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LRB095 09575 LCT 29775 b |
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| AN ACT concerning roads.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 4-220 as follows:
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| (605 ILCS 5/4-220 new) |
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| Sec. 4-220. Bicycle and pedestrian ways. |
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| (a) Bicycle and pedestrian ways shall be given full |
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| consideration in the planning and development of |
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| transportation facilities, including the incorporation of such |
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| ways into State plans and programs. Bicycle and pedestrian ways |
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| may be established in conjunction with the construction, |
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| reconstruction, or other change of any State transportation |
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| facility, and special emphasis may be given to projects in or |
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| within one mile of an urban area. |
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| (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), |
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| bicycle and pedestrian ways are not required to be established: |
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| (1) where their establishment would be contrary to |
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| public safety; |
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| (2) when the cost would be excessively |
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| disproportionate to the need or probable use; |
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| (3) where other available means or factors indicate an |
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| absence of need; or |