Public Meeting

Barrington Road at Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

(Interstate 90)Interchange Improvement Study

Welcome!

Hoffman Estates Village HallJune 27, 2012

Purpose of today’s meeting:

What will I learn today?

Gather input regarding transportation needs within the project study area

Discover opportunities to become involved

Provide description of project

Outline the study planning process using Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS)

Where is this project located?

Consider additional access to I-90 due to:

Population growth to the west

Travel demand for current and future conditions

Emergency vehicle response times

Crash location access along I-90

Economic revitalization of Barrington Road corridor

What is this project?

Northbound Barrington Road ramp to Eastbound I-90

Southbound Barrington Road ramp to Eastbound I-90

Westbound I-90 ramp to Northbound Barrington Road

Westbound I-90 ramp to Southbound Barrington Road

What are the existing access conditions?

How are roadway projects implemented?

Phase IIContract

Plan Preparation

& Land Acquisition

Phase IIIConstructio

n

Phase IPreliminary Engineering

& Environmental Studies

Current Phase

What is the Phase 1 study timeline?

DataCollection

Purpose and Need

AlternativeAnalysis

Preferred Alternative

Public Involvement

Summer 2012

Spring 2012

Fall 2012 Winter 2012/2013

We Are Here

What are the Phase 1 Elements?

Human and Natural

Environment

Hydraulics, Drainage &

BridgeRoadway,

Geometrics & Traffic

Vehicular/Pedestrian

Safety

Stakeholder Outreach

Data Collection

Purposeand Need

Evaluate Alternatives

Define Alternatives

and Evaluation

Criteria

Select Preferred

Alternative

Collect data to identify transportation issues and concerns:

Existing roadway and land use plans

Traffic, crash, bicycle and pedestrian data

Population and employment forecasts

Local and regional comprehensive plans

Solicit input from stakeholders

What is the current study step?

How is the collected data used?

TransportationNeeds

CommunityConcerns

TrafficAnalysis

SafetyAnalysis

DataCollection

ProblemStatement

TechnicalEvaluation

Purposeand

Need

Anyone that lives or works within, owns property or has a vested interest in, or travels through the project area, such as:

Property Owners

Residents

Businesses

Non-Profit Organizations

Elected Officials

Regulatory Agencies

Policy Advocates

Travelers

Who are the stakeholders?

Stakeholder Involvement Plan (SIP)

Framework for stakeholder involvement

Identifies roles and responsibilities of participants

Establishes timing of stakeholder activities

Continuously evolving document

SIP is available for review tonight and is on the website for review at any time

How are stakeholders involved?

Form the Community Advisory Group

Analyze existing conditions and deficiencies

Identify issues and concerns

Integrate the technical analysis with the community context evaluation

Define the “Problem Statement” and “Purpose and Need” of the project

What are the next study steps?

Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) involves stakeholders in the project development process

CSS reflects the project surroundings – its “context”

CSS addresses all aspects of a project:

Safety and mobility

Community

Environment

Usability

What is Context Sensitive Solutions?

Understand stakeholders’ key issues and concerns

Involve stakeholders in the decision making process

Apply flexibility in design to address stakeholder concerns

Achieve a general understanding of agreement among the stakeholders

What are CSS goals?

A general understanding of agreement has been reached when the stakeholders agree that their input has been heard and duly considered, and the process as a whole was fair.

What is a CSS general understanding of agreement?

Who participates in CSS?

CommunityAt Large

ProjectStudyGroup(PSG)

CommunityAdvisoryGroup(CAG)

What is a Project Study Group?

Project Study Group(PSG)

Group Members

Village of Hoffman Estates

Illinois Tollway

Illinois Department of Transportation

Federal Highway Administration

Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. (Project Consultant)

Project Role

Collects and analyzes data

Promotes partnership

Ensures requirements are met

Renders the final decisions

What is a Community Advisory Group?

Community Advisory Group(CAG)

Group Members

Property Owners

Residents and Businesses

Non-Profit Organizations

Commuters

Local Government and Agency Representatives

Project Role

Provides insight into issues and concerns

Identifies potential solutions/implementation

Meets in a workshop format

Please join us in the next room to…

View exhibits

Talk with Project Study Team members

Note issues and concerns directly on the aerial exhibit

What is next this evening?

Available forms for your input:

How do I provide feedback?

Tuesday, July 3rd

Forms may be dropped in the box today, returned via mail or emailed to be part of the public meeting record.

Wednesday, July 11th

Comment Form

Community Context Audit Form

Community Advisory Group Application

How is information communicated?

Public Meetings

and Hearings

Community Advisory

Group

Small Group Presentation

s

MediaTollway, IDOT and Village Websites

Project Study Group

www.barringtonroadinterchange.com

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