CITY OF WARRENVILLE BIKEWAY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Page 1 of 68 Adopted December 1, 2008 Acknowledgements Warrenville City Council David L. Brummel, Mayor Fred Bevier, Alderman, Ward 1 Stuart Aschauer, Alderman, Ward 1 Dave Schultz, Alderman, Ward 2 Bill Weidner, Alderman, Ward 2 Dan Leonard, Alderman, Ward 3 Matthew Wiesbrock, Alderman, Ward 3 Clare Barry, Alderman, Ward 4 Christopher Halley, Alderman, Ward 4 Warrenville Bicyclists and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Alan Gard, Chair Bob Duerr, Commissioner Barry Glicklich, Commissioner Tom Jones, Commissioner Jerry Sugrue, Commissioner Bill Weidner, Council Liaison Staff Jennifer McMahon, Assistant City Administrator Plan Commission Support: November 6, 2008 Community Development Committee Approval: November 24, 2008 City Council Approval and Adoption: December 1, 2008 Page 2 of 68 Adopted December 1, 2008 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 6 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 7 1.1 BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................. 7 1.2 PURPOSE .......................................................................................................................... 7 1.3 SCOPE .............................................................................................................................. 8 1.4 GOALS ............................................................................................................................. 8 1.5 HOW WAS THE PLAN DEVELOPED? ................................................................................. 9 1.5.1 Inventory and Analysis of Existing Bicycling Conditions ....................................... 9 1.5.2 Public Input ........................................................................................................... 10 2. EXISTING AND PLANNED BIKEWAYS ...................................................................... 11 2.1 VIEWING THE PLAN IN A REGIONAL CONTEXT ............................................................... 11 2.2 SOURCE DATA ............................................................................................................... 12 2.3 EXISTING WARRENVILLE BIKEWAYS ............................................................................. 13 2.3.1 Diehl Road ............................................................................................................ 13 2.3.2 Winfield Road........................................................................................................ 13 2.3.3 Ferry Road – Naperville Section .......................................................................... 13 2.3.4 Ferry Road – Warrenville Section ........................................................................ 13 2.3.5 Herrick Road ......................................................................................................... 13 2.3.6 Warrenville Road .................................................................................................. 13 2.3.7 Batavia Road ......................................................................................................... 13 2.3.8 Mack Road ............................................................................................................ 14 2.3.9 Continental Drive.................................................................................................. 14 2.3.10 Summary ............................................................................................................... 14 2.4 PROPOSED WARRENVILLE TRAILS ................................................................................. 14 2.4.1 Butterfield Road Trail ........................................................................................... 14 2.5 EXISTING REGIONAL TRAILS ......................................................................................... 14 2.5.1 The Illinois Prairie Path ....................................................................................... 14 2.5.2 Blackwell Trails .................................................................................................... 15 2.5.3 Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Trails .................................................... 16 2.5.4 Fox River Trail ...................................................................................................... 16 2.5.5 Herrick Lake Trails ............................................................................................... 16 2.5.6 McDowell Grove Trails ........................................................................................ 17 2.5.7 Great Western Trail DuPage County ................................................................... 17 2.5.8 Chicagoland Bicycle Map ..................................................................................... 18 2.6 PROPOSED REGIONAL TRAILS ........................................................................................ 18 2.6.1 West Branch Regional Trail – A Partially Built Project ...................................... 18 2.6.2 DuPage Technology Corridor Trail — Proposed ................................................ 18 2.6.3 Northeastern Illinois Greenways and Trails Implementation Program ............... 19 Page 3 of 68 Adopted December 1, 2008 3. MAJOR FINDINGS FROM EXISTING BIKEWAY INVENTORY ........................... 20 3.1 CANTERA AREA ............................................................................................................. 20 3.2 GALUSHA AREA ............................................................................................................. 22 3.3 OLD TOWN AREA ........................................................................................................... 23 3.4 BUTTERFIELD-BATAVIA-ROUTE 59 TRIANGLE AREA .................................................... 25 3.5 SUMMERLAKES AREA .................................................................................................... 26 3.6 MAPLE HILL AREA ........................................................................................................ 27 4. WARRENVILLE BIKEWAY SYSTEM RECOMMENDATIONS .............................. 28 4.1 CANTERA AREA ............................................................................................................. 31 4.1.1 Warrenville Road .................................................................................................. 31 4.1.2 Diehl Road Bridge ................................................................................................ 32 4.1.3 Diehl and Winfield Roads Intersection ................................................................. 32 4.2 GALUSHA AREA ............................................................................................................. 33 4.2.1 Galusha Road........................................................................................................ 33 4.2.2 Winfield Road........................................................................................................ 34 4.2.3 Herrick Road ......................................................................................................... 35 4.3 OLD TOWN AREA ........................................................................................................... 35 4.3.1 East-West Sidepath Along Ferry Road ................................................................. 35 4.3.2 Incorporation of Existing Sub-Area Plans ............................................................ 36 4.3.3 Warrenville Road .................................................................................................. 38 4.3.4 Batavia Road ......................................................................................................... 38 4.4 BUTTERFIELD-BATAVIA-ROUTE 59 TRIANGLE AREA .................................................... 39 4.4.1 Meadow Avenue and Timber Drive ...................................................................... 39 4.4.2 Ferry Creek Bridge ............................................................................................... 40 4.4.3 Butterfield Road .................................................................................................... 40 4.5 SUMMERLAKES AREA .................................................................................................... 41 4.5.1 North-South Bicycle Route .................................................................................... 42 4.6 MAPLE HILL AREA ........................................................................................................ 43 4.7 ROUTE 59 RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................... 44 4.8 MACK ROAD .................................................................................................................. 44 5. GENERAL RECOMMENDED UPDATES TO CITY CODE ....................................... 45 5.1 SIGNAGE ........................................................................................................................ 45 5.1.1 Way Finding and Location.................................................................................... 45 5.1.2 Informational Signs ............................................................................................... 46 5.1.3