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

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• Record number: O2025-0016698
• Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Angela Clay (46th Ward)
• Co-sponsors (2): Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th Ward), Matthew J. Martin (47th Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
• Introduction Date: Apr 16, 2025
• Final Action Date: Oct 16, 2025
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

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.

Nay (2): Pat Dowell (3), Anthony Beale (9)

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

Absent (2): Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Gilbert Villegas (36)

Not voting (1): Derrick G. Curtis (18)

Plain-language summary

Written by AI (@cf/openai/gpt-oss-120b) from the ordinance text only: Pedestrian Street - Broadway - Six-Corner Intersection.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. The matter was Referred to Committee.
• Oct 14, 2025: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
• Oct 16, 2025: Passed, City Council (45 yea, 2 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Lawson, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed.

Documents

• Zoning Committee Letter.pdf (Committee Letter)
• Pedestrian Street - Broadway - Six-Corner Intersection.pdf (Legislation)

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