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1 Introduction ...... 1-1 1.1 Background ...... 1-1 1.2 Study Purpose ...... 1-1 1.3 Study Methodology...... 1-3 1.4 Study Products...... 1-3
2 Planning Process ...... 2-1 2.1 Agency Involvement...... 2-1 2.1.1 League of Illinois Bicyclists ...... 2-1 2.1.2 Steering Committee...... 2-1 2.1.3 Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) ...... 2-1 2.1.4 Other Agency Involvement ...... 2-1 2.2 Public Involvement...... 2-3 2.2.1 Public Workshop #1 ...... 2-3 2.2.2 Public Workshop #2 ...... 2-4 2.2.3 Other Comments ...... 2-4
3 Existing Conditions...... 3-1 3.1 Existing Facilities...... 3-1 3.1.1 Bike Lanes...... 3-1 3.1.2 Shared-Use Paths...... 3-1 3.1.3 Sidepaths ...... 3-3 3.1.4 Urbana Park District parks & facilities with mapped paths & trails ...... 3-3 3.1.5 University of Illinois Bike Paths...... 3-4 3.1.6 Changes in the Existing Network during the Plan Process ...... 3-5 3.2 Existing Documents Researched ...... 3-6 3.3 Existing Conditions Database ...... 3-7 3.3.1 Existing Data Collection...... 3-7 3.3.2 Field Survey...... 3-7
4 Goals & Objectives...... 4-1
5 Guidelines ...... 5-1
6 Bikeway Types in the Urbana Bicycle Master Plan ...... 6-1 6.1 On-Road Facilities...... 6-1 6.1.1 Bike Lane ...... 6-1 6.1.2 Bike Route...... 6-8 6.1.3 Shared Bike / Parking Lane ...... 6-8 6.1.4 Share the Road ...... 6-9 6.1.5 Shared Lane Marking ...... 6-9
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6.1.6 Refuge Island...... 6-10 6.1.7 Bike-Activated Stoplight ...... 6-10 6.2 Off-Road Facilities...... 6-11 6.2.1 Shared-Use Path (Trail)...... 6-11 6.2.1.1 Sidepath...... 6-15 6.2.1.2 Rails-to-Trails...... 6-15 6.2.2 University Bike Path ...... 6-15
7 Bicycle Level of Service (BLOS) ...... 7-1 7.1 BLOS Correspondence to Bicycle User Types ...... 7-1 7.2 BLOS Estimation...... 7-1 7.2 Existing BLOS...... 7-3 7.3 Future BLOS ...... 7-3
8 Bicycle Network Recommendations ...... 8-1 8.1 Facility Treatments...... 8-1 8.1.1 Airport Road Corridor...... 8-2 8.1.2 Amber Lane / Scovill Street Corridor ...... 8-3 8.1.3 Anderson Street Corridor ...... 8-4 8.1.4 Beringer Circle...... 8-5 8.1.5 Boneyard Creek Trail...... 8-6 8.1.6 Bradley Avenue/Country Club Road/Perkins Road Corridor... 8-6 8.1.7 Broadway Avenue Corridor ...... 8-9 8.1.8 Brownfield Road ...... 8-12 8.1.9 Carle Medical Campus Path ...... 8-13 8.1.10 Champaign County East Campus Loop Path ...... 8-14 8.1.11 Coler Avenue ...... 8-15 8.1.12 Colorado Avenue...... 8-16 8.1.13 Crestview Park Loop Path...... 8-16 8.1.14 Crystal Lake Park / Busey Woods Loop Path ...... 8-17 8.1.15 Cunningham Avenue (US 45) / Vine Street Corridor ...... 8-18 8.1.16 Curtis Road ...... 8-18 8.1.17 Eads Street ...... 8-19 8.1.18 East Urbana Trails...... 8-19 8.1.19 Eastern Avenue ...... 8-20 8.1.20 Fairview Avenue / Beslin Street Corridor...... 8-21 8.1.21 Florida Avenue Corridor ...... 8-22 8.1.22 George Huff Drive / Hazelwood Drive Corridor ...... 8-24 8.1.23 Goodwin Avenue Corridor...... 8-25 8.1.24 Green Street...... 8-25 8.1.25 Gregory Street ...... 8-27 8.1.26 High Cross Road (IL 130) ...... 8-27
