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Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
June 7, 2016
6:00 p.m.
West Conference Room, The Centre
Present: Karen Erickson, Tom Armstrong, Wayne Heinmiller, Jerry Turnquist
Staff: Dave Waden (Planning/Parks & Recreation), Ron Rudd (Engineering)
Absent: Darin Anderson, Chris Manheim (Jury Duty)
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 April 5, 2016
regular meeting. Erickson seconded the motion. Motion passed three to zero, with Turnquist
abstaining.
South Street Extension: Under construction. Paving work is scheduled to be completed in
November of 2016. The committee discussed opening the road with an organized bike ride
prior to opening it for vehicular traffic.
Chicago Street: BPAC comments have been incorporated into the revised preliminary plans for
the project. It has been submitted for review and approval of Phase I engineering.
Bikeway Route 1: Working to complete final payout.
Bikeway Route 4: Concepts are being developed to expand the sports complex easterly to IL
State Route 31. The alignment of Route 4 will be a part of the design consideration.
2016 Activities/Projects:
• The 2016 Bike.Walk.Move: Elgin Week calendar of events is set with a change to the
start time and location of the Downtown Walking Tour. Armstrong will create a
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Facebook event for each activity. The activities are being advertised through a number
of social media sites.
• The committee decided not to pursue a Bicycle Friendly Community application this
year. The committee will encourage the City to move forward in adopting a complete
streets policy and complete streets guidelines.
• Armstrong will contact Ride Illinois to update the proposal that they submitted a few
years ago.
• The committee agreed that it should participate in National Night Out again this year.
Need food in the booth to attract visitors.
• Armstrong will coordinate with the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and staff to
plan rides for “Bike Your Park Day” on September 24, 2016.
Other Business:
• The RedJac ride departs from Elgin on Saturday, June 11th.
• The committee discussed issues related to a lack of marked crosswalks at intersections
on Nesler Road. School-aged children cross Nesler Road at two locations and forest
preserve visitors cross at a third location. An aerial photo highlighting the intersections
was provided to a visiting member of the Police Department.
• Armstrong reported on an effort to designate all or part of the Fox River in Illinois and
Wisconsin as a National Water Trail through the National Park Service’s National Water
Trail System. The program has economic development implications for tourism dollars.
Next Meeting: The next regular meeting of the BPAC is rescheduled for Tuesday, July 5th at 6:00
p.m.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Armstrong, Secretary
Approved: