Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer Jack Chalabian, Transportation Commission Chairperson
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Motion to Concur with the Transportation Commission's Recommendation to Deny the Petition to Upgrade from Two-Way, East-West Stop Signs to All-Way Stop Signs at the Intersection of Cuyler Avenue and Iowa Street
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Overview
Overview
The Village of Oak Park received a petition to install all-way Stop signs at the intersection of Cuyler Avenue and Iowa Street. The Village conducted crash analysis and traffic studies for the intersection. The Transportation Commission voted unanimously to recommend denying the petition to upgrade from two-way, east-west Stop signs to all-way Stop signs at the intersection of Cuyler Avenue and Iowa Street.
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Staff Recommendation
Approve the Motion.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact for the Transportation Commission's recommendations.
Background
On October 6, 2017, the Village of Oak Park received a petition to upgrade to all-way STOP signs at the intersection of Cuyler Avenue and Iowa Street. Persons representing 25.5% of the street frontage on the petitioning blocks signed the petition.
A copy of the petition was sent to the petitioner requesting additional signatures be obtained on the petition to make the petition valid. On December 12, 2017 the petition was resubmitted with additional signatures. Persons representing 51.1% of the street frontage on the petitioning blocks signed the petition. The petition was certified as a valid petition. Reasons provided for the petition are: drivers on Cuyler accelerate through this intersection because of the lack of a STOP sign, number of pedestrians that use this intersection, elementary students use the intersection on way to Whittier School, students wait for the Brooks School bus at the intersection, proximity to Whittier School, Dole Library, and Oak Leyden. See Attachment A for a copy of ...
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