. There are a couple of other groups in town also looking at this issue. Kaptain thought the typical shelter cost$10,000 each. Page 1 rik IV. Bike Planning Seminar Recap: Bednar presented the major points outlined in the slide show handouts. Education was one of the focuses of the bike planning process. Wasilowski thought it would be a good thing for the committee to use YouTube video links on our website,regarding the education sessions. Armstrong said some communities put word out about bike commuter rides. V. Pedestrian Initiatives—Resident Survey Turnquist suggested that the August meeting be used to summarize the survey findings and set goals.Bednar will make sure that there is another press release put out in 10 days to remind people of the survey deadline. VI. Bike to Work Week Events Recap: Bednar recapped the events noting that the average attendance at each event was 12. Erickson stated that earlier planning will be good for next year. Bednar will look at a meeting in September. VII. Y Bike event,July 11th Bednar talked about the planned events as part of Y Walk. Bike safety inspections by The Village Pedaler; a bike rodeo by Jason Jenkins of ATA; and a kids bike race,with trophies sponsored by Elgin Family Physicians;prizes from The Village Pedaler, Main Street Bikes,Target and REI;and a bike corral. Volunteer help is necessary. Linder will get two auxiliary cops to help with whatever. Manheim,Armstrong and Erickson will help Bednar the day of the event. VIII. Bike Rack Ride Bednar explained that the planned ride for July26 has been postponed until we can find the proper insurance for the event. IX. Status of Bike Rack Ordinance,Safe Routes to School, bike route brochures,interns for walk gap study,ERC Bike Clinic and Loan Program: a. The Committee asked Bednar to find out the status of the ordinance. b. The SRTS status is that the School District just got their contract approved and plan on implementing the programs this fall. The City is still working on getting IDOT to approve the contract for crosswalks and such. Bednar asked for volunteers to sit in on a new committee with various city staff in order to determine this year's grant application for SRTS. Tom L will ask that ROPE officers be included. Armstrong and Turnquist volunteered to be part of the committee. Bednar will inform them of the schedule. Some discussion of potential funding requests included Hawk signals for pedestrian crossings. c. The opportunity for the funds to do the Metra by Bike brochure has passed. ATA will inform Bednar when they get more funds. d. Wasilowski informed the committee that he has an intern in his office that he will make available to do the sidewalk gap study. Manheim will coordinate the work with the intern. Bednar to get base maps to Manheim for bike intern e. The ERC Bike Loan and Repair program has had some success and failure. No one has taken advantage of the loan program. There are 20 bikes available (10 of them are kids)and 20 helmets(10 of them are kids). Some thought the location of ERC is not good for a loan program Wasilowski said that the Metra/Chicago station has vacant space. Maybe Metra could be convinced to allow bike rentals. He will look into it further.. Maybe look at partnering with Boys & Girls Club for bike rentals. The committee volunteered to better market the program. The repair clinic has Page 2 rill consisted of two seniors,no kids,repairing bikes. They will have done 15-20 bikes by end of the summer. X. Other: Question arose about including projects in the 2011 City budget. XI. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn by Manheim at 8:44pm, Seconded by Erickson. Approved unanimously Respe tfull submitted, veLt.,__ _ ,,,,),, Paul Bednar, Recording Secretary Approved: September 7, 2010_ r r Page 3 • Mayor Ed Schock , r City Council E LG Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge THE CITY IN THE SUBURBS" F. John Steffen Mike Warren Date: July 29, 2010 City Manager Sean R. Stegall BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the August 3, 2010, regularly scheduled meeting of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for September 7, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. r CITY OF ELGIN By Paul Bednar, Recording Secretary Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee r 150 Dexter Court, Elgin, IL 60120 847-931-6100 www.cityofelgin.org r 0-Of Ezo — City of Elgin dir Mayor i?tu�� Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Michael Warren September 7,2010 7:00 p.m. City Manager The Centre—West Conference Room Sean R. Stegall Present: Tom Armstrong, Jerry Turnquist,Karen Erickson,Chris Manheim, , Clee McCraken Absent: Miguel Martinez, Steve Wasilowski Staff: Paul Bednar, Park Development Coordinator,Denise Momodu, Planner Absent: Ron Rudd,Engineer, Sgt Tom Linder, Police Dept. I. Call to Order: Bednar asked for a temporary chair to be appointed for the meeting. Armstrong nominated Erickson to chair the meeting. Seconded by Manheim,All ayes. Erickson called