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Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update i Town of Normal, Illinois Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan Update OCTOBER 2020 Prepared by ---PAGE BREAK--- Town of Normal, Illinois ii Acknowledgements NORMAL TOWN COUNCIL Chris Koos, Mayor Chemberley Cummings, Council Member Kathleen Lorenz, Council Member Kevin McCarthy, Council Member Stan Nord, Council Member Scott Preston, Council Member Karyn Smith, Council Member PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE Jill Burroughs, Citizen, Lake Run Club Dr. Seon Yoon Chung, ISU College of Nursing Patrick Dullard, Friends of the Constitution Trail, Bike BloNo Martin Glaze, Connect Transit Tim McCue, ISU Housing Services Tony Overmier, Citizen Monica Pepple, Citizen Jennifer Sicks, McLean County Regional Planning Commission Nick Stoff, ISU Parking and Transportation NORMAL STAFF Pamela Reece, City Manager Eric Hanson, Assistant City Manager Wayne Aldrich, Director of Public Works Doug Damery, Parks & Recreation Director Mercy Davison, Town Planner Eric Herbst, Project Engineer Eric Klingele, Assistant Police Chief Ryan Otto, Director of Engineering PLANNING CONSULTANT Alta Planning + Design St. Louis, Missouri altaplanning.com ---PAGE BREAK--- Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update iii ---PAGE BREAK--- Town of Normal, Illinois iv Table Of Contents PLAN OVERVIEW CURRENT CONDITIONS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 17 18 Shared Use 32 Neighborhood Accessways... 34 35 Safety 54 System & 59 64 69 Engagement 70 01 02 03 Current Conditions..............4 Community Engagement........5 Vision, Goals, and Objectives..6 The Active Mobility Network..7 Supporting Programs and 12 Implementation Strategies... 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update v VISION, GOALS, & OBJECTIVES THE ACTIVE MOBILITY NETWORK SUPPORTING PROGRAMS AND POLICIES IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES 83 The Plan 84 Goals and Objectives 84 95 Designing for All Ages & 96 Facility Design Guidance. 106 The Pedestrian Network....128 The Bicycle Network.........132 Community-Wide Improvements.................136 Introduction....................149 Introduction....................167 Early Actions for Lasting Prioritization..................171 Project Facility Cost Estimates.......183 Maintaining the Network....189 Plan Monitoring and Evaluation. 192 04 05 06 07 APPENDIX Review of Relevant Planning Proposed Project Lists...... 203 Prioritization..................213 Community Engagement 225 08 ---PAGE BREAK--- Town of Normal, Illinois vi This page intentionally left blank.