Kane County Division of Transportation

What's New . . .

Transit Component of Kane County’s Long Range Comprehensive Plan

The County has recently initiated the Transit Component of Kane County’s Long Range Comprehensive Plan. This study will update the Transit Market Analysis that the County completed in 2002. It will identify existing transit conditions and document market potential, recommend transit improvements and identify funding strategies to inform a comprehensive Long Range Plan that will integrate land use and transportation goals and objectives. The Transit Committee of the Kane/Kendall Council of Mayors has been re-established and will serve as a review panel and act as the project steering committee. The Transit Committee will provide municipal and agency input and review the plan at various stages of the study. Members of the Committee include representatives from local municipalities, Kane County staff/officials, Pace, Metra, RTA and CMAP representatives. The County will solicit input from the public during the study process. Please stay tuned for further updates.

KKCOM - LIB Bicycle Planning Seminar

In January and February, the League of Illinois Bicyclists (LIB) is conducting a series of seminars to introduce the technical aspects and strategic issues of local bike planning. The Kane/Kendall Council of Mayors is hosting one such seminar on Friday, February 5, from 9:30 until noon at Messenger Public Library in North Aurora. Planning for bike-friendly communities is becoming more common in major cities, suburbs, and small towns across the United States. Everyday decisions by planners, engineers, and others affect how safe and convenient it is to bike for recreation or transportation. This seminar, a condensed version of a Summer 2009 four-week University of Illinois-Chicago urban planning course, will familiarize attendees with car/bike interactions, relevant national standards, best practices, planning tools, “political” issues and policy techniques, tips on funding sources, and implementation strategies.

The seminar is certified for 2.5 CM hours for AICP planners, and certificates will be available for engineers self‐reporting PDH hours. Besides planners and engineers, target audiences include other local officials and bicycle advisory commission members. Registration is free for LIB members and $25 for non‐LIB members. Details and registration are at www.bikelib.org.

Randall Road Route 529 Plan: Improving Access to Bus Service

The Kane County Randall Road Route 529 Plan: Improving Access to Bus Service is a Regional Technical Assistance Program (RTAP) project that is being pursued in partnership with the Regional Transportation Authority, Kane County Division of Transportation, Kane County Board, Kane/Kendall Council of Mayors, Pace Suburban Bus, Illinois Department of Transportation, Village of North Aurora, City of Batavia, City of Geneva, City of St. Charles, and City of Aurora.

The plan will recommend transit supportive infrastructure, such as sidewalk locations, signage, platforms, shelters, and bus turnouts, and will also look at improving access to commercial and employment locations through service enhancements along the route.

A project website has been established to provide updates of the study: www.route529study.com. Please take a few moments to visit the website and fill out a short public opinion survey.

Stearns Road Bridge Corridor

Construction continues on the Stearns Road Bridge Corridor that will include a new Fox River Bridge and a new 4.6-mile road realignment that extends from approximately the Kane/DuPage County line to Randall Road. Also included in the project is the widening and resurfacing of IL Route 25 from the Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad to the IL Route 25 bridge over Brewster Creek. You can find out more about the project by visiting www.stearnsroad.com.