See Where New Stop Signs, Crosswalks Proposed In Downers Grove

DOWNERS GROVE, IL — On Tuesday, the Downers Grove Village Council will discuss proposed traffic control, pedestrian safety and speed mitigation measures for part of the village.

The meeting comes after a neighborhood traffic study that focused on Area 12 in Downers Grove. This area stretches north to south from 63rd Street to 75th street and east to west from Fairview Avenue to Main Street. Additionally, Area 12 includes part of the intersection of 75th and Fairview, per village documents.

On Sept. 16, the Downers Grove Transportation and Parking Commission voted unanimously to recommend the following changes, which will be reviewed by the village council Tuesday.

Install Two-Way Stop Signs at the following intersections.

• Weatherbee and Lancaster Avenues
• 66th Street and Saint James Court/Berrywood Drive
• 68th Street and Osage Avenue
• 67th Street and Briargate Drive
• Fairmount and Ridgeview Street

Install Stop Signs to Replace Yield Signs at the following intersections.

• Fairmount Avenue and Meadowcrest Drive
• Claremont Drive and Clayton Court
• Claremont Drive and Lyman Avenue
• Claremont and Meadowcrest
• Claremont and Grand
• Claremont Drive and Claremont Court
• Claremont Drive and Osage Avenue
• 72nd Street and Lyman Avenue

Install Piano-Key Crosswalks at the following intersections.

• Main Street and Meadowlawn Avenue
• Fairview Avenue with 66th Street
• Fairview Avenue midblock crosswalk north of 75th Street
• 65th Street with Lyman Avenue
• Briargate Drive with Briargate Court
• 68th Street with Grand Avenue
• 68th Street with Briargate Drive
• Fairmount Avenue with Parkview Drive
• Fairmount Avenue with Claremont Drive
• 75th Street with Main Street
• 75th Street with Canterbury Place
• Stockley Road midblock crosswalk
• Manning Road with Queens Drive

The proposals also call for installing curb extensions on parts of Fairmount Avenue and putting in one-way stop controls at 64 intersections. Metered parking pay stations will also be changed to automated pay stations.

Tuesday's village council meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Downers Grove Civic Center, 850 Curtiss St.