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

ChicagoSep 30, 20243 min read

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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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South Shore Chamber Community Development

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Committee on Transportation and Public Way

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Multi-ward municipal mattersDepartment of Transportation ordinancesStreet vacationTransportationPublic SafetyHonorary street designationsParking facility barrier exemptions

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Exemptions from barrier requirements approved for parking facilities at multiple locations including Development Group LLC North Side Branch, La Pasadita, Marcin Orpik, South Shore Chamber Community Development Corporation, Olympic Store Fixtures Inc., Appleway Condo Association, TRP 2136 Ashland LLC, and numerous other businesses and organizations across Wards 2-6
Honorary street designations approved: Annie Mae Patterson Lane (South Loomis Avenue Boulevard from West 62nd to West 63rd Street), Petra 'Ma' Villanueva Gaitan Way (West 18th Street between South Sangamon and South Peoria Streets), Honorary Willie Ferba Jr. Way (North Menard Avenue between West Division and West Potomac Avenue), Dwight H. Perkins Way (North Milwaukee Avenue from West Addison Street to Grayland Metra Station), Leticia 'Lety' Cortez-Ramos Lane (3600 Block of North Linder Avenue from West Addison to West Waveland Avenue), Drew Price Way (North Lincoln Avenue from West Fullerton to West Altgeld Street), Rich Pfeiffer Parade Way (northeast corner of North Halsted Street and West Belmont Avenue), and Alderperson Mary Ann Smith Way (5400-5500 North Wayne Avenue)
Street vacation proposed for a portion of dead-ended South May Street between West Taylor Street and West Roosevelt Road in the 34th Ward

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