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8.1.27 Illinois Street Corridor...... 8-28 8.1.28 Kerr Avenue...... 8-30 8.1.29 Kinch Street Corridor...... 8-30 8.1.30 King Park Loop Path...... 8-33 8.1.31 Lanore Drive / Adams Street Corridor ...... 8-35 8.1.32 Lincoln Avenue Corridor ...... 8-36 8.1.33 Lohmann Park ...... 8-36 8.1.34 Main Street Corridor ...... 8-37 8.1.35 Mumford Drive ...... 8-41 8.1.36 Nevada Street...... 8-42 8.1.37 Northeast Urbana—Park Trails...... 8-42 8.1.38 Northeast Urbana—Other Facilities ...... 8-43 8.1.39 Future Olympian Drive Corridor ...... 8-43 8.1.40 Orchard Street ...... 8-44 8.1.41 Oregon Street...... 8-44 8.1.42 Park Street...... 8-44 8.1.43 Pennsylvania Avenue ...... 8-45 8.1.44 Pfeffer Road Corridor ...... 8-46 8.1.45 Philo Road ...... 8-47 8.1.46 Race Street ...... 8-48 8.1.47 Rail-Trail ...... 8-51 8.1.48 Slayback Road...... 8-52 8.1.49 Smith Road / Bakers Lane Corridor...... 8-53 8.1.50 South Urbana Trails ...... 8-54 8.1.51 Washington Street Corridor...... 8-55 8.1.52 Windsor Road...... 8-59 8.1.53 Wright Street...... 8-60 8.2 Parking...... 8-61 8.3 Drainage Grates ...... 8-62 8.4 Bike Activated Stoplights ...... 8-62 8.5 Spot Improvements...... 8-63 8.5.1 Main Street across Lincoln Avenue ...... 8-63 8.5.2 AMBUCS Park to CUMTD, across University Avenue (US 150) ...... 8-64 8.5.3 Main Street/Beringer Circle, across University Avenue (US 150) ...... 8-64 8.5.4 Railroad Bridge over Vine Street ...... 8-64
9 Implementation ...... 9-1 9.1 Implementation Matrices ...... 9-2 9.2 Education ...... 9-18 9.2.1 Bicyclists...... 9-18
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9.2.2 Motorists ...... 9-18 9.3 Encouragement...... 9-19 9.4 Enforcement ...... 9-19 9.5 Potential Funding Sources ...... 9-20 9.6 Bicycle Coordinator Staff Time...... 9-20
Appendices 1 Public Workshop #1 Group Map Results 2 Public Workshop #1 Individual Comments & Issues 3 Public Workshop #2 Comments 4 Bicycle Parking & Stoplight Activation Responses 5 CUUATS Online Bicycle Route Survey Map 6 Champaign County Greenways & Trails Map 7 Carle Medical Campus: Neighborhood Improvements 8 Weaver Park Plan Map 9 Crystal Lake Park Master Plan Map 10 Urbana Bicycle Plan Existing Conditions Database 11 Policy Framework 12 Bicycle-Friendly Community Guidelines 13 Bicycle Level of Service (BLOS) Methodology 14 Existing Bicycle Level of Service (BLOS) Table 15 Future Bicycle Level of Service (BLOS) Table 16 Urbana Bicycle Plan Database with Recommendations 17 Downtown Bicycle Parking Map 18 Bicycling Organizations & Resources for Champaign-Urbana & Surrounding Region 19 Summary of Major Funding Sources 20 Glossary
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1.1 Map: Study Area ...... after 1-2
2.1 Bicycle Master Plan Planning Process ...... 2-2 2.2 Participants mark individual maps at May 2007 public workshop...... 2-3 2.3 Groups prioritize their preferred routes by neighborhood at May 2007 public workshop ...... 2-3 2.4 Presentation at December 2007 public workshop...... 2-4 2.5 Map: Individual Public Requested Routes...... after 2-4 2.6 Map: Group Public Requested Routes ...... after 2-4
3.1 Bike lane on Illinois Street ...... 3-1 3.2 Wal-Mart Path ...... 3-1 3.3 Illinois Street before improvements...... 3-2 3.4 Illinois Street with Complete Street Improvements ...... 3-2 3.5 Map: Existing Bicycle Facilities in Urbana ...... after 3-2 3.6 Goodwin Avenue sidepath ...... 3-3 3.7 A trail in Crystal Lake Park ...... 3-3 3.8 Mathews Avenue bike path ...... 3-4 3.9 Oval Allee Path...... 3-5 3.10 Recently repaved Race Street sidepath...... 3-5 3.11 Measuring street widths...... 3-7
