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Home My WebLink About9.1 Motion to approve a traffic-calming project on William Street between Prospect Avenue and Golf Road.r� Item Cover Page Subject Motion to approve a traffic -calming project on William Street between Prospect Avenue and Golf Road. Meeting October 28, 2025 - SPECIAL MEETING - AMENDED 10-27-2028 OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD Fiscal Impact (Y/N) Y Dollar Amount $201000.00 Budget Source Capital Improvements Fund Category VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT Type Action Item Information The Transportation Safety Commission transmits their recommendation to construct a traffic - calming project on William Street between Prospect Avenue and Golf Road and approve associated traffic regulations. This section of William Street is the first project to be recommended through the Friendly Neighborhood Streets Program, an update to the Village Traffic Calming Program. Proposed improvements include: • Parking changes, pavement markings and marked crosswalks on William Street between Prospect Avenue and Shabonee Trail. • Speed feedback signs on the 600 and 700 blocks of William Street. • Raised median island and associated pavement markings at the crosswalk south of Weller Creek. • ""No Parking Here to Corner" signs at the intersection of William Street and Sunset Road. A petition for a traffic -calming project on the 600 and 700 blocks of South William Street was submitted to Public Works on September 30, 2024. After receiving the petition, staff advanced the project through the Friendly Neighborhood Streets Program process, expanding the limits from Prospect Avenue to Golf Road. This included traffic studies, alternative analysis, preferred design development and multiple public meetings. Residents within the study area were mailed information on the project four times, including surveys and ballots. A traffic -calming trial was installed in May 2025 and remained in place for three weeks, allowing residents to experience proposed improvements and for staff to evaluate their effectiveness. More project information is available on the Village's website, including design memos, plans and public outreach summaries. Discussion Traffic counts recorded 15% of vehicles traveling over 35 mph on the street, or about 250 vehicles per day, rior to any traffic -calming. The traffic -calming trial showed that the proposed traffic -calming measures reduced the percentage of vehicles traveling over 35 mph on the street to 4%, or 75 vehicles per day. The trial showed the proposed traffic -calming measures would successfully address the reported traffic concerns. The measures resulted in a loss of on -street parking along the 800 and 900 blocks that the residents on the street were vocally against. Staff adjusted the traffic -calming plan in response to residents' comments. Staff's recommended traffic -calming plan was presented to the Transportation Safety Commission at their August 11 meeting. This included: • Parking changes, pavement markings and marked crosswalks on William Street between Prospect Avenue and Shabonee Trail. • Speed feedback signs on the 600 and 700 blocks of William Street and a new crosswalk between the 600 and 700 blocks of William Street. • Raised median island and associated pavement markings at the crosswalk south of Weller Creek. • Intersection bump outs at the intersection of Sunset Road and William Street to increase STOP sign compliance and enhance pedestrian safety. After much discussion and resident input, the Commission voted to recommend the following traffic -calming plan to the Village Board: • Parking changes, pavement markings and marked crosswalks on William Street between Prospect Avenue and Shabonee Trail. • Speed feedback signs on the 600 and 700 blocks of William Street. • Raised median island and associated pavement markings at the crosswalk south of Weller Creek. • ""No Parking Here to Corner" signs at the intersection of William Street and Sunset Road. The Commission also eliminated a proposed crosswalk between the 600 and 700 blocks and intersection bump outs at the Sunset Road intersection due to resident concerns over on - street parking loss and minimal effectiveness. The recommendation from the Commission will meet the goals of the Friendly Neighborhood Streets Program but may not be as impactful as staff's original recommendation. There is less impact to on -street parking with the Commission's recommendation while still meeting the goals of the program. With the Village Board's approval of the traffic -calming plan, staff will create design plans and likely incorporate the improvements into the 2026 Street Resurfacing Program. The estimated cost for these improvements is $20,000 for two speed feedback signs, raised median island, and pavement markings. Funding is included in the 2026 Budget for general traffic -calming and would cover the amount of this project. If approved by the Village Board, traffic regulations will need to be included in the Village Code. These proposed regulations will be presented in a separate agenda item. Alternatives 1. Approve proposed traffic -calming program on William Street between Prospect Avenue and Golf Road. 2. Action at the discretion of the Village Board. Staff Recommendation Staff concurs with the recommendation of the Transportation Safety Commission to implement a traffic -calming project on William Street between Prospect Avenue and Golf Road. Attachments 1. 