Hillside Rd. & Washington St. — Proposed Green Pavement Markings
Naperville’s draft update to its bicycle and pedestrian plan is scheduled for another Transportation Advisory Board review in October before proceeding to the City Council. The city hired A. Epstein and Sons International in 2025 to evaluate the existing network and recommend changes. The current plan dates to 1997, with an interim update in 2006, according to NCTV17 and the Chicago Tribune.
Public input shaped the draft
At a Transportation Advisory Board presentation, Epstein outlined 112 infrastructure projects, 10 intersection changes, 12 improvements to existing facilities, five policy recommendations and four program recommendations. The work would be carried out incrementally through 2050 and cost more than $54 million, according to NCTV17.
The planning process included an online map that received more than 500 responses, three pop-up events, two stakeholder meetings, three meetings with regional agencies and an April open house. In the destination survey, 42% of respondents selected trails and parks as their top priority for walking and biking access. Schools and services followed at 24%, commercial areas at 18% and transit at 16%, NCTV17 reported.
The proposed network
The four stated objectives are to link parts of the city more effectively, educate residents about safe and courteous travel, serve neighborhoods equitably and coordinate transportation-safety work among city departments, schools and regional agencies. The recommendations also call for more connections between Naperville’s north and south sides, sidewalks on both sides of busy roads and alternate routes on streets with lower traffic volumes and speeds, according to the Epstein presentation summarized by NCTV17…