Leland & Ashland Pedestrian Safety Improvements

This item would improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Leland and Ashland, next to Chase Park. CDOT will recommend a design following further analysis of the intersection, but potential treatments considered may include a pedestrian refuge island, concrete curb extensions and/or a traffic diverter. These improvements would complement the upcoming Leland Neighborhood Greenway bicycle route, which will be built in 2023.

Estimated Cost: $100,000

Location: Leland & Ashland

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Lincoln & Addison Bike Lane Improvements + Lake View High School Speed Feedback Sign

This ballot item contains two separate traffic safety items at two separate locations; both improvements will be funded if this ballot item is selected. The first item would improve the safety of the painted Lincoln Ave bike lane where it crosses Addison, where the northbound bike lane currently does not exist for several hundred feet. CDOT would use additional space to make the bike lane continuous and more visible, including using green paint and painting bike boxes at the traffic lights, which allow cyclists to queue at the front of traffic at a red light. These improvements would likely impact some on-street parking spaces. The second item would add two Speed Feedback Signs on Irving Park along Lake View High School, one facing in each direction. The signs will show the speed at which drivers are going. Studies indicate that speed feedback signs are effective at slowing 80% of drivers. Directly underneath the speed limit will be posted to remind drivers of the legal limit.

Estimated Cost: $70,000

Location: Lincoln & Addison, Lake View High School

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Welles Park Pickleball Court

This item would convert the 10 horseshoe pits at Welles Park into a mix of recreational uses. These include two pickleball courts, two sets of cornholes, and three rehabbed horseshoe pits.

Estimated Cost: $110,000

Location: Welles Park

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Lincoln & Montrose & Leavitt Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS)

This item would update the traffic signals at the intersection of Lincoln, Montrose, and Leavitt to ensure that pedestrian signals include countdown timers and new pushbuttons that activate audible and vibrotactile signals informing pedestrians of their ability to cross. These signals are intended to benefit pedestrians with visual impairments. CDOT would also explore adding bus signal prioritization improvements at the same time, which would provide for coordination between the traffic signals and CTA buses to prioritize bus traffic through the intersection.

Estimated Cost: $150,000

Location: Lincoln & Montrose & Leavitt

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Irving Park & Western Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS)

This item would update the traffic signals at the intersection of Western Ave and Irving Park Rd to ensure that pedestrian signals include countdown timers and new pushbuttons that activate audible and vibrotactile signals informing pedestrians of their ability to cross. These signals are intended to benefit pedestrians with visual impairments. CDOT would also explore adding bus signal prioritization improvements at the same time, which would provide for coordination between the traffic signals and CTA buses to prioritize bus traffic through the intersection.

Estimated Cost: $100,000

Location: Irving Park & Western

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