Village To Review Traffic Control, Speed Limit Changes For Area Near Fairview And 75th

DOWNER GROVE, IL — The Downers Grove Village Council is set to review proposed traffic control and speed limit changes and bike and pedestrian safety measures for the area bounded by Fairview Avenue and Main Street east and west and 63rd Street and 75th Street north and south.

The recommended changes come after a neighborhood traffic study in May that involved evaluating traffic volumes and vehicle speeds, pedestrian and bicycle counts during peak hours, existing speed and traffic control measures and other data.

The changes were unanimously approved for recommendation by the village's transportation and parking commission in September.

Below is a list of the changes recommended after the study, as outlined in village documents:

• Replace yield signs with stop signs at the follow intersections: Fairmount and Meadow Crest, Claremont Drive and Clayton Court, Claremont Drive and Lyman, Claremont Drive and Meadow Crest, Claremont Drive and Grand, Claremont Drive and Claremont Court, Claremont Drive and Osage Avenue, 72nd Street and Lyman
• Add two-way stop signs at these intersections: Weatherbee and Lancaster, 66th Street and Osage Avenue, 66th Street and Berrywood Drive/Saint James Court, 68th Street and Osage Avenue, 67th Street and Briargate Drive, Fairmount Avenue and Ridgeview Street
• Install "high-visibility piano key-style crosswalks" at 75th and Main, 75th and Canterbury, Main and Meadowlawn, Fairview and 66th, Fairview north of 75th midblock, 65th and Lyman, 68th and Grand, 68th and Briargate Drive, Briargate Drive and Briargate Court, Fairmount and Parkview, Fairmount and Claremont Drive, Manning Road and Queens Drive, Stockley Road midblock

Other recommended changes include adding a one-way stop at 64 T-intersections and installing curb extensions on parts of Fairmount Avenue.

A first reading will be held at the village meeting Oct. 20 at 7 p.m.