2012 New Sidewalk Program
CIP# CS006

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2012 Annual Sidewalk Program
Illinois Safe Routes to School Program
Future Sidewalk Gap Installations
Project Background 

2012 Annual New Sidewalk Program (Last Updated February 9, 2012)

During the January 23 Capital Improvements program (CIP) Workshop, the City Council approved the funding for installation of sidewalk in the Program A and Program B locations listed below. Sidewalk will be installed in summer 2012; additional information regarding the 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).  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

Illinois Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program

The City of Naperville was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from the Illinois Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program. A federally funded program administered through by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the Safe Routes to School Program supports projects and programs that enable walking and bicycling to and from school. 

Based on the IDOT design review process, the City anticipates the SRTS funding will be used for installation of sidewalk along school walk routes in 2013 or 2014. Additional information regarding the upcoming Annual New Sidewalk Programs will be posted to this webpage as it becomes available. The Safe Routes to School Program provides 100% project funding; no local match is required.

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. 

Project Background

In 2004, City Council approved the Comprehensive Sidewalk Policy, a policy that assists City Council, the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB), staff and residents by clearly defining practices for sidewalk installations and maintenance within Naperville's corporate boundaries.

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.