The Village's Complete Streets Policy shall:
A. Establish
a procedure to evaluate resurfacing projects for complete streets
inclusion according to length of project, local support, environmental
constraints, total available right-of-way, funding resources and bicycle
and/or pedestrian compatibility.
B. Address
the need for bicyclists and pedestrians to cross corridors as well
as travel along them. Even where bicyclists and pedestrians may not
commonly use a particular travel corridor that is being improved or
constructed, they will likely need to be able to cross that corridor
safely and conveniently. Therefore, the design of intersections shall
accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians in a manner that is safe, accessible
and convenient.
C. Make provisions
for pedestrians and bicyclists when closing roads, bridges or sidewalks
for construction projects.
D. Consider
connections for safe routes to schools, trail crossings, and areas
or population groups with limited transportation options.
E. Comply
with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
F. Complement
the context of the surrounding community.
G. Update
all necessary and appropriate codes, standards, and ordinances to
ensure that design components for all modified streets follow the
intent of the policy.
H. Identify
all current and potential future sources of funding for street improvements.
The Village shall facilitate implementation of a Complete Streets
Policy in accordance with the following:
A. The Village
of Coal City staff shall fully incorporate complete streets into the
budgeting process, work plans and staffing projects, and consider
complete streets as one of the priorities in roadway planning and
funding decisions.
B. To the
extent that relevant roadways are under the jurisdiction of an agency
other than the Village (IDOT, Will County or various surrounding municipalities),
staff shall provide such complete streets technical assistance as
is accepted by the other agency.
C. The Village
shall cooperate with neighboring jurisdictions to encourage street
connectivity with a specific emphasis on regional corridors.
D. Staff
shall prioritize the safe movement of pedestrians, bicycle, and public
transportation traffic in decisions regarding the use of limited public
rights-of-way, with consideration given to roadway context and land
use.
E. Staff
will review and revise, as necessary, plans, policies, processes and
programs to encourage the implementation of complete streets on roadways
not under the jurisdiction of the Village, subject to financing, regulation
of or otherwise involving an action by the Village. Such projects
shall include, but not be limited to, privately built roadways and
projects on non-Village-owned roadways funded in part or entirely
by Village funds.
F. Staff
shall apply the Complete Streets Policy in all instances when feasible.
It is understood that there may be circumstances in which it may not
be practical or feasible to apply the Complete Streets Policy. Such
circumstances may include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) The
scope of the project is limited to maintenance activities intended
to keep the roadway in serviceable condition.
(2) There
is sufficient documentation that there is no feasible way to accommodate
improvements for nonvehicular traffic within the project's scope.
(3) There
is no documented, current or anticipated, need for accommodation of
nonmotorized roadway users, or the road is not a current or planned
transit route.