6.1 Bike lane on Illinois Street ...... 6-1 6.2 Street cross-section with Bike Lanes but no curb and gutter...... 6-3 6.3 Street cross-section with Bike Lanes and On-Street Parking...... 6-3 6.4 Street cross-section with Bike Lanes but no parking...... 6-3 6.5 Bike Lane symbol layout...... 6-4 6.6 Bike Lane Pavement Marking—Arrow...... 6-4 6.7 Bike Lane Pavement Marking—Bike Rider Symbol ...... 6-4 6.8 Typical pavement markings for Bike Lanes on a two-way street ...... 6-5 6.9 Bike Lanes with turn lanes ...... 6-6 6.10 MUTCD Sign R3-17 ...... 6-7 6.11 MUTCD Sign R3-17a ...... 6-7 6.12 MUTCD Sign R3-17b ...... 6-7 6.13 MUTCD Sign R4-4 ...... 6-7 6.14 MUTCD Sign R7-9 ...... 6-7 6.15 MUTCD Sign D4-3 ...... 6-7 6.16 MUTCD Sign R5-1b ...... 6-7 6.17 MUTCD Sign R9-3c ...... 6-7 6.18 MUTCD Sign D11-1 ...... 6-7 6.19 MUTCD Sign M6-3 ...... 6-7 6.20 MUTCD Sign D1-1a...... 6-7
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6.21 MUTCD Sign M4-3 ...... 6-7 6.22 MUTCD Sign M6-1 ...... 6-7 6.23 Bike Lane sign dimensions ...... 6-7 6.24 Bike Route sign with wayfinding signage ...... 6-8 6.25 Shared Bike / Parking Lanes...... 6-8 6.26 Share the Road sign on an urban street ...... 6-9 6.27 MUTCD Sign W11-1...... 6-9 6.28 MUTCD Sign W16-1...... 6-9 6.29 Share the Road sign dimensions ...... 6-9 6.30 Shared Lane Marking ...... 6-9 6.31 Existing refuge island and marked crossing across Windsor Road from Vine Street to Meadowbrook Park...... 6-10 6.32 Signal activation pavement marking and sign ...... 6-10 6.33 A trail in Meadowbrook Park...... 6-11 6.34 Shared-Use Path cross-section...... 6-12 6.35 Sign Placement on Shared-Use Paths ...... 6-13 6.36 Shared-Use Path signs ...... 6-14 6.37 Shared-Use Path sign dimensions ...... 6-14 6.38 Sidepath on Philo Road ...... 6-15 6.39 Bringing the sidepath closer to the road at driveway entrances and street crossings reduces modal conflicts ...... 6-15 6.40 Existing University bike path west of the Stoughton Street terminus...... 6-15
7.1 Beringer Circle south of Slayback Road...... 7-4 7.2 Smith Road northbound approaching Washington Street...... 7-4 7.3 Vine Street north of Windsor Road...... 7-4 7.4 Park Street east of Central Avenue...... 7-4 7.5 Main Street east of Glover Avenue...... 7-5 7.6 Broadway Avenue north of Main Street...... 7-5 7.7 Vine Street south of the Railroad bridge, approaching Main Street...... 7-5 7.8 Main Street west of Maple Street, approaching Vine Street...... 7-5 7.9 Cunningham Avenue south of O’Brien Drive, approaching I-74 ...... 7-5 7.10 Map: Existing BLOS Map ...... after 7-6 7.11 Map: Future BLOS Map...... after 7-6 7.12 Map: BLOS Difference Map ...... after 7-6
8.1 Map: Recommended Bicycle Network ...... after 8-2 8.2 Map: Centralized View of Recommended Bicycle Network...... after 8-2 8.3 Existing View: Scovill west of Philo...... 8-3 8.4 Future View: Scovill Street west of Philo Road...... 8-3 8.5 Existing View: Anderson Street south of Pennsylvania Avenue...... 8-4 8.6 Future View: Anderson Street south of Pennsylvania Avenue ...... 8-4
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8.7 Existing View: Anderson Street south of Colorado Avenue ...... 8-5 8.8 Future View: Anderson Street south of Colorado Avenue...... 8-5 8.9 Existing View: Perkins Road west of High Cross Road ...... 8-6 8.10 Future View: Perkins Road west of High Cross Road...... 8-6 8.11 Existing View: Perkins Road east of Cunningham Avenue...... 8-7 8.12 Future View: Perkins Road east of Cunningham Avenue ...... 8-7 8.13 Existing View: Country Club Road west of Broadway Avenue ...... 8-7 8.14 Future View: Country Club Road west of Broadway Avenue ...... 8-7 8.15 Existing View: Bradley Avenue east of Goodwin Avenue ...... 