R-78-11 Res Adopting Complete Street PolicyVILLAGE OF LEMONT
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING A COMPLETE STREETS POLICY
ADOPTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT
THIS 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2011
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of
Lemont, Cook, Will and DuPage Counties,
Illinois on this 284h day of October, 2011.
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING A COMPLETE STREETS POLICY
WHEREAS, Complete Streets are designed to provide users with multiple
transportation choices including walking, bicycling and public transit as well as driving;
and
WHEREAS, walking, bicycling and public transit are efficient travel modes used
by the residents of Lemont for a variety of reasons; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of Lemont to provide transportation options to
maximize the independence and mobility of its aging population; and
WHEREAS, studies have shown that obesity and related diseases can be prevented
through increased physical activity such as walking and bicycling; and
WHEREAS, the majority of households in Lemont are within one mile of a retail
district, a school or a park, and within three miles of a shopping center; and
WHEREAS, the Village Board has adopted a Green Lemont Initiative which seeks
to create a conservation ethic among all of the local taxing bodies and among the residents
of Lemont; and
WHEREAS, bicycling, walking and transit are environmentally - responsible forms
of transportation that promote conservation and air quality; and
WHEREAS, Complete Streets can foster human, environmental and economic
development in the Village of Lemont;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Village Board of the
Village of Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will and DuPage, Illinois, that the Village of
Lemont hereby adopts a Complete Streets Policy, the goals, elements, and procedures of
which are as follows:
SECTION 1: Goals. The Village of Lemont will seek to accommodate
the safety and access of all users of the roadway, regardless of their age, ability, or
travel mode. A need and desire for access, safety and related treatments and
facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users shall be assumed in all areas of
the Village. The Village of Lemont will use a flexible and innovative approach to
achieving a connected network of Complete Streets that complement their
surrounding context, character, and land use. This network will be developed
through single projects and incrementally through a series of smaller improvements
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or maintenance activities over time.
SECTION 2: Applicability. Complete Streets will be incorporated into
all roadway projects and all phases of roadway projects including planning,
programming, design, construction, maintenance, and operations. Exceptions to
such applicability of the Complete Streets policy are:
a) A given project involves a roadway where pedestrian and /or bicycle travel is
prohibited by law;
b) The cost of bicycle and /or pedestrian accommodations for a given project is
excessively disproportionate to the need or probable use;
c) A given project is planned for a roadway that has been established as a private
road prior to the adoption of this policy.
SECTION 3: Planning and Review.
a) The Village of Lemont is developing an active transportation plan in the fall of
2011 to guide the development of a more accessible transportation network and
to provide strategies for Complete Streets policy implementation. Based on
these strategies, the Village will develop performance goals and a review
process to ensure that roadway projects meet community needs in accordance
with this policy.
b) The Village of Lemont shall take formal initiative to engage in proactive
coordination with private developers and external agencies, including the
Illinois Department of Transportation and the Cook County Highway
Department, and seek to ensure that roadways and intersections within the
Village of Lemont meet the local community standards in accordance with this
Resolution, regardless of jurisdiction.
c) The Village Administrator, Director of Planning & Economic Development,
Director of Public Works, and Village Engineer will:
• Monitor the implementation of this policy Review all new roadway
project's and other Complete Streets - related improvements to ensure
consistency with this Resolution.
• Review any requests for exceptions to the Complete Streets policy and
related documentation before providing them to the Village Board with
a recommendation.
• Provide periodic progress reports on the development of the Complete
Streets network to the Village Board.
SECTION 4: Standards. The Village will provide training opportunities to
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staff and elected officials tasked with implementing the Complete Streets policy as needed.
All relevant Village staff shall review and update as necessary their plans, manuals, rules,
regulations, and programs to reflect the principles of this resolution.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL, AND DU PAGE,
ILLINOIS, on this 24th day of October, 2011.
Debby Blatzer
Paul Chialdikas
Clifford Miklos
Ron Stapleton
Rick Sniegowski
Jeanette Virgilio
AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
Appr7l by me this 24t ay of October, 2011
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,47175-r- K. REAV " S, Village President
ARLENE M. SMO LEN, Village Clerk
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