the meeting to order at 7:07pm. II. Approval of 7.6.10 Meeting minutes: Motion by Armstrong seconded by_Manheim to approve the minutes as presented.No discussion. Approved unanimously. III. Citizen's Forum: None IV. Pedestrian Initiatives—Resident Survey Turnquist suggested that a subcommittee (Armstrong, Turnquist,Erickson and Manheim)meet to discuss the findings, especially go thru all the written comments.There were 205 survey responses. Manheim said he would look into having his college students see if they could make some generalizations based on the results. Armstrong will categorize the written comments into 5 categories, Engineering (physical on-street,off street and intersections),Education, Encouragement,Enforcement and Evaluation. Turnquist will write a one page summary of the survey findings to send to the Council and staff, and will present it to the committee at the next meeting V. Recap of Meeting regarding CMAQ projects: Armstrong reported that he and Bednar meet with Santos, Rudd and Transystems to review the planned route for the NE end bike route. It was decided that Armstrong and Bednar would quickly meet with the neighbors on River Bluff to determine their willingness to have the route in front of their homes and parking prohibited. VI. Bikeway/WaIk Gap Study: Manheim said the study will be done in the next few months with an architect from Fitzgerald Architects. VII. Bike for Life Ride: Armstrong reported that the ride is scheduled for June 12, 2011. to kick off the Bike to Work Week The Brochure is put in draft format in order to solicit sponsors. The Village Pedaler will be the co-sponsor with the Elgin BPAC. Page 1 VIII. Review of the Bicycle Friendly Community Audit Letter Bednar ran thru the recommendations from the recent audit letter. Members pointed out areas that we have made progress and also areas that we need to work harder on. Some of the ideas voiced included: • We need to be involved in the street projects with engineering to a greater degree. One such example is the work slated for Highland Ave, where the pavement is being reduced, yet if it were left a little wider it might have been able to accommodate bike lanes or at least sharrows. Bednar was directed to contact Evers at Engineering to find out when we might be involved in the upcoming budget discussions that will involve streets with bike improvements and sidewalks. • Work with the GBPL to get a permanent display of biking/walking related items, such as upcoming rides or walkathons,plus info about bike commuting • During Bike to Work Week have a bike related movie night in Festival Park. Also, show some quick film clip about bike riding and safety. • Send this analysis letter to the Elgin Police and emphasize the education elements. Ask for clarification on the crosswalk sign at Larkin HS—why doesn't it state that vehicles must stop? • Host a Bike Expo in Elgin during the late winter.Have both education session and bike vendors selling wares. Use the Centre and Hemmens. Maybe the City/ECC and Judson could be sponsors. It was noted that Giant Bike has a facility in Elgin. • Need to follow up on using vacant space in the Chicago Street Metra station for bike rental/loan station. • Call South Elgin about their path plans along McLean. Elgin has applied for ITEP funds for the length along McLean Blvd. • Ask the City to include a blurb in the winter city brochure about keeping sidewalks shoveled. It could cite the municipal ordinance that requires homeowners to rid property of nuisances(snow). Cambridge Mass has a good PR piece about this. Bednar should ask the Managers office about using Comm Restitution workers to do this, as was discussed at a lunch meeting with the Mayor and City Manager Stegall. IX. Status of Bike Rack Ordinance,Safe Routes to School: Bednar reported no news on the status of the Bike Rack Ordinance. The SRTS programs are still not implemented from the 2008 grant because contracts still need to be finalized by IDOT. There has been discussion that this year's application might be for private schools,maybe bike racks. Need to call IDOT about the SRTS including colleges. X. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn by Manheim at 8:34pm, Seconded by Armstrong. Approved unanimously Respectfully submi ed, Paul Bednar,Recording Secretary Approved: _October 5, 2010 Page 2 k6-41411'4, - City of Elgin o i it Mayor °�rarEUj��' Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Michael Warren Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee AGENDA City Manager Tuesday, October 5,2010 Sean R. Stegall 7:00 p.m. The Centre—West Conference Room 100 Symphony Way Elgin, IL 60120 I. Call to Order II. Approval of 9-7-2010 Meeting Minutes III. Citizen's Forum (items not on the agenda) IV. Pedestrian Initiatives—Resident Survey Turnquist V. Recap of neighbors meeting regarding the bike route project Armstrong VI. Bike/Walk gap study Mannheim VII. Bike for Life Ride Armstrong VIII. Review of Bike Rack Project Martinez IX. Bike Expo Discussion