01 - William Traffic Calming Plan 2. 02 - TSC Minutes J L 7 U Z U CY) / Q p[ I 00 LL °r ;Qo M ,MA r mEll i, J Q DC W W z O om Q = Ul) z 0 W � z w Q U NO � � J z w Q U w z � O w z z Q z n O 0C n = N O z O z z w w w m 6nnp'p_ieo9 Obell!n - add IDDJIS z w � J in W W Ul) z . r) LLJ z z QaLLJ w � � � w U z� 0LL Oz ~ w � w 7 0 J W z U > Q = O LIO w > z Qz� 0 J ~ W Q J O Q zow Q W OC U m z Q w W J = n ~ >00 � U Jz� J � O U') Lf) U) r z0 rim il 6nnp'p_ieog Obell!n - add IDDJIS MAYOR VILLAGE MANAGER Paul Wm. Hoefert� Michael ). Cassady lk Mount Prospect TRUSTEES DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Vincent J. Dante Sean Dorsey Elizabeth B. DiPrima Terri Gens William A. Grossi Phone: 847/870-5640 John J. Matuszak Fax: 847/253-9377 Colleen E. Saccotelli www.mountprospect.org Village of' Mount rrospect Public 1700 W. Central Road,, �Mount Prospect., Illinois 60056 MINUTES OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMISSION rAl I Tr) r PREP The meeting of the Mount Prospect Transportation Safety Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 11, 2025. ani i roi i Present upon roll call: Justin Kuehlthau Christopher Prosperi Jeffrey Nejdl B-L Pellicore Charlie Lowry Tina DeAragon Nicholas Mavraganis Joesph Vena Scott Moe Luke Foresman Absent: Nicholas Mavraganis Others in Attendance: Carrie Radon Wayne Grubaugh Donna & Jim Prandini Carole Martz Peg Mangon Ellie Slesicki George Clowes Debbie Geavaras Patrick & Robin Moran Craig Wolfe Vito Li Rosi Chairman Vice Chairman Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Police Department Representative Fire Department Representative Public Works Department Representative Project Engineer —Staff Liaison Police Department Representative Resident 612 S. William Street Resident 916 S. William Street Residents 812 S. William Street Residents 105 W. Berkshire Lane Residents 709 S. William Street Resident 814 S. William Street Resident 604 S. Elm Street Resident 200 S. Audrey Lane Residents 800 S. William Street Resident 810 S. William Street Resident 17 S. Audrey Lane TSC Meeting Page 1 of 8 June 9, 2025 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Nejdl, seconded by Commissioner Pellicore, moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Transportation Safety Commission held on June 9, 2025. The minutes were approved by a vote of 7-0. Vice Chairman Prosperi abstained. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD Ms. Martz, of 105 W. Berkshire Drive, spoke to the Commission about golf cart safety. Specifically, she spoke on the golf carts that were used by the Lions Club during the Fourth of July Festival. Ms. Martz presented, and gave copies to the commission, various statistics regarding golf cart related injuries and requested the Village institute specific regulations regarding golf cart safety. There was discussion among the Commission and Commissioner Pellicore motioned that the Commission recommend the Village Board consider golf cart safety regulations at the same time as a -bike and e- scooter regulations. This was seconded by Commission DeAragon. The Commission voted 3-3 with the Fire Department Representative and Public Works Representative abstaining. The motion failed. The was a second motion by Vice Chairman Prosperi to have Staff review existing golf cart regulations in and present to the Commission at a future meeting. This motion was seconded by Commissioner Lowry. The Commission voted 7-0 with the Fire Department Representative abstaining. The motion passed. Ms. Geavaras, of 200 S. Audrey Lane, spoke on the Hatlen Heights Friendly Neighborhood Streets Program Project and had questions for the Commission. These included: why certain traffic calming measures are proposed over others, why stop signs were not considered, how the traffic calming projects are evaluated after completion and why these traffic calming measures are not in neighboring communities. Staff Liaison Foresman answered the questions with reference to the Friendly Neighborhood Streets Program documents. Liaison Foresman also indicated that addressing traffic and safety concerns in neighborhoods is a priority of the Village Board. As such, Staff developed this program, and it is one of the first in our area that is this