Committee on Transportation and Public Way Meeting Summary - July 10, 2024
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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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- Authorized honorary street designations for James B. Lemons Way, James W. Southward Sr. Way, Shel Silverstein Way (amended), Leo Louchios Way, and Ronald 'Topper' Topczewski Way.
- Approved exemptions from alley ingress/egress barrier requirements for several parking facilities.
- Granted consent for CTA to install and operate bus routes on portions of North Ashland Avenue and North Ravenswood Avenue.
- Considered a proposed long-term easement for a pedestrian bridge over East Erie Street.
- Extended the deadline for dedications of portions of South Cottage Grove Avenue, West 30th Street, and South Vernon Avenue.
- Proposed vacation of a segment of unnamed right of way and portions of streets in various wards.
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Committee on Transportation and Public Way
Written public comment deadline July 9, 2024, 12:00 PM
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- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/e0064b9d-ec89-402a-a685-b45591ecce4c.pdf
- Agendahttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/223539b2-187d-4702-b0fc-8905a31b69ba.pdf
- Summaryhttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/1b0e9276-8c6c-4a79-8287-4d4b836e2105.pdf
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