8-8 8.16 Future View: Bradley Avenue east of Goodwin Avenue...... 8-8 8.17 Existing View: Sidewalk on Broadway Avenue at Crystal Lake park, facing south..... 8-9 8.18 Future View: Sidepath on Broadway Avenue at Crystal Lake park, facing south...... 8-9 8.19 Existing View: Walnut Street on the east side of Lincoln Square Village ...... 8-10 8.20 Future View: Walnut Street on the east side of Lincoln Square Village ...... 8-10 8.21 Existing View: High Street on the south side of Lincoln Square Village...... 8-10 8.22 Future View: High Street on the south side of Lincoln Square Village ...... 8-10 8.23 Existing View: Broadway Avenue south of Lincoln Square Village, approaching Illinois Street ...... 8-11 8.24 Future View: Broadway Avenue south of Lincoln Square Village, approaching Illinois Street ...... 8-11 8.25 Existing View: Broadway Avenue south of Illinois Street...... 8-11 8.26 Future View: Broadway Avenue south of Illinois Street ...... 8-11 8.27 Existing View: Broadway Avenue north of Washington Street...... 8-11 8.28 Future View: Broadway Avenue north of Washington Street ...... 8-11 8.29 Existing View: Brownfield Road southbound over I-74 bridge, approaching Perkins Road...... 8-12 8.30 Future View: Brownfield Road southbound over I-74 bridge, approaching Perkins Road ...... 8-12 8.31 Existing View: Coler Avenue northbound approaching University Avenue ...... 8-15 8.32 Future View: Coler Avenue northbound approaching University Avenue...... 8-15 8.33 Existing View: Coler Avenue north of Stoughton Street...... 8-16 8.34 Future View: Coler Avenue north of Stoughton Street ...... 8-16 8.35 Existing View: Vine Street north of Green Street ...... 8-18 8.36 Future View: Vine Street north of Green Street...... 8-18 8.37 Existing View: Fairview Avenue east of Goodwin Avenue ...... 8-21 8.38 Future View: Fairview Avenue east of Goodwin Avenue...... 8-21 8.39 Florida Avenue between Rutledge Drive & Kinch Street...... 8-22 8.40 Existing View: Florida Avenue sidewalk east of Broadway Avenue, through Blair Park ...... 8-23 8.41 Future View: Florida Avenue sidepath east of Broadway Avenue, through Blair Park ...... 8-23 8.42 Existing View: Florida Avenue sidewalk west of Broadway Avenue ...... 8-23
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8.43 Future View: Florida Avenue sidepath west of Broadway Avenue ...... 8-23 8.44-8.45 Goodwin Avenue Complete Street Improvements ...... 8-26 8.46 Existing View: California Avenue westbound at Maple Street...... 8-28 8.47 Future View: California Avenue westbound at Maple Street ...... 8-28 8.48 Existing View: California Avenue at Urbana Avenue...... 8-28 8.49 Future View: California Avenue at Urbana Avenue ...... 8-28 8.50 Existing View: Illinois Street west of Urbana Avenue, approaching Vine Street ...... 8-29 8.51 Future View: Illinois Street west of Urbana Avenue, approaching Vine Street...... 8-29 8.52 Existing View: Illinois Street west of Broadway Avenue ...... 8-29 8.53 Future View: Illinois Street west of Broadway Avenue...... 8-29 8.54 Existing View: Kerr Avenue eastbound at Town & Country Apartments ...... 8-30 8.55 Future View: Kerr Avenue eastbound at Town & Country Apartments...... 8-30 8.56 Existing View: Kinch Street north of Rainbow View Drive, approaching Washington...... Street ...... 8-31 8.57 Future View: Kinch Street north of Rainbow View Drive, approaching Washington Street ...... 8-31 8.58 Existing View: Kinch Street south of Rainbow View Drive ...... 