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Hoffman Estates adopts "Hoffman in Motion" multimodal transportation plan
Summary
Trustees voted to adopt the Hoffman in Motion multimodal transportation plan after an 18-month public engagement process that proposes bike routes, sidewalk gap closures, transit access improvements and creation of an active transportation committee.
The Village of Hoffman Estates on Oct. 13 adopted the "Hoffman in Motion" multimodal transportation plan, a 20-year strategy that recommends new bicycle routes, expanded sidewalks and measures to improve transit access after about 18 months of public engagement.
The plan, presented by Phil, a staff member who led the presentation, calls for roughly 16 miles of new bicycle routes, just under 1 mile of new on-street bike lanes, about 42 miles of side paths, approximately 12.5 miles of corridors needing further engineering study, nearly 9 miles of sidewalk to close gaps and safety improvements at 77 intersections. Trustees voted in favor by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.
Phil said the plan grew from an Illinois Department of Transportation grant and a series of community activities. "We are at the end of the beginning of a whole new approach to transportation in the village," he said, summarizing the…
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