Summary

Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety summary

ChicagoMay 12, 20263 min read

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The committee approved numerous street-level traffic and parking changes across multiple wards, including new all-way stops, speed and weight limits, additions and removals of parking meters, amendments to residential permit parking zones, and many disabled parking permit approvals and repeals; several items passed without a departmental recommendation and some passed over department objections.

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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety

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What this means

The committee voted to change signs, parking rules, and limits on many neighborhood streets. Residents may see new stop signs, posted 20 mph speed zones, posted weight limits, added or removed parking meters, and updated permit-parking areas near the listed addresses. Dozens of disabled parking permits and some repeals were approved, meaning signs or reserved spaces will be added or removed at those locations. Some measures passed despite no recommendation from city departments because aldermen sponsored them.

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Approved multiple all-way stop installations (e.g., South Wallace St & West 24th Pl; North Narragansett Ave & West Wabansia Ave; other intersections).
Approved weight limitation of 5 tons on South Damen Avenue (West Pershing Rd to West 35th St) and similar weight limits on other streets.
Established 20 mph speed limitations on several streets (including West Oakdale Ave and segments of Bryn Mawr Ave and others).
Added and removed parking meters at multiple locations (including East Chicago Ave, East Ontario St, South Columbus Dr, North Sacramento Ave; repealed meters on West Grand Ave).
Approved numerous ward-level disabled parking permits and repeals for specific addresses across many wards.
Amended and created residential permit parking zones and hours for specific blocks (multiple ward entries).
Adopted various parking restrictions and reserved zones (e.g., no semi truck parking, disabled loading zones, school-only parking times, short-term standing zones).

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