2012 New Sidewalk Program
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2012 Annual Sidewalk Program
Illinois Safe Routes to School Program
Future Sidewalk Gap Installations
Public Comment Period
Project Background 

Last Updated - February 2, 2012

2012 Annual New Sidewalk Program

In August 2011, the City Council approved the Program A and Program B sidewalk locations for the 2012 Annual New Sidewalk Program (see table below). 

In advance of the City Council’s review of the FY12-13 budget, the sidewalk locations identified as Program A and Program B (below) were reviewed and approved by the City Council, subject to funding for the 2012 Annual New Sidewalk Program.  The City Council will consider the budget for the 2012 Annual New Sidewalk Program at the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Workshop in early 2012.  More information on the city’s budget for the 2012 Annual New Sidewalk Program and the anticipated construction schedule will be posted to this webpage as it becomes available.

These locations were selected based on the opportunity to provide for enhanced mobility and safety as follows:

• Proximity to a School
• Connectivity to the Sidewalk Network
• Safe Walk Route (no existing parallel route available)

The total length of the improvements is approximately 8,100 linear feet (1.5 miles).  Construction would occur in summer 2012.

Illinois Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program

The Safe Routes to School Program supports projects and programs that enable walking and bicycling to and from school. The City of Naperville applied to the program and is eligible to receive up to $250,000 for installation of sidewalk along school walk routes. The Safe Routes to School Program provides 100% project funding; no local match is required.
 
The announcement of the recipients of the SRTS Program funding is expected in early 2012 .  In the event the city is selected for the SRTS Program, the funds will be used to cover a portion of the total cost of the 2012 Annual New Sidewalk Program ($300,000).  The SRTS Program funds would be allocated to the installation of sidewalk in Naperville Heights and East Highlands, the neighborhoods with the highest concentration of sidewalk gaps.  Updates regarding the city’s application for SRTS Program funding will be posted to this webpage as they become available. 

Future Sidewalk Gap Installations

The following sidewalk gaps have been identified as the next priorities for installation through future construction programs.  These locations will be further evaluated to develop the 2013 Annual New Sidewalk Program. 

A map of the 2012 Annual New Sidewalk Program and sidewalk gaps identified as the next priorities for future construction programs is provided below:

• Map of Annual New Sidewalk Gap Program Locations

Project Background

On January 6, 2004, City Council approved the Comprehensive Sidewalk Policy, a policy and guideline for sidewalk installations 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 installations.

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 68 gap locations, totaling approximately 10.2 miles.

Based on an inventory of existing sidewalk gaps throughout the city, the following gaps remain uninstalled and planned for future construction programs.

The approximately 64 miles of sidewalk gaps will be installed incrementally based upon the annual budget allocation for the new sidewalk program and a 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.

On December 21, 2010, the City Council approved the 2011 Annual New Sidewalk Program as follows.  These sidewalk gap segments were installed in summer 2011.