Submitted By
Ron Burke, Transportation Commission Chairperson Bill McKenna, Village Engineer
Reviewed By
Ahmad M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager / Interim Director of Development Customer Services
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Motion to Concur with the Transportation Commission's Recommendations for Traffic Calming at the 400 block of Berkshire Street and 400 block of Greenfield Street
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Overview
Overview
At the July 11, 2023 Transportation Commission (TC) meeting, the TC reviewed a traffic calming petition for the 400 block of Berkshire Street and 400 block of Greenfield Street. On Berkshire Street, the TC recommended installing pavement markings to stripe the parking lane on the south side of Berkshire and installing a paint and post neckdown midblock. On Greenfield Street, the TC recommended installing a paint and post neckdown just east of Rossell Avenue.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Motion.
Background
On September 24, 2020 and June 7, 2021, the Village of Oak Park received petitions to implement traffic calming measures at the 400 block of Berkshire Street and the 400 block of Greenfield Street respectively. Residents representing 81.32% of the street frontage for the 400 block of Berkshire Street signed the petition and the petition was certified as a valid petition. Residents representing 54.43% of the street frontage for the 400 block of Greenfield Street signed the petition and the petition was certified as a valid petition.
Reasons provided for the petition include: The residents expressed concern regarding speeds of traffic along both the 400 block of Berkshire Street and the 400 block of Greenfield Street.
See Attachment A for a copy of both letters of explanation. See Attachment B for copies of the written public testimony received by the Village for these petitions. See Attachment C for the aerial image of the 400 block of Berkshire Street and the 400 block of Greenfield Street.
The petitions were revi...
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