8-31 8.59 Future View: Kinch Street south of Rainbow View Drive...... 8-31 8.60 Existing View: Kinch Street southbound at Michigan Avenue ...... 8-31 8.61 Future View: Kinch Street southbound at Michigan Avenue...... 8-31 8.62 Existing View: Kinch Street north of Vermont Avenue ...... 8-32 8.63 Future View: Kinch Street north of Vermont Avenue...... 8-32 8.64 Existing View: Kinch Street south of Vermont Avenue, approaching Florida Avenue ...... 8-32 8.65 Future View: Kinch Street south of Vermont Avenue, approaching Florida Avenue ...... 8-32 8.66 Existing View: Goodwin Avenue entrance to King Park ...... 8-34 8.67 Future View: Goodwin Avenue entrance to King Park...... 8-34 8.68 Existing View: King Park southwest entrance by King School ...... 8-34 8.69 Future View: King Park southwest entrance by King School ...... 8-34 8.70 Existing View: King Park sidewalk facing northeast ...... 8-34 8.71 Future View: King Park sidepath facing northeast...... 8-34 8.72 Existing View: Footpath connecting Lanore Drive & Adams Street across former railroad right-of-way...... 8-35 8.73 Future View: Paved shared-use path connecting Lanore Drive & Adams Street across former railroad right-of-way ...... 8-35 8.74 Existing View: Main Street east of Art Bartell Road ...... 8-37 8.75 Future View: Main Street east of Art Bartell Road ...... 8-37 8.76 Existing View: Main Street east of Lynn Street, approaching Cottage Grove Avenue ...... 8-38 8.77 Future View: Main Street east of Lynn Street, approaching Cottage Grove Avenue...... 8-38
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8.78 Existing View: Main Street west of Grove Street, approaching Vine Street ...... 8-38 8.79 Future View: Main Street west of Grove Street, approaching Vine Street...... 8-38 8.80 Existing View: Main Street east of Race Street ...... 8-39 8.81 Future View: Main Street east of Race Street...... 8-39 8.82 Existing View: Stoughton Street bike path west of UI Nanotechnology Building, approaching Wright Street ...... 8-40 8.83 Future View: Stoughton Street bike path west of UI Nanotechnology Building, approaching Wright Street ...... 8-40 8.84 Existing View: Mumford Drive east of Vine Street ...... 8-41 8.85 Future View: Mumford Drive east of Vine Street ...... 8-41 8.86 Existing View: Pennsylvania Avenue east of Vine Street ...... 8-45 8.87 Future View: Pennsylvania Avenue east of Vine Street...... 8-45 8.88 Existing View: Pennsylvania Avenue east of Lincoln Avenue...... 8-45 8.89 Future View: Pennsylvania Avenue east of Lincoln Avenue ...... 8-45 8.90 Existing View: Pennsylvania Avenue westbound at Lincoln Avenue ...... 8-46 8.91 Future View: Pennsylvania Avenue westbound at Lincoln Avenue...... 8-46 8.92 Existing View: Pfeffer Road north of Washington Street ...... 8-46 8.93 Future View: Pfeffer Road north of Washington Street...... 8-46 8.94 Philo Road restriping plan from Pennsylvania Avenue to Harding Drive...... 8-47 8.95 Existing View: Race Street north of Green Street...... 8-48 8.96 Future View: Race Street north of Green Street ...... 8-48 8.97 Existing View: Race Street southbound at Michigan Avenue ...... 8-48 8.98 Future View: Race Street southbound at Michigan Avenue...... 8-48 8.99 Existing View: Race Street south of Pennsylvania Avenue ...... 8-49 8.100 Future View: Race Street south of Pennsylvania Avenue ...... 8-49 8.101 Existing View: Race Street south of Florida Avenue...... 8-49 8.102 Future View: Race Street south of Florida Avenue ...... 8-49 8.103 Existing View: Race Street north of Windsor Road ...... 