Committee on Pedestrian & Traffic Safety — May 12, 2026: Multiple traffic-control, parking-meter, permit and parking-restriction actions adopted
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The committee met May 12, 2026 (10:00 AM) and approved a range of transportation actions: departmental recommendations for stop signs, weight and speed limits, parking-meter additions/removals, amendments to residential permit zones, and numerous ward-level disabled-parking permits and parking restriction changes. Several items introduced without a departmental recommendation were passed, including multiple disabled-parking permit requests by override.
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- Department-recommended traffic-control measures passed, including All-Way Stops at South Wallace St & West 24th Pl and North Narragansett Ave & West Wabansia Ave; weight limitation (5 tons) on South Damen Ave from West Pershing Rd to West 35th St.
- Parking-meter changes adopted: removal of meters on East Chicago Ave (north side) between DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Fairbanks Court; addition of meters on East Ontario St (both sides) and on South Columbus Drive between East Balbo Dr and East Roosevelt Rd (meters to operate 8:00 AM–10:00 PM daily).
- Residential permit parking amendments approved, including changes to zones affecting 312 North May Street, 5600 North St. Louis Avenue, and additions/adjustments on West Melrose Street and West Farragut Avenue.
- Numerous ward-specific 'Parking Prohibited at All Times – Disabled' permits were directly introduced and passed (see document for full list), including 3020 South Wallace Street (signs to be posted at 3022) and many other addresses across wards.
- Multiple items had 'No Recommendation' from departments but were PASSED-WITH OVERRIDE, primarily ward disabled-parking permit requests (examples include 2573 West Lyndale Street and 6562 South Yale Avenue with signs to be posted at 6565 South Yale Avenue).
- Speed-limit and stop-sign changes approved: 20 mph speed limitations on segments of West Oakdale Avenue, West Bryn Mawr Avenue, West Wellington Avenue and related streets; All-Way Stops at South Kostner & West Wilcox and West Wellington & North Mildred.
- Parking restrictions and special standing zones modified or added, including No Semi Truck Parking on North Lincoln Avenue, school-day loading/no-parking zones on West Waveland Avenue/Oakley, and various 15/30-minute standing and reserved-disabled parking adjustments.
- Several previously adopted disabled-parking permits were repealed as listed in the document.
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- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/d08f561e-783a-f111-88b3-001dd812f2c3.pdf
- Summaryhttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/dd1113d5-0391-4cbe-9dbb-fea174be57eb.pdf
- Agendahttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/f46a7911-f295-4519-bbc3-dbae85b02ec5.pdf
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