CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the 2018 Annual New Sidewalk Program.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kelly Dunne, Project Engineer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
On September 7, 2017, the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) recommended approval of the 2018 Annual New Sidewalk Program, (Approved 8-1).
BACKGROUND:
On January 6, 2004, City Council approved the Comprehensive Sidewalk Policy, a policy and guideline for sidewalk installation and maintenance within Naperville's corporate boundaries. The policy assists City Council, the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB), staff and residents by clearly defining the City's policies and practices for sidewalk installation.
The policy established the Annual New Sidewalk Program to programmatically install sidewalk in identified gap locations. Each year, a list of selected gap locations is presented to TAB and City Council for inclusion in the following year's construction program. Since 2004, sidewalk has been installed in 108 gap locations, totaling approximately 12.8 miles.
Based on an inventory of existing sidewalk gaps throughout the City, the following gaps remain uninstalled and planned for future construction programs.
Number of Gaps
Total Length of Gaps
Arterial Roadways
45
19 miles
Non-Arterial Roadways
241
32 miles
Total
286
51 miles
The approximately 51 miles of sidewalk gaps will be installed incrementally based upon the annual budget allocation for the sidewalk program and the priority system.
DISCUSSION:
In preparation for the 2018 Annual New Sidewalk Program, City staff comprehensively evaluated the sidewalk gap inventory based on the priority system. The priority system phases installation of sidewalk based on public safety, proximity to schools, linkages to the existing pedestrian network, roadway classification, project coordination opportunities, and public input. An overview of the priority system used to determine the si...
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