robust. Mr. LiRosi, of 17 S. Audrey Lane, spoke on the Hatlen Heights Friendly Neighborhood Street Program Project and asked if the proposed traffic calming measures would address cut -through traffic. Staff Liaison Foresman indicated that the traffic calming measures were selected to reduce vehicle speed and increase safety but would not specifically address cut -through traffic. Instead, having the traffic calming measures in place would likely discourage cut -through traffic from using the route. ni n R11r-,1n1Fgr, None. TSC Meeting Page 2 of 8 August 11, 2025 niFXA/ Ri ir-.IN1PCq William Street — Prospect Avenue to Golf Road — Friendly Neighborhood Streets Program Project Staff Liaison Foresman presented the following on William Street Friendly Neighborhood Streets Program Project: Overview: Staff will be presenting their recommendation for a traffic calming project on South William Street between Prospect Avenue and Golf Road in accordance with the Friendly Neighborhood Streets Program. The Commission will then vote on whether the project should move forward to the Village Board for approval or not. PrBelow are the steps of the Friendly Neighborhood Streets Program, we are currently at Status: the bolded steps: 1. Initiation 2. Petition Review 3. Traffic Study 4. Eligibility 5. Prioritization 6. Initial Public Outreach 7. Initial Plan 8. Second Public Outreach 9. Temporary Measures 10. On -Site Meeting (hosted at TSC meeting) 11. Revised Plan 12. Balloting 13. TSC Meeting 14. Board Approval 15. Construction Background: Detailed project information can be found on the project website including the initial petition, traffic counts, public outreach summaries, alternative analysis memos and previous versions of the plan. https://www.mountprospect.org/departments/public- works/engineering/traffic/traffic-calming/william-street-traffic-calming-project This project was first presented to the Transportation Safety Commission at the March 10, 2025 meeting. Minutes are attached to this memo. This memo will give a brief overview of the history of the project that was covered at the previous meeting. Refer to the above documents for more information. Initial A petition for the Friendly Neighborhood Streets Program for William Street was Outreach and received on September 30, 2024. Staff found the street qualified for the program and Plan determined the study area. Staff sent a letter to all properties within the study area soliciting feedback on existing traffic issues, 78 surveys were sent out and 25 were returned. Primary concerns included vehicle volume and speed, stop sign compliance and pedestrian safety. An initial plan was developed to address traffic issues on the street. The initial plan included median islands, intersection bump outs, parking changes, pavement markings and speed feedback signs. The initial plan was mailed to residents within the study TSC Meeting Page 3 of 8 August 11, 2025 area soliciting input. Additionally, the plan was presented to the Transportation Safety Commission for feedback. In general, residents were concerned over the impact the traffic calming measures would have on the street and were unsure how effective they would be. The one measure that had particularly negative feedback was the median island on the 500 block of William Street. This was removed from the plan prior to the traffic calming trial. Staff then developed a traffic calming trial to demonstrate the proposed traffic calming measures to the public and to conduct additional traffic counts to determine their effectiveness. Traffic A traffic calming trial was installed on the street for three weeks from April 28t" to May Calming Trial 19t". This trial consisted of cones, rubber curbs and temporary pavement markings to demonstrate median islands, intersection bump outs and parking changes. Full details of the trial are included in the attached memos. The results showed the trial measures reduced the number of drivers exceeding 35 MPH on the street by about 70% without an adverse impact on traffic operations. This shows how the traffic calming measures were designed to make it difficult for vehicles to reach excessive speeds but still allow vehicles to travel at appropriate speeds down the street. The relatively small change in average speed (from 27.6 MPH to 25.9 MPH) shows the measures have a limited impact on vehicles that previously were traveling close to the speed limit. However, the traffic calming measures would require parking changes on the street. Residents were sent a letter prior to the trial requesting feedback on the trial measures. A total of 14 comments were received. 