X. Miscellaneous New Business XI. Adjournment r 150 Dexter Court • Elgin, IL 60120-5555 • Phone 847-931-6100• Fax 847-931-5610•TDD 847-931-5616 www.cityofelgin.org % — City Of Elgin Mayor �A°R9reoF Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Michael Warren October 5, 2010 7:00 m. City Manager p Sean R. Stegall The Centre–West Conference Room Present: Tom Armstrong, Jerry Turnquist, Karen Erickson, Steve Wasilowski, Miguel Martinez Absent: Clee McCraken Chris Manheim Staff: Paul Bednar, Park Development Coordinator, Ron Rudd, Engineer Absent: Sgt Tom Linder, Police Dept. Denise Momodu, Planner 1. Call to Order: Wasilowski called the meeting to order at 7:03pm. II. Approval of 9.7.10 Meeting minutes: Correction to be made–Wasilowski was not present Motion as amended by Armstrong seconded by Martinez to approve the minutes as amended. No discussion. Approved unanimously. III. Citizen's Forum: None IV. Pedestrian Initiatives –Resident Survey Armstrong stated that he is going thru all the 400 written comments and grouping them by the 5 E's It is not yet complete, but a few observations so far include: most comments relate to intersection improvements that are requested. There are a lot of comments about Randall Rd. Bednar will help by sending the already typed notes to Armstrong to save time. There will be a summary letter compiled and presented to the whole committee at the next meeting before it is sent out to the Council and staff. V. Recap of Neighborhood Meeting regarding CMAQ project: Armstrong reported that he and Bednar meet with a few north end neighbors to review the planned route#1 on the NE end. Armstrong and Bednar had asked those neighbors if they would be ok with a parking ban on their section of River Bluff Road, if the route continued west to Douglas Ave. Those in attendance noted that there are already parking restrictions on the side streets, so they could not agree to accepting a ban on River Bluff. The committee then discussed the ramifications of implementing the plan since it needs to comply with FHWA standards as per CMAQ fund rules. Armstrong noted that this situation on River Bluff is similar to many other streets in the older neighborhoods of the city. If this is the case, anywhere we propose to do bike routes and plan to meet FHWA standards, we will be deleting crucial on-street parking. Others asked how the bike route signs and markings were allowed on South Street recently. Bednar and Rudd are to check with those involved to see what requirements were in place for those improvements and if the same can apply to the Bike Route 1 plan. Armstrong thought that we should forgo the CMAQ funding if parking bans on many stretches of street will be required as a result. The committee asked Bednar to contact Cosentino of the City Manager's office and tell him it is the committee's recommendation Page 1 that an informational meeting be conducted where all affected residents/property owners along the entire route are included. After the meeting, then a survey might be necessary. VI. Bikeway/Walk Gap Study: In Manheim's absence, Wasilowski said he contacted Judson University to solicit help from their architecture interns. He is due to set up a meeting to discuss soon. VII. Bike for Life Ride: Armstrong reported that the ride is scheduled for June 12, 2011 to kick off the Bike to Work Week The Brochure is put in draft format in order to solicit sponsors. The Village Pedaler will be the co-sponsor with the Elgin BPAC. Bednar said that Activate Elgin has agreed to also be a $500 sponsor. There are other requests being considered by Fit For Kids and the Village of South Elgin. VIII. Review of Bike Rack Project Martinez reported that he and Bednar met with U-46, John Heiderscheidt and Joe Creda to discuss which schools should be a priority for racks. The meeting was productive as a list of school and specific locations on the grounds were identified. U-46 will get the input of a few school principals before we take the next step to bid the work. U-46 was to see if they could authorize their work crew in install some of these racks in order to save costs. Bednar is to ask the City if TIF funds are available for some of these sites. IX. Bike Expo Discussion Bednar reported that he had several discussions with ATA, another expo organizer and a bike shop about having an Elgin Expo in February. He noted the reluctance of ATA to be involved and that the Harper College Bike Swap organizer did not think Elgin was a good place to do an expo. The committee discussed the two components of the expo separately. The first is education sessions for the committees and staff interested in biking. Those sessions could be held with or without the retail part of an expo. The Centre meeting rooms could be used for any such education on a Friday afternoon. We would invite other towns, maybe thru APA or other groups. As far as a retail effort, there is less interest. If we did try it, we could use the Hemmens basement on a Saturday for the public and concentrate