Illinois Department of Transportation

The Illinois Department of Transportation's 'Move Illinois 2024' Long Range Transportation Plan serves as an umbrella guiding document for policy makers and stakeholders for decision-making, funding allocation, and project prioritization across the state's extensive transportation network, encompassing highways, bridges, airports, public transit, and rail. Building on the 2019 plan, it aims to incorporate key areas such as safety, active transportation, mobility, livability, resiliency, stewardship, equity, maintenance of aging infrastructure, funding challenges, and technological change. The plan emphasizes ensuring a safe, equitable, and comprehensive transportation system for all users throughout Illinois.

This webinar discusses the Illinois Department of Transportation's (IDOT) 'Move Illinois 2024' Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) update. The LRTP is a comprehensive, high-level, policy-based strategic roadmap that outlines goals, objectives, and planned investments for Illinois's extensive transportation network over an extended 20 to 30-year timeframe. The update process, initiated in 2024, focuses on key areas such as enhancing safety, maintaining aging infrastructure, addressing funding, promoting equity, and adapting to technological changes. Public engagement and data-driven decision-making are central to this update, incorporating insights on issues like pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, road conditions, and public transit access to shape the future of transportation in Illinois.

The Commission meeting commenced with introductions and a quorum confirmation. Key discussions centered on updates from the Secretary regarding the Illinois Department of Transportation's processing of Commission analysis and staff feedback. An update on recent BRC activity provided a summary of the commission's origin, report outline, and stakeholder engagement efforts, noting that over 59% of the 27 recommendations structured around 11 legislative duties are already advancing. Detailed discussions followed on the five BRC objectives: Accelerate Project Delivery, Expand Workforce Capacity, Maximizing the Value of Investments, Drive Sustainable Outcomes, and Secure Adequate Funding Sources. The meeting concluded with the formal approval of the finalized BRC recommendations, directing the consultant team to incorporate them into the final report for submission to the Illinois General Assembly, and a review of next steps, including the final report completion date in January 2026.

The meeting included a roll call of members and a presentation on motor vehicle data linkage. The presentation covered the history of the data linkage project, the types of data used, and examples of how the data has been used to inform policy and interventions. Specific topics discussed included the impact of SUVs and pickup trucks on pedestrian and cyclist safety, unreported pedestrian crashes, and the impact of the Illinois stay-at-home order on roadway crashes.

This document is the 2025 update to the Illinois Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan, submitted by the Illinois Department of Transportation. It outlines the state's strategy for expanding EV charging infrastructure, including the use of unobligated funds for fiscal years 2022-2026, with a focus on Alternative Fuel Corridors, non-interstate routes, and support for medium and heavy-duty vehicles. Key areas include stakeholder engagement (state agencies, grantees, community, and utilities), physical security, and cybersecurity strategies to ensure efficient and secure deployment of EV charging stations across Illinois.