HB4435 - Complete Streets Act

• Creates the Complete Streets Act requiring the Illinois Department of Transportation to improve safety, access, and mobility for all transportation users (pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit riders, motorists, persons with disabilities, older adults, and children) in all federally or state-funded transportation projects.

• Mandates that multimodal accommodations be included in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of all state, county, and local transportation facilities receiving Department funds, using latest design standards for bicycle, pedestrian, transit, and highway facilities.

• Establishes the Complete Streets Advisory Board appointed by the Governor with 13 required members representing various agencies and stakeholder groups including transportation engineers, municipalities, counties, disabled persons organizations, bicycling and walking advocates, AARP, and automobile/trucking representatives.

• Requires the Advisory Board to submit annual reports to the Governor, Department, and General Assembly beginning January 1, 2022, detailing Department actions, statutory recommendations, protocol modifications, safety improvements, and modal trip data.

• Provides exemptions from multimodal requirements if use is prohibited by law, costs would be excessively disproportionate, or there is a demonstrated absence of future need; exemptions must be documented and shared with the Advisory Board.