on local Fox Valley shops. Bednar will research this further. We need to be involved in the street projects with engineering to a greater degree. One such example is the work slated for Highland Ave, where the pavement is being reduced, yet if it were left a little wider it might have been able to accommodate bike lanes or at least sharrows. Bednar was directed to contact Evers at Engineering to find out when we might be involved in the upcoming budget discussions that will involve streets with bike improvements and sidewalks. • Work with the GBPL to get a permanent display of biking/walking related items, such as upcoming rides or walkathons, plus info about bike commuting • During Bike to Work Week have a bike related movie night in Festival Park. Also, show some quick film clip about bike riding and safety. • Send this analysis letter to the Elgin Police and emphasize the education elements. Ask for clarification on the crosswalk sign at Larkin HS—why doesn't it state that vehicles must stop? IX. Miscellaneous: Bednar reported no news on the status of the Bike Rack Ordinance. The SRTS programs are still not implemented from the 2008 grant because contracts still need to Page 2 be finalized by IDOT. He was just informed that IDOT was holding up the project because of bridge inspections, but that these inspections did actually take place and the City was in the process of straightening the record with IDOT. As far as a new application for SRTS, Bednar indicated he would be gauging the interest of private schools in the next weeks. Erickson asked that we do something about the recent passage of the crosswalk law. She wondered if Elgin should be posting signs at crosswalks stating that it is required to stop, not just yield. Rudd is to check the HB43 language to see if the City should be posting signs. Bednar noted that the Daily Herald will be doing an article on this topic and asked for comments from the Elgin BPAC because of the involvement to pass this bill. X. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn by Turnquist at 8:55pm, Seconded by Martinez. Approved unanimously Respectfully submitted, efa4f-) Paul Bednar, Reyordng Secretary Approved: _1 U 'Z 2a La r r Page 3 di,t OF E4 — City of Elgin P Mayor °' ti� Ed Schock I'rarEUC�� Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Michael Warren Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee AGENDA City Manager Sean R. Stegall Tuesday,November 2, 2010 7:00 p.m. The Centre—Pioneer Room 100 Symphony Way Elgin, IL 60120 I. Call to Order II. Approval of 10-5-2010 Meeting Minutes III. Citizen's Forum (items not on the agenda) IV. Pedestrian Initiatives—Resident Survey Turnquist/Armstrong V. Route 1 Bikeway Project Meeting Preparation VI. HB 43 Follow-Up VII. Public Outreach - Erickson VIII. Bike/Walk Gap Study Mannheim IX. Bike for Life Ride X. Bike Rack Ordinance and Project Status XI. Bike Expo Discussion XII. Updates to Bikeway Master Plan XIII. Miscellaneous New Business rXIV. Adjournment 150 Dexter Court • Elgin, IL 60120-5555 • Phone 847-931-6100• Fax 847-931-5610•TDD 847-931-5616 www.cityofelgin.org `-to E<C I City of Elgin ,e V"0 Mayor yn°*4TECI *. Ed Schock eCouncil Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Michael Warren November 2, 2010 7:00 p.m. City Manager Sean R. Stegall The Centre—Pioneer Room Present: Tom Armstrong, Jerry Turnquist, Karen Erickson, Steve Wasilowski, Chris Manheim Absent: Clee McCraken Miguel Martinez Staff: Paul Bednar, Park Development Coordinator, Ron Rudd, Engineer, Denise Momodu, Planner Absent: Sgt Tom Linder, Police Dept. I. Call to Order: Wasilowski called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. He read Tom Linder's resignation letter to the committee. II. Approval of 10.5.10 Meeting minutes: Motion to approve by Armstrong seconded by Turnquist. No discussion. Approved unanimously. III. Citizen's Forum: None IV. Pedestrian Initiatives—Resident Survey Armstrong gave an overview of the most common notes made on the surveys. The following issues were the main focus of comments: A map for bike and pedestrians would be helpful We need to amend the street intersection design standards Roads such as Randall and Rte 20 are the main barriers for bikes and pedestrians Safety concerns Need enforcement of dog leash laws Needs to be education of the rules of the road as they pertain to bikes and pedestrians Need to do more to encourage walking by promoting walking clubs Turnquist noted that once Armstrong has the letter of summary comments complete, it needs to be sent along to the right staff persons to address the issues, especially the safety concerns. Discussion ensued on having Armstrong finish a cover letter to the Council, which requests a meeting within a month, then getting a draft to Bednar. He will then send it along to the Council, with a copy of the survey summary and the Bike Friendly Community application comments from the League of American Cyclists. A motion was made by Armstrong, seconded by Manheim, to send the