Committee on Pedestrian & Traffic Safety — February 9, 2026: stop‑signs and parking regulations advanced; municipal code amendments passed
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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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- Passed (recommended): All‑way stop at South Laflin Street & West 69th Street [Or2025-0021150].
- Passed (recommended): Two‑way stop, West 56th Place stopping for South Central Park Avenue [Or2026-0022319].
- Passed (recommended): All‑way stop at West Crystal Street & North Spaulding Avenue [O2025-0021653].
- Passed (recommended): All‑way stop at West Belden Avenue & North Laramie Avenue [O2025-0021654].
- Passed (recommended): Two‑way stop, West Dickens Avenue stopping for North Southport Avenue [O2025-0021768].
- Passed (recommended): All‑way stop at North Kingsbury Street & West Willow Street [O2026-0021982].
- Passed (recommended): Amend Municipal Code Chapter 9-108 by adding Section 9-108-025 establishing a public enforcement pilot program for residents to submit recorded evidence of covered parking offenses [SO2024-0010993].
- Passed (recommended): Amend Municipal Code Chapter 2-102 by adding Section 2-102-110 to require City Council approval to close bridges of Chicago for improvement, maintenance, repair or other public work [SO2025-0021022].
- Advanced (direct and department introductions): Numerous 'Parking Prohibited at All Times – Disabled' designations and repeals across multiple wards (individual permit numbers listed in the official agenda).
- Passed‑with‑override / No recommendation: Multiple disabled‑parking requests and repeals were approved over department recommendations per sponsoring aldermen (see agenda for specific items).
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- Summaryhttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/da11a8e8-dd4f-450f-9282-30e267f8b5e7.pdf
- Agendahttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/619bb3a9-00b0-4019-a518-87605b86b61e.pdf
- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/db4f55d0-c1f7-f011-8406-001dd80acacf.pdf
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