# Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety meeting, April 8, 2025

- When: Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 12:30 PM (Chicago time)
- Where: Room 201A, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Scheduled & Published
- Committee: [Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/pedestrian-and-traffic-safety)
- Video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8928552/video/1073272652
- Transcript: [full text](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/transcripts/1073272652.txt) (1,529 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 Pedestrian and Traffic Safety approved its March Rule 45 report and recommended approval of its agenda of traffic ordinances by the same roll call used to establish quorum. This included direct introduction ordinances, the recommended items on pages 3 through 5, and the no-recommendation items on pages 6 through 9. Two items were replaced with substitutes reflecting Department of Transportation language recommendations, and both substitutes were recommended for approval. Two public commenters spoke, one on residential parking and one on the city's response to youth gatherings downtown. Members did not hold substantive debate.

Topics: Traffic ordinances, Rule 45 report, Residential parking, Public comment

### Agenda items discussed

- [17:54](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/F34146C1-D204-F011-BAE3-001DD804F167?t=1074) March Rule 45 report: passed
- [18:16](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/F34146C1-D204-F011-BAE3-001DD804F167?t=1096) Direct introduction ordinances on pages 1 and 2: passed
- [18:38](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/F34146C1-D204-F011-BAE3-001DD804F167?t=1118) Recommended traffic ordinances on pages 3 through 5: passed
- [19:03](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/F34146C1-D204-F011-BAE3-001DD804F167?t=1143) Substitute order, item 3 on page 3: passed
- [19:47](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/F34146C1-D204-F011-BAE3-001DD804F167?t=1187) No-recommendation ordinances on pages 6 through 9: passed
- [20:27](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/F34146C1-D204-F011-BAE3-001DD804F167?t=1227) Substitute ordinance, item 9 on page 9: passed

### Alderpersons who spoke

- [Daniel La Spata](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/1) (chair): Explained that item 3 on page 3 and item 9 on page 9 were replaced with substitutes making language changes recommended by the Department of Transportation. ([19:03](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/meeting/F34146C1-D204-F011-BAE3-001DD804F167?t=1143))

## Documents

- [Notice](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/618563f0-d804-f011-bae3-001dd805116a.pdf)
- [Agenda](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/4a49d4ff-7949-4b6f-824f-730007aee6b0.pdf)
- [Summary](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/files/clerk/meetingattachmentspublic/a5fd0ff3-c90b-4c8b-9acf-9c0dbc20c055.pdf)

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