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The Committee on Transportation and Public Way shall have jurisdiction over all matters relating to the Chicago Transit Authority, the subways and the furnishing of public transportation within the City by any and all means of conveyance. The Committee shall have jurisdiction over all orders, ordinances and resolutions affecting street naming and layout, the City map, privileges in public ways, special assessments and matters generally affecting the Bureau of Maps and Plats other agencies dealing with street and alley patterns and elevations, and the Board of Local Improvements.

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Transportation and Public Way meeting summary

The committee approved a Rule 45 report, advanced an amendment to the municipal code increasing penalties for illegal dumping and authorizing vehicle impoundment, authorized numerous property-specific exemptions to barrier requirements for alley ingress/egress, approved several honorary street designations, and approved a public alley closing in Ward 16.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way meeting summary

Agenda items include approval of the committee’s Rule 45 report for April 8, 2026; the mayoral appointment of William Cheaks Jr. as Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation; multiple honorary street naming ordinances; requests to exempt several businesses from barrier requirements for alley ingress/egress; and proposed vacations and dedications of public alleys and streets.

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Chicago Committee on Transportation and Public Way — April 8, 2026 meeting summary

The Committee approved its Rule 45 report for the March 13, 2026 meeting; considered three mayoral appointments to regional transportation boards (Community Rail Board/Metra, Chicago Transit Board, Illinois International Port District Board); and reviewed multiple ordinances authorizing the Department of Transportation to exempt named property owners from barrier requirements for alley ingress/egress and to honorarily designate two streets/intersections.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way — Summary of Reports (March 13, 2026)

Meeting held March 13, 2026 in Room 201A, 2nd Floor, City Hall. Items included approval of the Rule 45 report, multiple honorary street designations, exemptions from barrier requirements for specified parking facilities, repeal of a taxi cab stand, and two proposed subdivisions. (Agenda lists meeting time as 12:00 PM.)

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way — Agenda and Summary of Reports (Feb 11, 2026)

Agenda and summary of reports for the Chicago Committee on Transportation and Public Way meeting on February 11, 2026 (Room 201A, City Hall, 11:00 AM). Items include approval of the Rule 45 report, two municipal code amendments (taxicab parking in the 29th Ward; limit on honorary street designation proposals), multiple Department of Transportation barrier-exemption ordinances, honorary street designations, and a resubdivision introduction for 4300 N Hermitage, Inc.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way — Summary of Reports (January 20, 2026)

Committee on Transportation and Public Way met January 20, 2026 at Room 201A, Second Floor, City Hall (10:15 AM). The committee submitted its Summary of Reports to the City Council on January 21, 2026. Agenda items included approval of the Rule 45 report, multiple ordinances directing the Department/Commissioner of Transportation to exempt businesses from barrier requirements for alley ingress/egress to parking facilities, several honorary street designations, and a proposed opening of public streets at 879–881 E Oakwood Blvd/3928 S Lake Park Ave.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way — Summary of Reports (October 8, 2025)

The Committee met October 8, 2025 and submitted a Rule 45 report to City Council (submitted Oct 16, 2025). Items reported included a mayoral appointment to the Regional Transportation Authority, numerous ordinances directing the Department of Transportation to exempt specific properties from barrier requirements for alley ingress/egress, multiple honorary street designations, proposed subdivisions, and proposed openings/closings of public ways.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way — Summary of Reports (September 23, 2025)

Report submitted to the City Council (Sept 25, 2025) summarizing the Committee on Transportation and Public Way meeting held Sept 23, 2025. Items include approval of the Rule 45 report for July 9 and July 30, 2025; a proposed amendment to Municipal Code Chapter 10-40 to require personal flotation devices for recreational vessels (Ward 16, from the agenda); multiple ordinances authorizing the Department of Transportation to exempt specific property owners/parking facilities from barrier requirements restricting alley ingress/egress; and several honorary street designation proposals.

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Committee Calls on Chicago Transit Authority to Increase Non‑Smoking Enforcement and Appoint New President

The Committee on Transportation and Public Way reported Resolution R2025-0018153 calling on the Chicago Transit Authority Board to increase enforcement of the non-smoking ordinance and to install a CTA president with public transit experience. The committee agenda also included an amendment (SO2023-0004078) to Municipal Code Chapter 2-8-080 concerning quarterly hearings with the Chicago Transit Authority.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way — Summary of Reports (July 9, 2025)

The committee submitted a Summary of Reports to City Council covering items considered at the July 9, 2025 meeting, including approval of a Rule 45 report, a call to the Regional Transportation Authority for a youth transportation pilot in the 29th Ward, multiple ordinances seeking exemptions from barrier requirements for parking facilities, and several honorary street designation requests.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way — Meeting summary (June 11, 2025)