three items listed above to the City Council. No discussion. Approved unanimiously. r V. Route 1 Bikeway Meeting: Bednar noted that a public meeting is scheduled for Nov 16 in order to allow the affected property owners and residents a chance to voice concerns with the proposed bikeway route and the required on-street parking changes that will result. The committee discussed the format of the meeting briefly. Page 1 VI. HB 43 Follow-up: Rudd informed the members that he requested PW erect signs at crosswalks to clarify the law to stop for pedestrians. A memo was shared from PW that explained the signs are not mandatory and that they don't intend to erect any. Discussion ensued about what other towns are doing, if anything. All members felt it important to notify the public of the new law with both an education outreach and signs at the most important crosswalk locations, such as near schools. Turnquist made a motion, seconded by Armstrong to have a letter drafted to the attention of the City Council, requesting them to enforce the new law established by HB 43, by providing signs located at strategic crosswalks (especially near schools), and an education outreach. The letter will note that good enforcement can only occur if the correct signs are in place. The motion passed unanimiously. VII. Public Outreach: Erickson stated that she got permission from the GBPL to post any information regarding pedestrian or bike issues on an 11x14" size space on one of the information kiosks. Armstrong encouraged her to post info about the new crosswalk law, with a blurb available on the ATA website. VIII. Bikeway/Walk Gap Study: Manheim read a draft of the job description for an intern. Bednar will send it off to Judson University in hopes of finding an architecture student interested in using the time for community service. IX. Bike for Life Ride: Armstrong reported that the ride is scheduled for June 12, 2011 to kick off the Bike to Work Week. Bednar will schedule a committee meeting in the near future to finalize the list of sponsors. X. Review of Bike Rack Project: Bednar noted that the proposed ordinance is going to be heard by Council at an upcoming COW meeting. The Community Development Department had made some comments on the ordinance language, which should be discussed at any future P&D meeting. Bednar is hoping to hear back from John at U-46 about the final decision of bike rack locations. XI. Bike Expo Discussion: The committee discussed having an education session only, on a February Friday afternoon. Bednar will contact the American Planning Association to see if they are interested in hosting the sessions with us. XII. Miscellaneous New Business: Kane Co DOT has invited all bikers to participate in a grand opening of the Stearns Road Bridge on Dec 15. XIII. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn by Manheim at 8:45pm, Seconded by Erickson. Approved unanimously Respectfully submitted, Paul Bednar, Recording S2ecretary tek Approved: _ 12 --Lot Page 2 (� F G � a " — City of Elgin iaML Mayor ��areoIc% Ed Schock re' Council Members Bicycle and Pedestrian Adviso nommee Ri chard Dunne AGENDA Robert Gilliam Tuesday, December 7, 2010 David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen 7:00 p.m. Michael Warren The Centre—West Conference Room City Manager Sean R. Stegall 100 Symphony Way Elgin, IL 60120 I. Call to Order II. Approval of 11-2-2010 Meeting Minutes III. Citizen's Forum (items not on the agenda) IV. Pedestrian Initiatives—Resident Survey Turnquist/Armstrong V. HB 43 Follow-Up- Signs in Crosswalks VI. Public Outreach Efforts - Erickson VII. Bike/Walk Gap Study Mannheim VIII. Bike for Life Ride IX. Bike to Work Week Update X. Bike Rack Ordinance and Rack Purchase Status XI. Bike Expo Discussion XII. Updates to Bikeway Master Plan XIII. Y Walk/Y Bike Event XIV. Miscellaneous New Business a. Crosswalk at Randall and College Green Drive b. Elgin BikeCHAIN Project c. Stearns Road Bridge, December 15 d. Bike Riding Sessions offered by P&R e. Thank you cards XV. Adjournment 150 Dexter Court • Elgin, IL 60120-5555 • Phone 847-931-6100• Fax 847-931-5610•TDD 847-931-5616 www.cityofelgin.org City of Elgin Mayor 114 F.PYt* Ed Schock Council Members Richard Dunne Robert Gilliam David Kaptain John Prigge John Steffen Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Michael Warren December 7, 2010 7:00 p.m. City Manager Sean R. Stegall Me Centre— West Conference Room Present: Tom Armstrong, Jerry Turnquist, Karen Erickson, Steve Wasilowski, Absent: Clee McCraken, Miguel Martinez, Chris Manheim Staff: Paul Bednar, Park Development Coordinator, Denise Momodu, Planner, Dennis Hood, Police Dept. Absent: Ron Rudd, Engineer 1 Call to Order: Wasilowski called the meeting to order at 7:07pm. It was noted that Clee McCraken had sent a resignation note to Bednar. II. Approval of 11.2.10 Meeting minutes: Motion to approve by Armstrong seconded by Erickson.No discussion. Approved unanimously, III. Citizen's Forum: Wayne Heinmiller (sp?) is a member of a