# Amendment of Municipal Code Section 17-3-0500 by designating 4400-5099 N Broadway as Pedestrian Street - App No. A8986

- Record number: **O2025-0016698**
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: Final
- Sponsor: Clay, Angela (with 2 co-sponsors)
- Committee: Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
- Introduced: Apr 16, 2025
- Final action: Oct 16, 2025
- Official record: [Office of the City Clerk](https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=5B5E4131-371A-F011-9989-001DD830951E)

## Roll call: Passed Oct 16, 2025

**45 yea, 2 nay, 2 absent.** This was a divided vote. On motion of Alderperson Lawson, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the [City Council meeting of Oct 16, 2025](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/1BDD5AEB-3B9D-F011-B4CB-001DD80F1323).

**Nay (2)**: [Pat Dowell](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/3) (3), [Anthony Beale](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/9) (9)

**Yea (45)**: [Daniel La Spata](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/1) (1), [Brian Hopkins](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/2) (2), [Lamont J. Robinson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/4) (4), [Desmon C. Yancy](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/5) (5), [William E. Hall](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/6) (6), [Gregory I. Mitchell](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/7) (7), [Michelle A. Harris](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/8) (8), [Peter Chico](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/10) (10), [Nicole T. Lee](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/11) (11), [Julia M. Ramirez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/12) (12), [Marty Quinn](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/13) (13), [Jeylú B. Gutiérrez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/14) (14), [Raymond A. Lopez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/15) (15), [Stephanie D. Coleman](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/16) (16), [David H. Moore](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/17) (17), [Matthew J. O'Shea](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/19) (19), [Ronnie L. Mosley](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/21) (21), [Michael D. Rodriguez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/22) (22), [Silvana Tabares](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/23) (23), [Monique L. Scott](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/24) (24), [Byron Sigcho-López](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/25) (25), [Jessica L. Fuentes](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/26) (26), [Walter R. Burnett](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/27) (27), [Jason C. Ervin](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/28) (28), [Chris Taliaferro](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/29) (29), [Ruth Cruz](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/30) (30), [Felix Cardona Jr.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/31) (31), [Scott Waguespack](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/32) (32), [Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/33) (33), [William Conway](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/34) (34), [Anthony J. Quezada](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/35) (35), [Emma Mitts](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/37) (37), [Nicholas Sposato](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/38) (38), [Samantha Nugent](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/39) (39), [Andre Vasquez Jr.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/40) (40), [Anthony V. Napolitano](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/41) (41), [Brendan Reilly](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/42) (42), [Timothy R. Knudsen](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/43) (43), [Bennett R. Lawson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/44) (44), [James M. Gardiner](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/45) (45), [Angela Clay](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/46) (46), [Matthew J. Martin](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/47) (47), [Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/48) (48), [Maria E. Hadden](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/49) (49), [Debra L. Silverstein](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/50) (50)

**Absent (2)**: [Jeanette B. Taylor](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/20) (20), [Gilbert Villegas](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/36) (36)

**Not voting (1)**: [Derrick G. Curtis](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/18) (18)

## Plain-language summary

> Written by AI (@cf/openai/gpt-oss-120b) from the ordinance text only: [Pedestrian Street - Broadway - Six-Corner Intersection.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/787eae27-6ae3-417d-8479-22f7ffcacd8f.pdf). AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

The City Council is changing the zoning rules to label the stretch of North Broadway from 4400 to 5099 as a Pedestrian Street. This change adds the proper signs and maps for that area. The amendment becomes active once it is passed and published.

- Amends Title 17 of the Municipal Code to create a Pedestrian Street on North Broadway between 4400-5099 N.
- Specifies the street segment’s boundaries: between West Montrose Avenue (south) and West Winona (north).
- Updates Section 17-3-0500 and adds language to Section 17-3-0503-E about pedestrian streets at six-corner intersections.
- Requires appropriate symbols and indications on maps No. 11-G and 13-G.
- Effective immediately after passage and publication.

**Who**: Pedestrians, residents, businesses, and other users of North Broadway between 4400 and 5099 N are affected.

**Where**: North Broadway Avenue, between the centerline of West Montrose Avenue and the centerline of West Winona (east side of Broadway), covering addresses 4400-5099 N Broadway.

## Timeline

- Apr 16, 2025: Referred, City Council
- Oct 14, 2025: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
- Oct 16, 2025: Passed, City Council

## Documents

- [Zoning Committee Letter.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/43a46684-c701-44b2-a424-c4840a1fc2aa.pdf) (Committee Letter)
- [Pedestrian Street - Broadway - Six-Corner Intersection.pdf](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/matterattachmentspublic/787eae27-6ae3-417d-8479-22f7ffcacd8f.pdf) (Legislation)

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