7 were generally in favor of some or all of the proposed measures, 5 were against them and 2 were general comments. The general theme from comments received was that the impact the traffic calming measures have on vehicle speed and pedestrian safety needs to be greater than any negative impact to residents on William Street. Revised Based on comments received, traffic count results and staff observations, the following Design changes were made to the initial plan: • Reduce the size of the bump outs at the intersection of Sunset Road and William Street to make turning easier for vehicles • Install additional No Parking Here to Corner signs near Sunrise Park to discourage illegal parking near crosswalks and stop signs to increase visibility for drivers and pedestrians • Reduce the width of striped medians on William Street as the extra width wasn't needed to have the desired effect on vehicles • Remove median island from the 500 block due to resident feedback TSC Meeting Page 4 of 8 August 11, 2025 The revised design is described in detail in the available Revised Design Memo. Overall, there are four items that were included for residents to vote on: • Item 1: Parking changes, pavement markings and crosswalk installation between Prospect Avenue and Shabonee Trail. • Item 2: Median island (Option 1) or speed feedback signs (Option 2) with a new crosswalk between the 600 and 700 blocks of William Street. • Item 3: Median island at crosswalk just south of Weller Creek. • Item 4: Intersection bump outs and striped parking on the 800 and 900 blocks of William Street. Prohibit parking on the west side of the street. Balloting The revised design plans and a ballot were sent to all residents on William Street, a detailed breakdown of the balloting is included in the attachments, the below table provides a brief summary: William Street Balloting Summary Item 1 Item 2 For Neither For or Against Against For Option 1 For Option 2 For Either Option Neither For or Against Against Both Options 16 4 16 6 10 4 3 12 Item 3 Item 4 For Neither For or Against Against For Neither For or Against Against 17 2 17 14 2 20 Staff also looked at how residents who live on the block where the traffic calming measures were proposed voted, the result of that analysis is shown on the next page. The results of balloting are non -binding and were used to inform Staff's recommendation. William Street Balloting Summary Responses from the Block the Traffic Calming Measure is Proposed Item 1— 400 Block Item 2 — 600 and 700 Blocks Neither For For Neither Against For or Option Option For Either For or Both For Against Against 1 2 Option Against Options No Responses 3 6 2 1 2 Item 3 — 800 Block Item 4 — 800 and 900 Blocks Neither Neither For or For or For Against Against For Against Against 5 0 3 3 0 11 TSC Meeting Page 5 of 8 August 11, 2025 Staff Staff's recommendation is shown on the Final Design Plans. This includes: Recommend- . Parking changes, pavement markings and crosswalk installation between ation: Prospect Avenue and Shabonee Trail. • Speed feedback signs with a new crosswalk between the 600 and 700 blocks of William Street. • A median island at crosswalk just south of Weller Creek. • Intersection bump outs at the intersection with Sunset Road. No parking changes on the 800 and 900 blocks of William Street. This combination of traffic calming measures are expected to meet the projects goals of improving safety on the street while not greatly impacting residents. The total cost for these improvements is $20,000 to $30,000. Funding is included in the 2025 budget for general traffic calming. Construction would take place next year, either as part of the resurfacing program or as a stand alone project. Options: The Transportation Safety Commission can vote to: • Advance the project to the Village Board in accordance with Staff's recommendation • Advance the project to the Village Board with changes to Staff's recommendation • Send the project back to Staff for changes and to bring it to a future Transportation Safety Commission Meeting • Reject the proposed changes, effectively terminating the project Or action at the discretion of the Commission. Discussion: Police Representative Mavraganis arrived at 8:10 PM. There was general discussion among Commission members asking about large vehicle and maintenance impacts from the traffic calming measures. Liaison Foresman indicated the measures are designed to allow large vehicles through at low speeds and that Public Works maintenance activities will be able to accommodate the measures. In general, the Commission understood the traffic calming measures and their anticipated effects. Additionally, they were appreciative of the Friendly Neighborhood Streets Program process. Numerous members of the public commented on the recommended traffic calming plan. Ms. Slesicki of 814 S. William Street read from prepared comments regarding the project. She mentioned moving to Mount Prospect for wide streets and that wide streets promoted safety. She was upset with a perceived lack of transparency with the project and indicated she didn't believe anything needed