The Committee met on June 11, 2025 (document submitted to City Council June 18, 2025). Agenda items included proposed municipal code amendments addressing fines for public-way vehicle dumping and a requirement that city departments notify police within two days of police impoundment, multiple honorary street designation ordinances, and numerous ordinances directing the Department of Transportation to exempt specific entities from barrier requirements as a prerequisite to prohibit alley ingress/egress to specified parking facilities.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way — Summary of Reports (May 14, 2025)

The committee approved the Rule 45 report from April 9, 2025; adopted a resolution (R2025-0016638) calling on the 104th Illinois Legislative General Assembly to pass transit management reform and a revenue omnibus package; authorized multiple Department of Transportation exemptions from barrier prerequisites for alley ingress/egress to specific parking facilities; approved several honorary street designations; and considered a proposed re‑subdivision for the Chicago Urban League.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way — Summary of Reports (April 9, 2025)

The committee approved the Rule 45 report for the March 5, 2025 meeting and submitted a set of miscellaneous ordinances to the City Council (submitted April 16, 2025) that direct the Department of Transportation to grant exemptions from barrier requirements for specified parking facilities and to honorarily designate several street names.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way — Summary of reports (March 5, 2025)

The committee met on March 5, 2025 and submitted a summary of reports to the City Council (to be submitted March 12, 2025). Items include approval of a Rule 45 report, multiple ordinances proposing honorary street designations, requests to exempt specific parking facilities from alley barrier requirements, a façade encroachment/easement and Pedway agreement for the former James R. Thompson Center, and proposed alley vacations and a change in use restriction for CPS Calhoun School.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way Meeting Summary - February 11, 2025

The Committee on Transportation and Public Way met on February 11, 2025, to consider amendments to the Municipal Code and several ordinances related to parking facility exemptions and honorary street designations.

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Chicago Committee on Transportation and Public Way Meeting Summary - January 14, 2025

The Committee considered multiple ordinances primarily authorizing exemptions from barrier requirements for alley ingress/egress to various parking facilities and several honorary street designations across Chicago.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way Meeting Summary - October 28, 2024

The Committee on Transportation and Public Way met on October 28, 2024, to consider several appointments to the Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors, honorary street designations, and ordinances related to alley access exemptions for parking facilities.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way Meeting - September 30, 2024

The Committee on Transportation and Public Way met on September 30, 2024, to consider ordinances authorizing exemptions from barrier requirements for alley access at various parking facilities across multiple wards, as well as honorary street designations and a street vacation proposal.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way — Summary of Reports (September 4, 2024)

Report lists ordinances and items submitted to City Council on September 18, 2024, including a land acquisition ordinance for 4801 W Argyle/Ainslie, a proposed amendment to Municipal Code Section 10-20-155 on pavement restoration coordination, numerous honorary street designations and parking facility barrier exemptions, an amendment to a pedestrian walkway easement at 100 W Randolph (JRTC), several subdivision resubdivisions, and a proposed alley vacation at 168 N Clinton.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way Meeting Summary - July 10, 2024

The Committee on Transportation and Public Way met on July 10, 2024, to consider ordinances related to honorary street designations, exemptions for parking facility barriers, CTA bus route installations, easements, and street vacations/dedications.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way Meeting Summary - June 5, 2024

The Committee on Transportation and Public Way met on June 5, 2024, to consider several ordinances related to honorary street designations, exemptions from alley barrier requirements, amendments to municipal code, and proposed vacations and openings of streets and alleys.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way Meeting - May 8, 2024

The Committee on Transportation and Public Way met on May 8, 2024, to consider multiple ordinances and appointments. The meeting addressed the appointment of Ira J. Acree to the Regional Transportation Authority Board, approved exemptions from barrier requirements for various facilities, designated honorary street names in multiple wards, and considered street and alley vacations and dedications across Chicago.

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way Meeting Summary - April 10, 2024

The Committee on Transportation and Public Way met on April 10, 2024, to consider various ordinances related to right-of-way acquisitions, honorary street designations, exemptions for parking facilities, subdivisions, dedications, and vacations of streets and alleys.

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Chicago Committee on Transportation and Public Way Meeting Summary - March 13, 2024

The Committee on Transportation and Public Way convened to address appointments, right-of-way acquisitions, intergovernmental agreements, and multiple ordinances exempting various properties from barrier requirements for alley ingress and egress. Several honorary street designations were also approved.

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