Committee on Transportation and Public Way meeting, March 13, 2024
- When: Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 11:00 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/922577105
- Transcript: full text (7,636 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 available captions for this Committee on Transportation and Public Way meeting are incomplete, with long gaps. Public commenters spoke on the appointment of a new Chicago Department of Transportation commissioner, a proposed CTA board appointee, pedestrian safety and transit, and members then questioned the CDOT commissioner designate about pothole repair, menu program reform, traffic studies, Vision Zero, ADA-accessible signals, protected bike lanes, coordination with CTA, and construction backlogs. The commissioner designate described Chicago Works funding for proactive safety improvements, said the department supports lowering the city speed limit, and said shared-cost sidewalk work had been caught up. The captions end before any vote, so the outcome of the appointments is not shown.
Topics: CDOT commissioner appointment, CTA board appointment, pedestrian safety, Vision Zero, ADA accessibility, potholes and street repair, aldermanic menu program, bike lanes, public comment
Agenda items discussed
- 20:33 Public comment period: discussed
- 1:13:15 Appointment of the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation: discussed
- 23:54 Appointment of Roberto Requejo to the Chicago Transit Board (raised in public comment)
Alderpersons who spoke
- Ronnie L. Mosley (alderperson): Thanked the commissioner designate and CDOT staff for responsiveness to the 21st Ward. (1:15:33); Asked about CDOT's strategy for potholes as freeze-thaw patterns change with a warming climate. (1:15:48); Raised equity in how menu program funds meet community infrastructure needs. (1:29:06)
- Jessica L. Fuentes (alderperson): Said traffic studies count vehicles rather than people and asked how the commissioner would change CDOT's prioritization of vehicle movement. (1:33:20); Said Vision Zero has been in effect about a decade with crashes still high and asked what CDOT will do to revitalize it. (1:35:54); Cited a 2022 finding that the department violated ADA standards and asked about progress and how accessibility will be prioritized. (1:37:42)