to be done since any traffic issues only occur for a minor part of the day. Ms. Radon of 612 S. William Street indicated the initial petitioners were not aware that the petition was for a project of this magnitude. Additionally, on the ballot, the wording for item #2 was confusing. She felt the 10' lanes recommended in item #3 were too narrow and that the recommended bump outs at the intersection of William Street and Sunset Road were likely to increase traffic crashes. TSC Meeting Page 6 of 8 August 11, 2025 Mr. Prandini of 812 S. William Street requested the current parking regulations stay in place. He suggested an option of installing "No Parking Here to Corner" signs at all four legs of the intersection of William Street and Sunset Road instead of the bump outs. He also commented on dangerous pedestrian behavior increasing safety issues at the crosswalk south of the bridge. Mr. Clowes of 604 S. Elm Street Was surprised traffic was an issue and mentioned that William Street is a key access route for residents in the neighborhood due to the bridge. He suggested police enforcement to address traffic issues during specific times. After those comments there was general discussion among the audience and the Commission. Representative Mavraganis indicated the point of this program is to create self -enforcing streets with the idea that police enforcement is not needed to improve safety due to the way the street is designed. Motion: The Commission elected to do separate motions for each of the items included on the ballot. The results of the motions are described below. Ballot Item #1: Pavement striping and parking changes on William Street between Prospect Avenue and Shabonee Trail. Motion 1 by Vice Chairman Prosperi, seconded by Commissioner Nejdl: Recommend crosswalk improvements only, no parking changes or pavement markings. Motion failed by a vote of 0-9. Motion 2 by Commissioner Lowery, seconded by Commissioner Pellicore: Approving Staff's recommendation. Motion passed by a vote of 8-1. Ballot Item #2: New crosswalk with speed feedback signs or median island. Motion 1 by Commissioner Pellicore, seconded by Vice Chairman Prosperi: Approve Staff's recommendation (Option 2) including speed feedback signs and a new midblock crosswalk. Motion failed by a vote of 4-5. Motion 2 by Commissioner Lowery, seconding by Representative Moe: Recommend speed feedback signs only, no new crosswalk. Motion passed by a vote of 7-2. Ballot Item #3: Median island south of Weller Creek bridge and intersection striping at the intersection with Berkshire Lane. Motion by Commissioner Lowery, seconded by Commissioner Pellicore: Approve Staff's recommendation of installing the median island and intersection pavement markings. Motion passed by a vote of 8-0. Commissioner Nejdl was absent for this vote. TSC Meeting Page 7 of 8 August 11, 2025 Ballot Item #4: Parking changes on William Street between Weller Creek and Golf Road and intersection bump outs at the intersection of William Street and Sunset Road. Motion by Commissioner Pellicore, seconded by Chaiman Kuehlthau: Recommend only installing "No Parking Here to Corner" signs at the intersection, no bump outs or parking changes. The motion passed by a vote of 6-2. Commissioner Nejdl abstained. Overall, the Commissions recommends the following: • Parking changes, pavement markings and crosswalk improvements on William Street between Prospect Avenue and Shabonee Trail • Speed feedback signs only on the 600 and 700 blocks of William Street • Median island south of Weller Creek and intersection pavement markings at the intersection of William Street and Berkshire Lane • "No Parking Here to Corner" Signs at the intersection of William Street and Sunset Road COMMISSION ISSUES Vice Chairman Prosperi asked Police Representative Mavraganis if they had recorded an increase in noise complaints relating to vehicles. Representative Mavraganis indicated the Police had noticed an increase in complaints and are working internally on ways to address the issue. Chairman Kuehlthau brought up to the Commission that the Village Board recently passed an ordinance giving the chairperson the ability to limit public comment to 4 minutes per person. He asked the Commission if they wished to implement this limit going forward. There was general discussion, and the consensus was that the Commission was comfortable with how the meetings have been run and do not wish to implement the time limit at this time. Anini iRNKAFNT With no further business to discuss, the Transportation Safety Commission voted 9-0 to adjourn at 9:40 p.m. upon the motion of Commissioner Nejdl. Commissioner Pellicore seconded the motion. Respectfully submitted, Luke Foresman, P.E. Project Engineer H:\Engineering\Traffic\safety_commission\_MINUTES\2025\8-August -William Street FNSP\TSC-8-August Minutes.docx TSC Meeting Page 8 of 8 August 11, 2025