Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad
Agenda Item Title
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An Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Acceptance of Petitions for Traffic Calming
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Overview
Overview
The Village's Transportation Commission (TC) currently accepts residents' petitions for traffic calming. There is a large backlog of petitions which will take multiple years to get through with the commission. The Village is also proposing to develop a Vision Zero plan which will look at opportunities to address traffic safety issues and define processes for identifying and addressing concerns from residents. While the Village and TC work through the existing backlog of petitions and develop a Vision Zero plan, staff recommends a temporary moratorium on accepting new traffic calming petitions until a comprehensive approach can be determined as part of any future Vision Zero plan.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Approve the Ordinance.
Fiscal Impact
There are no costs associated with establishing a moratorium for the acceptance of petitions for traffic calming.
Background
The Village of Oak Park currently accepts resident petitions for traffic calming on local streets. The petition process is intended to provide a process for residents to request calming on their block and or intersections at the ends of their block. The existing petition process is not meant to address Village wide or larger neighborhood traffic issues. This traffic calming process is also not intended to be used for creating or enhancing crosswalks or implementing bike safety improvements.
The Village currently has 22 traffic calming petitions in-hand to be reviewed by staff and presented to the Transportation Commission and ultimately Village Board for action. Staff is also waiting for the submission of petitions from at least three blocks that have been in contact with Village staff. Staff would be grouping petitions together for presenting to the T...
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