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Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
January 5, 2016
6:00 p.m.
The Centre – West Conference Room
Present: Karen Erickson, Tom Armstrong, Wayne Heinmiller, Chris Manheim
Staff: Dave Waden (Planning/Parks & Recreation), Ron Rudd (Engineering), Roberto
Soberano (Police Department)
Absent: Darin Anderson, Jerry Turnquist
Call to Order: Chair Erickson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Approval of Minutes: Heinmiller made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 1,
2015 regular meeting. Manheim seconded the motion, which passed three (3) yes, zero (0) no,
with one (1) abstention.
Citizen’s Forum: None.
South Street Extension: Underground utility work is underway.
East Chicago Street/Bicycle Accommodations: The consultants are proceeding with the design
work, which will feature shared lanes to accommodate cyclists. It was recommended that
westbound cyclists be directed to turn north onto Geneva Street and then west onto Highland
Avenue to avoid the congestion on Center Street and to align with the westbound bike lane on
Highland Avenue.
Bikeway Route 1: Engineering staff is working to complete the final payout on the project.
Bikeway Route 4: The proposed route extends through the expansion area of the Elgin Sports
Complex. BPAC will be included in discussions concerning the Sports Complex expansion to help
plan the routing of the bikeway.
MEETING MINUTES
Project Ideas: The committee discussed the schedule of events for National Bike Month in May.
Miscellaneous:
• The Chicago Winter Bike Swap is scheduled for Sunday, January 31st at Harper College.
• The month of March is March Into Health Month. The Mayor’s Community Walking
Challenge will kick-off with an instructional seminar on March 19th. The challenge will run
for six weeks, beginning Wednesday, April 6th (National Walking Day) and ending
Wednesday, May 18th (National Employee Health and Fitness Day).
Next Meeting: The next regular meeting of the BPAC is rescheduled for Tuesday, February 2nd
at 6:00 p.m.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:41 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Armstrong, Secretary
Approved: