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Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
October 6, 2015
6:00 p.m.
The Centre – West Conference Room
Present: Karen Erickson, Tom Armstrong, Wayne Heinmiller, Jerry Turnquist
Staff: Roberto Soberano (Police Department)
Absent: Darin Anderson, Chris Manheim, Ron Rudd (Engineering), Dave Waden (Planning/Parks
& Recreation)
Call to Order: Chair Erickson called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
Approval of Minutes: Heinmiller made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 1, 2015
regular meeting. Turnquist seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Citizen’s Forum: None.
South Street Extension/Bicycle Accommodations: Project is scheduled to be under construction
beginning this fall, with completion anticipated in 2016. The project design has been amended to
include a shared use pathway on the south side of the roadway extension.
East Chicago Street/Bicycle Accommodations: The consultants are proceeding with the design work. It
appears that IDOT will sign off on a design featuring shared lanes (through lanes marked with sharrows)
and width variations on certain elements of the street cross-section to maintain the existing width of the
street.
Bikeway Route 4: The request for a time extension has been submitted to IDOT. The option of a bridge
crossing of the Fox River is being discussed. Such a crossing would be coordinated with the Fox River
Water Reclamation District. Bicycle accommodations are also being considered across Route 20 as part
of a redesign of the Route 20/Route 31 interchange.
Detour Routes/Protocol for Special Events: The committee recommends that staff consider amending
the special events application to identify when conflicts may occur along designated bike routes and
paths, and to consider signing detour routes or using other methods to eliminate conflicts. Warnings or
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cautions could be posted along bike routes, or a detour route posted, when hosting events. Armstrong
will reach out to Officer Senne in the Elgin Police Department.
Fox River Trail Signage Program: Kane County will be approaching communities along the Fox River Trail
to get their recommendations for signage. Types of signage might include 1) branding and distance
markers (logo, mile markers, distance to next community), 2) regulatory/cautionary (stop, yield,
driveway, etc.), and 3) informational (dining, public restrooms, shopping, local sites, you are here, etc.).
Officer Soberano noted that the EPD is creating a barred list to control some of the loitering and related
activities that occur along some sections of the Fox River Trail and on Walton Island.
Project Ideas: Project ideas include a history bicycle loop, a bicycle scavenger hunt, and fitness ride and
walking loops. The history loop might be designed with east side and west side loops and connections
over the Fox River. Potential partners include Parks & Recreation Department, Historical Society,
Activate Elgin, Elgin Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Elgin Young Professionals Network, and other
neighborhood/community groups.
Miscellaneous:
• Illinois Bike Summit, Champaign, October 28th
• NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Training, Champaign, October 29th
• Bike Giveaway, Elgin Boys & Girls Club/Corporate Event Interactive, October 13th
• Activate Elgin is planning a Mayor’s Walking Challenge for 2016
• GITy Up Ride, Tunnel Hill Trail, organized by Trails for Illinois, October 10-11th
• Catch the Color Ride, organized by Spin Doctor Cyclewerks, October 10th
• Nightmare on Chicago Street, October 24th
Next Meeting: The next regular meeting of the BPAC is rescheduled for Tuesday, November 3rd at 6:00
p.m.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Armstrong, Secretary
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