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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety

The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety shall have jurisdiction over all orders, ordinances, resolutions and matters relating to regulating vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic, on or off street parking, public safety, highways, grade separations, protected bicycle lanes, Chicago bicycle and pedestrian plans and studies, Chicago metropolitan area traffic studies and highway development, and matters generally affecting the Bureau of Street Traffic and the Bureau of Parking, the Police Traffic Bureau, and public and private organizations dealing with traffic and bicycle and pedestrian safety.

15 active membersLast meeting Jul 7, 20262 summaries in 30d

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Jul 7, 2026

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Pedestrian and traffic safety summary

Published Jul 7, 2026

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Pedestrian and traffic safety summary

The committee passed a broad set of traffic, parking, and curb-use changes across Chicago, including new stop signs, 20 mph speed limits, disabled parking permits, residential permit parking zones, meter removals, and loading or tow zones. Some items were approved as direct introductions, and additional items passed over a “no recommendation” from city departments.

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Pedestrian and traffic safety decisions

The committee passed a broad set of traffic safety, parking, and curb-management items for Chicago. These included new or changed stop signs, speed limits, one-way streets, parking restrictions, disabled parking spaces, permit parking zones, and parking meters. The committee also advanced a request for an ADA transition plan and held a hearing on pedestrian bridge closures.

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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety summary

The committee approved numerous street-level traffic and parking changes across multiple wards, including new all-way stops, speed and weight limits, additions and removals of parking meters, amendments to residential permit parking zones, and many disabled parking permit approvals and repeals; several items passed without a departmental recommendation and some passed over department objections.

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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety — April 7, 2026 docket (agenda matters and outcomes)

The Committee met on April 7, 2026 (scheduled & published). Agenda items included a pedestrian bridge closure hearing over the expressway/CTA tracks (no votes taken) and multiple parking restriction and signage items. Recommended stop signs were passed, as were several disabled parking prohibited-at-all-times requests (direct introductions and department introductions) and related repeals/amendments and additional items with no recommendation.

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Committee on Pedestrian & Traffic Safety — March 10, 2026: parking, signage and disabled-permit actions

The Committee met on March 10, 2026 and approved multiple traffic and curbspace items: two one-way/single-direction designations on North Wood Street; amendments and a temporary relocation of parking meter pay boxes; removal of parking meters on West Wrightwood Avenue and West Deming Place; direct-introduction approvals and department-introduced repeals for numerous disabled-parking permits; changes to residential permit parking zones; and parking restriction updates (including a disabled loading zone and a semi-truck no-parking tow zone).

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Committee on Pedestrian & Traffic Safety — February 9, 2026: stop‑signs and parking regulations advanced; municipal code amendments passed

The committee passed recommended traffic control installations (six stop sign actions), approved two municipal code amendments (a public enforcement pilot for recorded parking evidence and a bridge‑closure City Council approval requirement), and advanced numerous disabled‑parking installations and repeals through direct and department introductions, with several disabled‑parking items also passed over department recommendations.

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Committee on Pedestrian & Traffic Safety — Summary of January 14, 2026 meeting

The Committee met January 14, 2026 (Room 201A). Department-recommended items including 5-ton weight limits on South Sangamon Street and South Lituanica Avenue (Ward 11) and stop-sign actions at North Magnolia & North Kingsbury (Ward 32) and West Augusta & North Lamon (Ward 37) were recommended and passed. The Committee also approved a large number of 'Parking Prohibited at All Times – Disabled' requests through Direct Introductions, Department Introductions, and Department Recommended items, numerous repeals of existing disabled permits, several residential permit parking amendments, and additional parking restrictions, stop-signs and weight‑limitation items. Multiple items were passed with override (no department recommendation).

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Chicago Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Meeting Summary - December 3, 2025

The Chicago Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on December 3, 2025, at 10:00 AM to consider and pass multiple ordinances related to traffic control, parking regulations, and disabled parking permits across various wards. Key actions included the installation of all-way stop signs, amendments to parking meter locations, and numerous approvals of disabled permit parking restrictions.

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Chicago — Committee on Pedestrian & Traffic Safety amended summary (October 8, 2025)

Committee met October 8, 2025. Members recommended and passed numerous traffic- and parking-related ordinances: disabled parking placements and repeals, residential and industrial permit parking changes, parking meter repeals, targeted no-parking/tow zones, speed/signal changes (including an all-way stop and a 30 mph speed limit segment), and a school street closure. The agenda included a hearing on the Chicago Department of Transportation’s 2024 Crash Report (no vote).

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Committee on Pedestrian & Traffic Safety — Actions on parking, stops, speed limits, and permit zones (Sept. 22, 2025)

The Committee met September 22, 2025 (10:15 AM) in City Council Chambers and recommended or passed numerous traffic- and parking-related ordinances: approvals and repeals of disabled-parking prohibitions at many addresses, installation of all-way stops and single-direction streets, adoption of multiple 20 mph speed limits, weight-limit amendments, residential/industrial permit parking zone modifications, parking restrictions/no-parking tow zones, and additions/repeals of parking meters.

