Record #: SO2017-8396   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 12/13/2017 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
Final action: 12/13/2017
Title: Traffic Warning sign(s)/signal(s) - establish and amend
Sponsors: Moreno, Proco Joe, Lopez, Raymond A., O'Shea, Matthew J., Zalewski, Michael R., Burnett, Jr., Walter, Reboyras, Ariel, Laurino, Margaret, Tunney, Thomas
Attachments: 1. SO2017-8396.pdf
Related files: O2017-3265, Or2017-209, Or2017-384, Or2017-467, Or2017-491, Or2017-492, O2017-7336, Or2017-538, Or2017-539, Or2017-540, Or2017-595, Or2017-602, Or2017-603, Or2017-604, O2017-8297, O2017-8299, O2017-8300, O2017-8538, O2017-8539, O2017-8540
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:
|109|West Erie Street; West Erie Street (north side) from North Racine Avenue to North
Elizabeth Street; No Parking Except for Official School Personnel Permit Parking Only, 7:30am to 4:30pm, School Days - (17-07152355) [02017-7336]
15 3200 West 41 st Street; West 41 st Street from South Kedzie Avenue to South
Sacramento Avenue; No Trucks Sign, All Times, All Days [02017-8538]
15 3200 West 41st Place; West 41st Place from South Kedzie to South Sacramento
Avenue; No Trucks Sign, All Times, All Days [02017-8539]
15 3200 West 40th Street; West 40th Street from South Kedzie to South Sacramento; No
Trucks Sign, All Times, All Days [02017-8540]

15 South Honore Avenue and West 64th Street; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All
Approaches [Or2017-209]
15 South Paulina Street and West 63rd Street; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All
Approaches [Or2017-467]
15 South Fairfield Avenue and West 43rd Street; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All
Approaches. Not Recommended. West 43rd Street is a collector roadway with higher volumes than South Fairfield Avenue, a residential street. Stop signs on streets with higher volumes such as West 43rd Street tend to increase rear-end crashes, increase congestion, and create a false sense of security for pedestrians that every vehicle will stop. Due to the intersection's proximity to the traffic signal at South California Avenue, a stop sign will be unexpected for motorists. CDOT does not recommend installing an All Way Stop Sign at this intersection - (17-06343933) [Or2017-538]
15 South Whipple and West 47th Street; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All Approac...

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