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

ChicagoMar 13, 20263 min read

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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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Approved the Rule 45 report for the Committee on Transportation and Public Way meeting held on February 11, 2026.
Authorized multiple honorary street designations, including: 'Brainerd 4 Life Way'; 'Morgan Park Roots Way'; 'Ms. Elsie Stamps Way'; 'Julio Osorio Way'; 'Rafael Cruz Way'; 'Charlotte A. Montilla Street'; 'Honorary George Edward Manning II Way'; and 'Lori Cannon Way.'
Directed the Department/Commissioner of Transportation to exempt the following entities from provisions requiring barriers as a prerequisite to prohibit alley ingress/egress to specified parking facilities: MMD Bridge Chicago LLC (410 North Paulina Street); UNITED CENTER — Madison Street location (1701-1707 West Madison Street); UNITED CENTER — Warren Boulevard location (1701-1713 West Warren Boulevard); 1215 W Belmont LLC (1215 West Belmont Avenue); JOE FRESH GOODS, INC. (2900-2902 West Chicago Avenue); 926 OAK, INC. (4943 North Damen Avenue); and KEHILAS MEOR YISROEL (7154 North Francisco Avenue).
Ordered repeal of Taxi Cab Stand No. 710 (North State Street from West Division Street to the first alley south thereof) — removing the 3-vehicle stand that applied from 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM all days of the week.
Considered proposed subdivisions: 'Bellmore Estates Subdivision' (block bounded by West North Avenue, North Bell Avenue, West Le Moyne Street, and North Oakley Boulevard — 1st Ward) and 'Commerce Park Chicago Subdivision' (block bounded by East 118th Street, South Burley Avenue, East 122nd Street, and South Avenue O — 10th Ward).

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