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Amended summary: Committee on Pedestrian & Traffic Safety meeting — July 8, 2025

The Committee on Pedestrian & Traffic Safety met on July 8, 2025 and approved multiple traffic-control and parking items. Actions included installation of all-way stop signs and one-way designations, numerous approvals and repeals of disabled parking permits, amendments to residential permit parking zones, changes to parking restrictions and a municipal code amendment permitting two wheels on a parkway at a specified block on West Grace Street.

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Committee on Pedestrian & Traffic Safety summary — June 12, 2025

The committee passed a municipal code amendment to create rush-hour bus lanes on portions of Chicago Avenue, approved multiple traffic sign/signal changes (one-way designations, stop signs, turn restrictions, speed limits), enacted parking meter adjustments and parking/ loading/permit zone changes, and processed numerous disabled-parking permit actions (introductions, repeals and overrides).

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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Meeting Summary – May 13, 2025

The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on May 13, 2025, to address various traffic and parking regulations, including amendments to municipal codes, new traffic signs and signals, disabled parking permits, and residential permit parking zones.

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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Meeting Summary - April 8, 2025

The Chicago Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on April 8, 2025, at 12:30 PM to consider multiple traffic safety and parking-related ordinances. The meeting resulted in the passage of various recommendations including new all-way stop signs, parking prohibitions for disabled permits, residential permit parking zones, and amendments to parking meter ordinances.

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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Meeting - March 4, 2025

The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on March 4, 2025, and passed numerous traffic and parking-related ordinances across Chicago's wards. Actions included installing traffic warning signs and signals at multiple intersections, establishing and amending parking restrictions and meter zones, designating disabled parking spaces, creating and modifying residential permit parking zones, and installing traffic signs and signals throughout the city.

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Chicago Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Meeting Summary - February 5, 2025

The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on February 5, 2025, at 10:15 AM to consider multiple traffic and parking-related ordinances, including all-way stops, one-way street designations, industrial permit parking zones, disabled parking permits, residential permit parking amendments, parking restrictions, and traffic signal repeals. Most items were passed, including department-recommended and alderman-sponsored proposals.

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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Meeting Summary

The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on January 14, 2025, to address various parking and traffic safety measures across Chicago, including disabled parking permits, traffic warning signs, and residential permit parking zones.

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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Meeting - December 9, 2024

The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on December 9, 2024, at 12:30 PM in Chicago. The meeting resulted in the passage of numerous ordinances related to disabled parking permits across multiple wards, traffic warning signs and signals, parking restrictions, residential permit parking zones, and amendments to existing parking regulations. Items were processed through three categories: recommended and passed by city departments, direct introductions passed per sponsoring aldermen, and items passed with override despite receiving no recommendation from departments.

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Chicago Committee Approves Lower Speed Limits, Disabled Parking Changes, and Citizen Enforcement Pilot

The Chicago Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on October 21, 2024, to address a range of traffic and parking issues, including lowering the city's default speed limit, amending disabled and residential parking zones, and launching a pilot program for citizen-submitted parking enforcement evidence.

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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Meeting - October 1, 2024

The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on October 1, 2024, at 1:00 PM and passed numerous ordinances related to disabled parking permits, residential permit parking zones, parking restrictions, and traffic warning signs across Chicago's wards. The meeting resulted in the approval of hundreds of parking and traffic safety measures recommended by city departments, direct introductions, and items passed with departmental override.

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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety - September 5, 2024

The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on September 5, 2024, and passed numerous ordinances related to disabled parking permits, traffic signs and signals, parking restrictions, and residential permit parking zones across multiple Chicago wards. The meeting resulted in three categories of actions: department-recommended items that passed, direct introductions from aldermen that passed, and items passed with override despite lack of department recommendation.

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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Meeting Summary - July 10, 2024

The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on July 10, 2024, and passed numerous ordinances related to disabled parking permits, traffic warning signs and signals, parking restrictions, residential permit parking zones, and amendments to the Municipal Code. The meeting resulted in three categories of actions: city department recommendations that passed, direct introductions from aldermen that passed, and items that passed with override of department recommendations.

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Chicago Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Meeting Summary - June 5, 2024

The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on June 5, 2024, and passed multiple ordinances related to disabled parking prohibitions, traffic warning signs and signals, parking restrictions, parking meters, and amendments to the municipal code. The meeting included recommendations from city departments, direct introductions by aldermen, and several overrides of department recommendations.

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Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Meeting Summary – May 1, 2024

The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met on May 1, 2024, to review and pass various ordinances related to disabled parking, traffic warning signs, speed limits, and residential permit parking zones across multiple wards in Chicago.

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