TRAFFIC WARNING SIGN AND/OR SIGNALS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Title 9, Chapter 64, of the Municipal Code of Chicago, that the Commissioner of Transportation is hereby authorized and directed to erect and/or amend Traffic Warning Signs and Signals, for the following locations are hereby designated:
WARD TRAFFIC WARNING SIGNS AND/OR SIGNALS:
11 West 31st Street and South Shields Avenue; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All
Approaches [Or2018-199]
21 West 85th Street and South Carpenter Street; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All
Approaches [Or2018-188]
23 South Neva Avenue and West 56th Street; Two Way Stop Sign, Stopping east and
west traffic [Or2018-200]
25 West 18th Street and South Sangamon Street; Stop Sign, stopping east and west
bound traffic on West 18th Street at South Sangamon Street. Not Recommended. West 18th Street is a collector roadway with higher volumes than South Sangamon Street, a local street. Stop signs on streets with higher volumes such as 18th Street tend to increase rear-end crashes, increase congestion, and create a false sense of security for pedestrians that every vehicle will stop. Additionally, stop compliance is particularly low at T-intersections. Stop Sign. Not Recommended. CDOT does not recommend a stop sign stopping traffic on 18th Street — (18-01130503) [Or2018-133]
27 South Wood Street and West Jackson Boulevard; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All Approaches - (18-00057133) [02017-8614]
28 West Hastings Street and South Paulina Avenue; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All Approaches - (18-01206376) [Or2018-155]
28 West Fifth Avenue and South Albany Avenue; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All
Approaches -- (18-01206878) [Or2018-157]
34 South Green Street and West 128th Place; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All
Approaches -- (18-008788679) [Or2018-95]
34 West 128th Place and South Peoria Street; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All
Approaches - (18-00879973) [Or2018-96]
West 129th Place and South Peoria S...
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