Office of the City Clerk - Record #: SO2018-9342

• Record #: SO2018-9342
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 12/12/2018
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
• Final action: 12/12/2018
• Title: Traffic warning sign(s)(signals) - establish
• Sponsors: Curtis, Derrick G., Reboyras, Ariel, Ramirez-Rosa, Carlos, Tunney, Thomas
• Related files: Or2018-274, Or2018-471, Or2018-520, Or2018-521, Or2018-524, Or2018-525, Or2018-526, Or2018-628

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
12/12/2018	92527	City Council	Passed as Substitute	Pass
12/10/2018		Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety	Direct Introduction
12/10/2018		Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety	Recommended to Pass

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:

18                     West 75th Place and South Lawndale Avenue; All Way Stop, Stopping All Approaches

- (18-01731588) [Or2018-274]

30                     West Addison Street and North Springfield Avenue; All Way Stop Sign. Not

Recommended. West Addison Street is a major collector roadway with significantly higher traffic volumes than North Springfield Avenue, a local roadway. Stop signs on streets with higher volumes such as West Addison Street tend to increase rear-end crashes, increase congestion, and create a false sense of security for pedestrians that every vehicle will stop. Therefore, CDOT does not recommend an All Way Stop Sign at this intersection - (18-03165344) [Or2018-520]

30                     West Addison Street and North Lawndale Avenue; All Way Stop Sign. Not

Recommended. West Addison Street is a major collector roadway with significantly higher traffic volumes than North Lawndale Avenue, a local roadway. Stop signs on streets with higher volumes such as West Addison Street tend to increase rear-end crashes, increase congestion, and create a false sense of security for pedestrians that every vehicle will stop. Therefore, CDOT does not recommend an All Way Stop Sign at this intersection - (18-03165299) [Or2018-521]

30                     North Avondale Avenue and North Harding Avenue; All Way Stop Sign. North Harding

Avenue ends at North Avondale Avenue, forming a T-intersection. Stop compliance is particularly low at T- intersections for the through street due to a lack of conflicting movements. Therefore, CDOT does Not Recommend an All Way Stop Sign at this intersection - (18-03109591) [Or2018-524]

30                     North Avondale Avenue and North Springfield Avenue; All Way Stop Sign. North

Springfield Avenue ends at Avondale Avenue, forming a T-intersection. Not Recommended. Stop compliance is particularly low at T- intersections for the through street due to a lack of conflicting movements. Therefore, CDOT does not recommend an All Way Stop Sign at this intersection - (18-03109671) [Or2018-525]

30                     North Avondale Avenue and North Avers Avenue; All Way Stop Sign. Not

Recommended. North Avers Avenue ends at North Avondale Avenue, forming a T-intersection. Stop compliance is particularly low at T- intersections for the through street due to a lack of conflicting movements. Therefore, CDOT does not recommend an All Way Stop Sign at this intersection -- (18-03109340) [Or2018-526]

35

West Shakespeare Avenue and North Drake Avenue; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All Approaches -- (18-02828326) [Or2018-471}

WARD

TRAFFIC WARNING SIGNS AND/OR SIGNALS CONT'D:

44                     North Clark Street at West Oakdale Avenue; All Way Stop Sign, Stopping All

Approaches [Or2018-628]

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

CHICAGO, DECEMBER 12, 2018

To the President and Members ofthe 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