State Plan - Public Comment Summary for website 2

ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒIllinois State Transportation Plan 2005 Update Summary of Public Comments Following is a summary of the public comments the Illinois Department of Transportation received during the public comment period for the 2005 update of the Illinois Transportation Plan. Comments were obtained from several sources; IDOT’s State Transportation website, written letters and on IDOT’s Public Review and Comment form. For the purpose of this website posting, individual names are not listed. Only organizations were identified that submitted comments. Where appropriate, comments were incorporated into the final State Transportation Plan document. Comments that did not pertain directly to the plan, rather were project specific or unrelated, were not incorporated into the summary but were forwarded to the appropriate division for consideration. Transportation Comment Provided By Comment Element Bicycle and Pedestrian Chicagoland Bicycle Bicycle/pedestrian statistics need to Federation be checked and verified Suggests IDOT collect reliable data Remove statement in Draft Plan that bicycling is mostly recreational Plan should clearly commit to promotion of alternative transportation Private Individual Please consider all kinds of transportation needs in future plans Incorporating bicycle and pedestrian friendly planning will provide additional options for short trips, improve access to mass transit and increase safety ...