Schaumburg Bike club and wanted to bring an issue to the attention of the Committee. He said that the CN Railroad has now objected to having to install a bicycle crossing gate at the EJ&E RR crossing on Shoe Factory Road. They claim there is not enough traffic to warrant it. Heinmiller said the Schaumburg Bike Club members had done an unofficial survey and determined 60-70 bikes/pedestrians using the crossing on a day in October. He said that the Illinois Commerce Commission is hearing the request and it would be helpful if the BPAC wrote a letter of support to the Commission to get the gate installed. Bednar will check the status with HE and will draft a letter, if needed. Lucy Elliott, President of the Elgin Area I-Iistorical Society spoke at this time about the BikeChain Project. She represents a small group of citizens and representatives of Elgin's museums that are interested in promoting the existence these East-side attractions on a family friendly bike map. There are four museums located on the near east side of Elgin that are working together to promote their facilities. They are the Observatory, the Elgin Public Museum, the Elgin Area historical Society Museum in Old Main, and the Firebarn Museum. Elliott has met with the Heritage Commission, the Visitors Bureau and the ECN about donating funds towards a map. She thought the cost range would be $1.200-$2,200 for 1,000 copies of the map. The Commission was asked if they would also support this effort with a letter of support and some donation of funds. The Commission will consider partial funding at their January meeting. IV. Pedestrian Initiatives —Resident Survey Members thanked Armstrong and Turnquist for all the hard work in preparing the letter and summary findings for the City Council and staff. Bednar was asked to send the letter and packet as it was presented and include a note that requests a date for the Committee to make a presentation to the Council. Page 1 r V. HB 43 Follow-up: Bednar passed out illustrations of three different signs that could be posted to educate drivers of the new law. Wasilowski noted that other towns have signs, such as Oak Park and Evanston. Dennis Hood, the new staff representative from the Police Department noted that the EPD would support such signs at certain crosswalks, and would prefer if the stop sign icon was not shown on the sign. Bednar was asked to draft a letter to the Council asking that staff be directed to post signs at strategic crosswalks, as per last meeting's motion to do so. Bednar will also develop ideas to educate the public of the law, such as radio, Channel 17, and City wcbsite. VII. Public Outreach: Erickson showed an example of an 11x17" size poster. She noted that it will be difficult to get both an English and Spanish version on this size poster. Bednar will talk to the GBPL about finding a larger size display area. He will also get the ATA flyer regarding the new pedestrian crosswalk law translated into Spanish. Erickson will bring back another mock up of the poster, including the title—"Elgin Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee News", and bike and walker graphics in the margins. Members also thought that the City could include a blurb about the new law on a future mailing of water bills. VIII. Bike Rack Ordinance: Members of the Committee were disappointed that the COW memo had been pulled from the Council agenda. They are concerned that the City Council is not taking their recommendations seriously. IX. Bike Seminar: Bednar stated that he has gotten the preliminary approval from the American Planning Association to send out info about this session and to consider CM's. The date will be in late Feb or early March. X. Bike Map Updates: Bednar reviewed a draft map with the Committee that he and Steve Damolaris from Planning created. It shows several new additions of bike lanes and corrects some previous info that was incorrect. The members asked that Bednar add a number of missing destinations to the map and add a legend to the map. XII. Miscellaneous New Business: 1. Bednar reported that there is a bid packet available to make improvements to the College Green Drive and Randall intersection. Bednar was asked to contact ECC about the light levels along Renner Drive because there is increased pedestrian traffic with the new buildings and the light is dull. 2. Kane Co DOT has invited all bikers to participate in a grand opening of the Stearns Road Bridge on Dec 15. 3. Bednar reported that he is working on creating a new fitness class for Bike Riding to be offered in Spring and Summer. The Committee suggested that the minimum age for participants be 16 or older. Bikes will be available for loan, if participants have none to use. 4. Numerous Thank You cards were signed by the members to send to helpful volunteers. XIII. Adjournment: Motion to adjourn by Turnquist at 9:10pm, Seconded by Erickson. Approved unanimously r Page 2 , Respectfully submitted, Paul Bednar, Recording Secretary Approved: January 4, 2011 r Page 3