Record #: SO2015-8501   
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 12/9/2015 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
Final action: 12/9/2015
Title: Traffic sign(s)signal(s)- establish and amend
Sponsors: Quinn, Marty, Moore, David H., Solis, Daniel, Burnett, Jr., Walter, Reboyras, Ariel, Santiago, Milagros, Napolitano, Anthony V., Tunney, Thomas
Attachments: 1. SO2015-8501.pdf
Related files: Or2015-429, O2015-8411, Or2015-739, Or2015-740, Or2015-741, Or2015-743, Or2014-594, Or2015-508, Or2015-514, Or2015-567, O2015-8446, Or2015-742

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:

13                     South Kilboum Avenue and West 58th Street, All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All

Approaches -- (15-04570904) [Or2015-429]

17                     West 79th Street and South Aberdeen Street; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All

Approaches. Not Recommended - CDOT does not recommend stop sign on a major streets because they may increase the frequency of rear end collisions, CDOT is opposed to installing stop signs at 79th and Aberdeen Street -- (15-05777106) [Or2015-567]

 

25                     South Sangamon Avenue and West 19th Street; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All

Approaches -- (14- 02214702) [Or2014-594]

27                     North Green Street and West Lake Street; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All Approaches

[02015-8446]

30                     North Kedvale Avenue and West Cornelia Avenue; All Way Stop Signs, Stopping All

Approaches -- (15-05917972) [Or2015-508]

North Long Avenue and West Melrose Street; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All Approaches - (15-05777333) [Or2015-514]

North Laramie Avenue and West Altgeld Street; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All Approaches [Or2015-742]

 

41                     North Avondale Avenue at West Palatine Avenue; Stop Sign, Stopping southeast

bound traffic on North Avondale Avenue at West Palatine Avenue [Or2015-740]

 

41                     North Olcott Avenue at West Pratt Avenue; Stop Sign, Stopping southbound traffic on

North Olcott Avenue at West Pratt Avenue [Or2015-741]

41                     North Nagel Avenue at West Bryn Mawr Avenue; North Nagel Avenue (southbound)

at West Bryn Mawr Avenue; No Turn on Red, when pedestrians are present [Or2015-739]

 

41                     West Hobart Avenue and North Northcott Avenue; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All

Approaches [Or2015-743]

 

 

WARD

AMEND TRAFFIC WARNING SIGNS AND/OR SIGNALS:

 

44                     North Halsted Street and West Buckingham Place; Amend Ordinance Passed

07/29/2015, journal page 3742, which reads: North Halsted Street and West Buckingham Place; Stop Sign, Stopping north and south bound traffic on North Halsted Street, by Striking the above and inserting in lieu thereof: North Halsted Street and West Buckingham Place; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All Approaches [02015-8411]

 

 

 

SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force here in after its passage and publication.

 

CHICAGO, DECEMBER 9, 2015

 

To the President and Members of the City Council:

 

Your Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, to which were referred proposed ordinance(s) and/or order(s) to erect and/or amend Traffic Warning Signs and Signals, begs leave to recommend that Your Honorable Body DO PASS the proposed substitute ordinance(s) and/or order(s) submitted herewith.

This recommendation was concurred in by all members of the Committee present, with no dissenting votes.

Respectfully submitted,

Walter Burnett, Jr. Chairman,

Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety