Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety meeting, April 7, 2026
- When: Tue, Apr 7, 2026, 12:30 PM (Chicago time)
- Where: 201A, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Scheduled & Published
- Committee: Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
- Video: https://vimeo.com/1179635813
- Transcript: full text (4,790 words, automatic 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 Pedestrian and Traffic Safety met with quorum and heard public comments supporting the Grand Avenue Complete Streets project and expressing concerns about bike lanes. The committee approved the March Rule 45 report, recommended all direct-introduction ordinances and recommended items, accepted a substitute ordinance, held two items in committee, and conducted a subject-matter hearing on the Austin Avenue pedestrian bridge closure. Motions to allow remote participation and to adjourn were also approved.
Topics: Grand Avenue Complete Streets project, Austin Avenue pedestrian bridge closure, Rule 45 report, Direct introduction ordinances, Public comment on traffic safety
Agenda items discussed
- 9:47 Public comment period on Grand Avenue project and traffic safety: discussed
- 9:23 Motion to allow Aldermen Yancy and Irvin to participate remotely: passed
- 29:11 Approval of March Rule 45 report: passed
- 29:36 Recommendation of all direct-introduction ordinances on page two: passed
- 30:06 Recommendation of all recommended items on pages three through sixteen: passed
- 30:46 Acceptance of substitute ordinance for item eight on page twenty (CDOT recommendation): passed
- 31:08 Items two and six on page twenty held in committee: held
- 31:14 Recommendation of all no-recommendation items on pages seventeen through twenty, except items two and six: passed
- 31:47 Subject-matter hearing on closure of Austin Avenue pedestrian bridge (Alderman Brian Hopkins ordinance 02025-0021022): discussed
- 39:20 Motion to adjourn the meeting: passed
Alderpersons who spoke
- Daniel La Spata (chair): Acknowledged Alderman Brian Hopkins motion to adjourn. (39:20)
- Ruth Cruz (vice chair): Thanked Jim Merrill after his testimony. (13:25)
- Brian Hopkins (alderperson): Confirmed his remote participation. (8:58); Asked the CDOT engineer about communication and signage for the Austin Avenue bridge detour. (34:49); Moved to adjourn the meeting. (39:20)
- Desmon C. Yancy (alderperson): Requested remote participation for the meeting. (8:51)
- David H. Moore (alderperson): Requested remote participation for the meeting. (8:51)
- Jason C. Ervin (alderperson): Requested remote participation for the meeting. (8:51)
- Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (alderperson): Moved to allow Aldermen Yancy and Irvin to participate remotely. (9:30)
- Matthew J. Martin (alderperson): Moved to approve the March Rule 45 report. (29:24); Moved to accept the substitute ordinance for item eight on page twenty. (31:03); Moved to recommend approval of all no-recommendation items on pages 17-20, except items two and six. (31:36)
- Bennett R. Lawson (alderperson): Moved to recommend approval of all recommended items on pages three through sixteen. (30:20)
- Derrick G. Curtis (alderperson): Asked the chair about coordination to avoid simultaneous bridge closures. (37:25)
- Lamont J. Robinson (alderperson)
Exchanges between members
- 37:25 Alderman Derrick G. Curtis asked the chair about measures to avoid simultaneous bridge closures.