TL 1-1 Continue sidewalk and bikeway construction and education projects that promote active transportation in alignment with the 2023 Kane County Bike and Pedestrian Plan.
TL 1-2 Conduct, or hire a consultant to conduct a neighborhood walk audits to ensure streets are free from any hazards and ADA accessible.
TL 1-3 Explore “market development” strategies, which would remove barriers for small-scale retail and essential services like daycare centers, especially those located within areas which would promote and support walk, bike, and alternative transportation access.
TL 1-4 Support businesses that make car sharing convenient and affordable by reducing sales tax on car sharing services.
TL 1-5 Support the efforts of special service districts to improve streetscapes and encourage walking and bicycling.
TL 1-6 Support a new state multimodal transportation funding source for transit, bicycle and pedestrian services and facilities. Advocate for including provisions that prioritize transit and multimodal designs for facilities.
TL 1- 7 Continue to support the development of neighborhoods with walkable and bikeable access and connections to services, nature, transit and destinations, locally and across the community, by:
- Establish and implement a Healthy Connected City strategy to bring complete neighborhoods to 80% of the community's population by 2035.
- Completing a Comprehensive Plan with supportive maps, goals, policies and projects.
TL 1-8 Improve design and development standards for multifamily buildings and driveways to create more pedestrian-friendly environments. This could include landscaping and open space standards, building design and parking maximums and design standards.
TL 1-9 Support centrally located and regionally significant industrial areas that may provide for future intermodal facilities and also enable efficient local deliveries.
TL 1-10 Implement a large-scale public bike sharing program to support continued population and employment growth and mobility within community. Explore opportunities to support bike sharing of cargo bikes. Review programs adopted by other communities to support program design.
TL 1-11 Collaborate with school districts to help more students attend schools near their homes by expanding the Safe Routes to Schools Program for community schools. This involves working closely with schools to create and put into action plans that promote safe walking and biking to school.
