Active Transportation Plan

The Village, the Sustainability Task Force, School District 35 and the Glencoe Park District are working in partnership with the Active Transportation Alliance, to develop the Village’s first community-wide Active Transportation Plan (ATP).

The Active Transportation Alliance will be working closely with the three organizations to investigate local conditions as they relate to walking and cycling, and recommend initiatives policies, and infrastructure improvements that will promote active transportation. This plan will include a special focus on improving access to schools and parks and identifying Safe Routes to School programs, as well as considering Glencoe’s unique relationship to public transit.

The planning process will include a robust program of activities aimed at gaining resident input on barriers to bicycling and walking and identifying key destinations that residents want to reach by bicycle or on foot. The Active Transportation Alliance will solicit input from residents at community events and is planning to host a community meeting in January to collect feedback on barriers to active travel and preferred routes and a follow-up meeting in May to present recommendations and get input on community priorities.

The Active Transportation Plan will identify locations for on-street bicycle facilities, such as bike lanes, and policies and programs that will facilitate increased biking and walking trips throughout the Village.

To begin the planning process, the Village is working to assemble a steering committee of interested community stakeholders representing a broad spectrum of Glencoe. The steering committee will be asked to participate in six, approximately 1.5 hour interactive meetings using the following schedule and goals:

Steering Committee Meetings	Meeting Theme	Month
Meeting 1: Goals, Vision, and Outreach	Discuss community-wide priorities for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The meeting will include a discussion of the plan vision, goals, and will discuss outreach strategies	Late October 2017
Meeting 2: School and Park Priorities	Discuss challenges, opportunities, and solutions to pedestrian and bicycle access around schools and parks	November 2017
Meeting 3: School and Park Priorities	Discuss challenge, opportunities, and solutions to pedestrian and bicycle access to schools and parks	December 2017
Meeting 4: Community-Wide Priorities	Discuss community-wide priorities for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. The meeting will include a discussion desired infrastructure improvements and community-wide programs and policies. Steering committee members will identify gaps and barriers to active travel on a map	January 2018
Meeting 5: Recommendations	Active Trans will present a summary of findings from the public engagement process, steering committee meetings, and existing conditions assessment and will present recommendations detailed in task 4	May 2018
Meeting 6: Prioritization	Following approval of draft recommendations, Active Trans will review project prioritization recommendations with the steering committee.	July 2018

If you are interested in participating in the study, please contact Adam Hall, Management Analyst via email at ahall@villageofglencoe.org or call (847) 461-1115.