Committee on Transportation and Public Way meeting, January 14, 2025
- When: Tue, Jan 14, 2025, 10:15 AM (Chicago time)
- Where: Room 201A, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Scheduled & Published
- Committee: Committee on Transportation and Public Way
- Video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8928551/video/1046501402
- Transcript: full text (2,484 words, official captions)
Meeting notes
AI-written from the transcript. Speakers are inferred from cues in the recording, so treat names as estimates and check the video at the linked time.
The Committee on Transportation and Public Way heard one public commenter, who opposed traffic changes in a proposed Granville greenway plan, and approved its Rule 45 report for the October 28, 2024 meeting. The committee accepted direct introductions and substitutes and recommended passage of 34 ordinances and one amendment for miscellaneous public way items across numerous wards. It also recommended passage of a resubdivision creating an outlot at Ford City Mall in the 18th Ward for a car wash, and a resubdivision in the 20th Ward returning lots to a north-south configuration for two three-flat buildings with six affordable units.
Topics: Resubdivisions, Ford City Mall car wash, Affordable housing, Miscellaneous public way items, Granville greenway
Agenda items discussed
- 14:38 Approval of Rule 45 report for the October 28, 2024 meeting: passed
- 15:59 34 ordinances and one amendment for miscellaneous public way items in multiple wards: passed
- 16:34 City Mall Lot 1 resubdivision at Ford City Mall, 18th Ward (substitute): passed
- 22:19 Celadon resubdivision bounded by West 47th Street, South Marshfield Avenue and West 48th Street, 20th Ward: passed
Alderpersons who spoke
- Gregory I. Mitchell (chair): Asked whether the related zoning change for the Ford City Mall car wash had been approved and what it was. (20:50); Asked the cost of the 20th Ward project and what city assistance, including TIF, it received. (24:30)
- Michelle A. Harris (alderperson): Asked whether there was a letter of support for the Ford City Mall resubdivision. (21:36)
Exchanges between members
- 21:42 The chair answered Harris's question, confirming the committee received a letter of support.