City of Peoria JCRJE – Transportation and Mobility Sub-Committee met June 20.
Here is the agenda provided by the subcommittee:
1. Call to Order: Â
2. Approval of Minutes Â
• Vote to approve February minutes, and April minutes, May minutes, no March minutesÂ
3. Informational Items and Reports Â
• New member introductions Â
4. Discussion Â
• Who has yet to complete their OMA Training? Â
Public Forum Questions? Â
• Review Committee Partners and Upcoming Events: Â
We are working on gathering suggestions from area agencies:Â
| Agency/Organization | Transportation and Mobility Rep | Contact at Agency | Notes |
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Tri County Regional Planning Commission |
Ursula Towne | Ray Lees |
Have been communicating with Ray regularly |
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Peoria Economic Development Council |
Catherine Lawless |
Chris Setti |
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Peoria Chamber of Commerce |
Lorene King |
CEO- Joshua Gunn |
Help bring people into the city; good transportation is key to this |
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ICC |
Catherine Lawless |
Do they have programs for students to get there? Email listed on the website for RJE |
Can we talk about students getting into transportation, civil engineering focus? |
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University of Bradley:Â McCord Lecture |
Lorene King |
Nuria Hernandez Admin of Federal Transit Administration |
Bradley Grad- civil engineering |
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Amazon Fulfilment Center |
Going to Pekin, any contacts here? Can we find someone who knows who to contact? |
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Support-A-Friend |
Antwaun Banks |
Ursula will send contact info |
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Dream Center |
Ursula Towne |
Robbie Criss |
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Central Illinois Agency on Aging |
Tina Foley |
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Salvation Army |
Ursula Towne/Ron Rasberry |
Transportation provided to summer camp: Citylink summer ride passes |
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City Council |
Andre Allen |
Andre Allen |
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County Board |
Andre Allen |
Andre Allen |
Andre is hosting SDoH meetings. Get the committee involved Walk-audits |
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Jehan Gordon-Booth/Â Camilla Kellerstrass |
Lorene King |
Lorene was reaching out |
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Senator David Koehler |
Lorene King |
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Morton Economic Dev Council |
Catherine Lawless |
LeAnn Brown |
Email sent but no response yet |
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Bike riding Assoc. |
Can these groups be contacted to provide training for cyclists? For kids? |
 5. Recommendations to the Steering Committee:Â
 • Investigation in-ground system for getting people around similar to larger cities – cuts down on automobiles, safer, especially since Jefferson is being made into a 2-wayÂ
 • Lack of vehicle ownership- Changing Gears program- what can we do here? Should we reach out?Â
• If we had a survey or forum, what questions would we ask of citizens:Â
 i. What are the biggest challenges you face with transportation and mobility- a gut-check  here of what we have been assuming are the issues Â
ii. Is it the bus stop, vehicle ownership, what stands in the way of getting there? Â
iii. Where are the gaps? Â
iv. Not just for the underserved? Can we focus on overall improvements? Creating good methods for links to jobs in various areas like downtown. Park & Ride? eliminate pollution v. Any types of changes- as things get better- the community can grow through progress of improvements Â
vi. Training for bike riders? Offer this where they live. Neighborhood House! Identify a bike riding organization- see if we can get someone to volunteer. Â
6. New Business Â
7. Adjournment
 https://www.peoriacounty.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06202023-1445
