HB3047 EngrossedLRB097 05502 AEK 45562 b


  
1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Complete Streets Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Complete streets" is the planning, life-cycle cost 
8analysis of pavement options, design, implementation, 
9operation, and maintenance of roads in order to reasonably 
10address the safety and accessibility needs of users of all ages 
11and abilities. Complete streets considers the needs of 
12motorists, pedestrians, transit users and vehicles, 
13bicyclists, and commercial and emergency vehicles moving along 
14and across roads, intersections, and crossings in a manner that 
15is sensitive to the local context and recognizes that the needs 
16vary in urban,  suburban, and rural settings. 
17    "Department" means the Department of Transportation of 
18this State.
 
19    Section 10. Implementation. The Department of 
20Transportation shall implement a complete streets policy after 
21consultation with stakeholders, State and regional agencies, 
22local governments, and road authorities. The Department, after 
 
 
HB3047 Engrossed- 2 -LRB097 05502 AEK 45562 b

1such consultation, shall address relevant protocols, guidance, 
2standards, requirements, and training, and shall integrate 
3related principles of context-sensitive solutions which shall 
4include, among other principles, a life-cycle cost analysis. 
 
5    Section 15. Report. Beginning in 2012, the Secretary of the 
6Department shall file an annual report no later than December 
71st with the Governor and the General Assembly on the 
8implementation and progress of the complete streets policy.
 
9    Section 20. Local road authorities. Local road authorities 
10are encouraged, but not required, to create and adopt complete 
11streets policies for their roads that reflect local context and 
12goals. Nothing in this Section may be construed to prohibit a 
13local road authority from adopting a complete streets policy 
14that incorporates or exceeds statutory complete streets 
15principles.