Bill Text: IL SB3202 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Bikeway Act. Provides that a municipality or county may prepare a bicycle transportation plan. Specifies the information that must be included in the plan. Defines terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Enrolled) 2024-05-17 - Passed Both Houses [SB3202 Detail]

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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Bikeway Act is amended by adding Section
4.1 as follows:
(605 ILCS 30/4.1 new)
Sec. 4.1. Local bicycle transportation plan.
(a) In this Section, "bikeway" means all facilities that
provide primarily for, and promote, bicycle travel. For
purposes of this Section, bikeways shall be categorized as
follows:
(1) Bike paths or shared use paths, also referred to
as Class I bikeways, which provide a completely separated
right-of-way designated for the exclusive use of bicycles
and pedestrians with crossflows by motorists minimized.
(2) Bike lanes, also referred to as Class II bikeways,
which provide a restricted right-of-way designated for the
exclusive or semi-exclusive use of bicycles with through
travel by motor vehicles or pedestrians prohibited, but
with vehicle parking and crossflows by pedestrians and
motorists permitted.
(3) Bike routes, also referred to as Class III
bikeways, which provide a right-of-way on-street or

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off-street, designated by signs or permanent markings and
shared with pedestrians and motorists.
(4) Cycle tracks or separated bikeways, also referred
to as Class IV bikeways, which promote active
transportation and provide a right-of-way designated
exclusively for bicycle travel adjacent to a roadway and
which are separated from vehicular traffic. Types of
separation include, but are not limited to, grade
separation, flexible posts, inflexible physical barriers,
or on-street parking.
(b) A municipality or county may prepare a bicycle
transportation plan, which shall include, but not be limited
to, the following elements:
(1) The estimated number of existing bicycle commuters
in the plan area and the estimated increase in the number
of bicycle commuters resulting from implementation of the
plan.
(2) A map and description of existing and proposed
land use and settlement patterns that shall include, but
not be limited to, locations of residential neighborhoods,
schools, shopping centers, public buildings, and major
employment centers.
(3) A map and description of existing and proposed
bikeways.
(4) A map and description of existing and proposed
end-of-trip bicycle parking facilities. These shall

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include, but not be limited to, parking at schools,
shopping centers, public buildings, and major employment
centers.
(5) A map and description of existing and proposed
bicycle transport and parking facilities for connections
with and use of other transportation modes. These shall
include, but not be limited to, parking facilities at
transit stops, rail and transit terminals, ferry docks and
landings, park and ride lots, and provisions for
transporting bicyclists and bicycles on transit or rail
vehicles or ferry vessels.
(6) A map and description of existing and proposed
facilities for changing and storing clothes and equipment.
These shall include, but not be limited to, locker,
restroom, and shower facilities near bicycle parking
facilities.
(7) A description of bicycle safety and education
programs conducted in the area included within the plan,
efforts by the law enforcement agency having primary
traffic law enforcement responsibility in the area to
enforce provisions of the Vehicle Code pertaining to
bicycle operation, and the resulting effect on accidents
involving bicyclists.
(8) A description of the extent of citizen and
community involvement in development of the plan,
including, but not limited to, letters of support.

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