Committee on Pedestrian & Traffic Safety — March 10, 2026: parking, signage and disabled-permit actions
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The Committee met on March 10, 2026 and approved multiple traffic and curbspace items: two one-way/single-direction designations on North Wood Street; amendments and a temporary relocation of parking meter pay boxes; removal of parking meters on West Wrightwood Avenue and West Deming Place; direct-introduction approvals and department-introduced repeals for numerous disabled-parking permits; changes to residential permit parking zones; and parking restriction updates (including a disabled loading zone and a semi-truck no-parking tow zone).
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- Approved two single-direction (one-way southerly, except bicycles) designations on North Wood Street: West Division Street → West Crystal Street and West Augusta Boulevard → West Cortez Street [O2025-0020029; O2025-0020030].
- Amended Parking Meters Pay Box #546437 at 1107–1121 North Orleans Street (from West Hill Street to West Elm Street) [O2026-0023387].
- Approved temporary relocation of Parking Meters Pay Box #756312 (210–216 North Peoria Street, west side) to West Lake Street (to the first alley north) for Feb 1, 2026–Feb 2, 2027 [O2026-0023389].
- Removed parking meters on West Wrightwood Avenue (north side, 606–612) and on West Deming Place (north side 500–504; south side 501–507) [O2026-0023111].
- Passed direct-introduction ordinances establishing 'Parking Prohibited at All Times – Disabled' at multiple addresses (examples: 1519 East 69th Street [O2026-0023732]; 3508 West 59th Place [O2026-0023725]) per sponsoring aldermen/staff.
- Approved department-introduced repeals of numerous disabled-parking permits across multiple wards (see departmental introduction lists and ordinance references, e.g., Repeal Disabled Permit 109870, 863 North Marshfield Avenue [O2026-0023722]).
- Approved residential permit parking and buffer-zone changes, including Residential Permit Parking Zone 1608 for East 48th Street (430–450 & 417–451 East 48th Street) [O2026-0023723] and a buffer zone for Residential Permit Parking Zone 143 at 1856 North Kenmore Avenue [O2026-0023110].
- Approved parking restriction actions including a No Parking – Disabled Loading Zone on North Magnolia Avenue (west side) 6am–6pm [O2026-0023731] and a No Parking of Semi‑Trucks tow zone on West Higgins Avenue between North Nagle and North Neenah (passed with override) [O2026-0022550].
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