ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 28 of the CODE of the City of Peoria Pertaining to TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES to Provide Language Consistent with the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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BACKGROUND:
(This Ordinance went before City Council on September 11, 2018 for a First Reading.)
In 2016, City Council adopted Peoria's Bicycle Master Plan under Item #16-049. This plan provided Peoria with a much-needed comprehensive interconnected system. This plan was needed because Peoria lacked a comprehensive interconnected system to allow safe and convenient bicycling for commuting to work or school, and shopping and dining areas. This citywide plan helps set practices and priorities needed to implement and maintain a connected network for bicycle riders. Combined with the Complete Streets Policy adopted in 2015, the Bicycle Master Plan represents Peoria's efforts to make our public spaces safe and accessible for users of all ages and abilities.
Contained within the Bicycle Master Plan are recommendations to make the Peoria City Code more bicycle-friendly and safer for bicycle use. In 2017, Staff reviewed the City Code pertaining to bicycle use, the Illinois Vehicle Code and the City of Chicago's City Code (Chicago is a community with heavy bicycle use) to determine what additions could be made to the Peoria City Code to improve bicycle safety and awareness. Recommended changes to Chapter 28 of the City Code were proposed concerning Turning and Passing as pertains to bicycles. These proposed changes were adopted in October 2017.
Since this time, additional recommendations were brought to staff from the Peoria Bicycling community. Staff further reviewed sections of the Illinois Vehicle Code and are bringing forth additional recommended changes to Chapter 28 of the City Code concerning bicycle use in Peoria. These recommendations include the following langu...
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