CHICAGO, MARCH 13, 2019
To The President and Members of the Cily Council'
Your Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety begs leave to recommend that Your Honorable Body DO NOT PASS the sundry proposed ordmance(s) and/or order(s) submitted here with which were referred lo the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety concerning Traffic Regulations and Traffic Signs, et cetera as follows:
V. The following items were NOT RECOMMENDED by the Cily Department(s) and FAILED TQ PASS:
WARD TOW ZONES:
20 4851 South Racine Avenue; No Parking Tow Zone Sign, All Times, All Days, Not
Recommended. No Council Action necessary for driveway parking prohibition signs, Signs will be installed upon verification of driveway permit and up receipt of necessary fees from applicant - (18-01731696) [Or2018-275]
42 North Kingsbury Street (west side) from West Grand Avenue to a point 150 feet north
thereof;-No Parking Tow Zone, 7:00am to 9:00am and 4:00pm to 6:00pm, Monday through Friday, Public Benefit. Not Recommended. Duplicate proposal. Previously passed 10-31-18. Signs will be Installed - (18-03170224) [02018-8250]
WARD TRAFFIC WARNING SIGNS AND/OR SIGNALS:
-16 South California Avenue at West 61st Street; Two Way Slop Sign, Stopping north and
bound traffic" Not Recommended. S. California Avenue is a major collector roadway with significantly higher traffic volumes than W. 61st Street, a local roadway. Stop signs on streets with higher volumes such as S. California Avenue 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 at this intersection -- (19-00098820) [Or2019-59]
MISCELLANEOUS:
39 West Argyle Street (north side) from 5051 North Kenneth Avenue lo Kostnc?r
Avenue; No Parking Tow Zone, 7:00am to 4:30pm, School Days. Except Official School Personnel , Not Recommended Duplicate Proposal. Previously Recommended On Proposal Dated 1/23/19 (T...
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