8-50 8.104 Future View: Race Street north of Windsor Road...... 8-50 8.105 Existing View: Empty Conrail railbed east of Smith Road...... 8-51 8.106 Future View: Shared-use path along former Conrail railbed east of Smith Road...... 8-51 8.107 Existing View: Slayback Road east of Smith Road...... 8-52 8.108 Future View: Slayback Road east of Smith Road ...... 8-52 8.109 Existing View: Smith Road northbound at University Avenue...... 8-53 8.110 Future View: Smith Road northbound at University Avenue ...... 8-53 8.111 Washington Street widening & restriping plan from Pfeffer Road to the future Menards entrance just east of High Cross Road...... 8-55 8.112 Existing View: Washington Street east of Lanore Drive, at the Brookens Center ... 8-56 8.113 Future View: Washington Street east of Lanore Drive, at the Brookens Center..... 8-56 8.114 Existing View: Washington Street east of Anderson Street...... 8-56 8.115 Future View: Washington Street east of Anderson Street ...... 8-56
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8.116 Existing View: Washington Street east of Broadway Avenue, approaching Vine Street ...... 8-57 8.117 Future View: Washington Street east of Broadway Avenue, approaching Vine Street...... 8-57 8.118 Existing View: Washington Street west of Broadway Avenue, approaching Race Street ...... 8-57 8.119 Future View: Washington Street west of Broadway Avenue, approaching Race Street ...... 8-57 8.120 Existing View: Busey Avenue south of Washington Street...... 8-58 8.121 Future View: Busey Avenue south of Washington Street ...... 8-58 8.122 Existing View: Iowa Street east of Lincoln Avenue...... 8-58 8.123 Future View: Iowa Street east of Lincoln Avenue ...... 8-58 8.124 Existing View: Windsor Road sidewalk west of Anderson Street, to crossing at Vine Street to Meadowbrook Park ...... 8-59 8.125 Future View: Windsor Road sidepath west of Anderson Street, to crossing at Vine Street to Meadowbrook Park ...... 8-59 8.126 Existing View: Wright Street sidewalk north of Park Street approaching Church Street ...... 8-60 8.127 Future View: Wright Street sidepath north of Park Street approaching Church Street ...... 8-60 8.128 Existing View: Wright Street sidewalk south of Park Street, approaching University Avenue ...... 8-60 8.129 Future View: Wright Street sidepath south of Park Street, approaching University Avenue ...... 8-60 8.130 Acceptable bicycle racks ...... 8-61 8.131 Unacceptable bicycle racks ...... 8-61 8.132 Signal activation marking and sign ...... 8-62 8.133 MUTCD Bicycle Warning Signage at an intersection (Signs W11-1 & W16-7p) .. 8-63 8.134 MUTCD Bicycle Warning Signage in advance of an intersection, without distance information (Signs W11-1 & W16-9p)...... 8-63 8.135 MUTCD Bicycle Warning Signage in advance of an intersection, with distance information (Signs W11-1 & W16-2a)...... 8-64 8.136 MUTCD Figure 9B-7—Examples of Signing and Markings for Shared-Use Paths ...... 8-65
9.1 Map: 0-5 Year Bicycle Network Improvements...... after 9-2 9.2 Map: 6-10 Year Bicycle Network Improvements...... after 9-2 9.3 Map: 10+ Year Bicycle Network Improvements ...... after 9-2
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7.1 Existing BLOS for selected segments in Urbana ...... 7-2
9.1 Implementation Matrix by Treatment ...... 9-3 9.2 Implementation Matrix by Responsible Agency ...... 9-8 9.3 Implementation Matrix by Timeframe ...... 9-13
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