Transportation Safety Commission

Village of Mount Prospect Transportation Safety Commission Regular Meeting Agenda 1720 W. Central Road Mount Prospect, IL 60056 June 9, 2025 Emergency Operations Center 7:00 PM 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes 3.1. April 14, 2025 Regular Meeting 4. Citizens To Be Heard 5. Old Business 6. New Business 6.1. South of Oakton Street Signage Modernization - Hamilton Road, Diane East, Elizabeth Drive, and Weiler Road 7. Commission Issues 8. Adjournment NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING BUT BECAUSE OF AN DISABILITY NEEDS SOME ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE SHOULD CONTACT LUKE FORESMAN, STAFF LIASON TO THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMISSION AT lforesman@mountprospect.org OR CALL 847/870-5640 Page 1 of 28 MAYOR VILLAGE MANAGER Paul Wm. Hoefert Michael J. Cassady TRUSTEES DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Vincent J. Dante Sean Dorsey Terri Gens William A. Grossi Phone: 847/870-5640 John Matuszak Fax: 847/253-9377 Colleen E. Saccotelli www.mountprospect.org DRAFT MINUTES OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMISSION CALL TO ORDER The meeting of the Mount Prospect Transportation Safety Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 14, 2025. ROLL CALL Present upon roll call: Justin Kuehlthau Chairman Jeffrey Nejdl Commissioner B-L Pellicore Commissioner Charlie Lowry Commissioner Scott Moe Public Works Department Representative Luke Foresman Project Engineer – Staff Liaison Absent: Todd Novak Fire Department Representative – Arrived at 7:20 PM Christopher Prosperi Vice Chairman – Arrived at 7:30 PM Tina DeAragon Commissioner Nicholas Mavraganis Police Department Representative Others in Attendance: Maryann and Charles Sankovich Resident 400 S Ioka APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Nejdl, seconded by Commissioner Lowry, moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the Transportation Safety Commission held on March 10, 2025. The minutes were approved by a vote of 5-0. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD None. TSC Meeting Page 1 of 6 April 14, 2025 Page 2 of 28 OLD BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS A: Lincoln Street Parking – Hi Lusi Avenue to I Oka Avenue Staff Liaison Foresman presented the following on the Lincoln Street Parking Study: Request: Prohibit parking on one side of Lincoln Street between Hi Lusi Avenue and I Oka Avenue due to church related on-street parking. Requested By: Resident Public Notice: Residents along Lincoln Street were invited to provide comments and attend the TSC meeting via letters sent to each address. Current Traffic 1. There is currently No Parking on the south side of Lincoln Street on Sundays Regulations: from 6:30 AM to 1:30 PM. 2. Parking is prohibited between 2:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. on all Village streets. 3. The speed limit is 25 mph. Current Layout: 1. Lincoln Street is approximately 29 feet wide in this area. 2. Lincoln Street is surrounded by residential homes for this block. 3. St. Raymond Church and School are located one block to the east. Current Traffic: 1. Patrons for events at St. Raymond are choosing to utilize street parking on Conditions: this block of Lincoln Street. 2. The width of Lincoln Street does allow navigation by emergency vehicles even when cars are parked on both sides of the street. Concerns: 1. When cars are parked on both sides of the street it prevents two-way traffic. 2. A resident indicated backing out of their driveway can be difficult. 3. As the on-street parking is related to events at St. Raymond, there are higher than typical traffic volumes and pedestrian activity during instances of high parking, leading to potential safety issues. Observations: 1. Public Works logged on-street parking at various times and referenced the St. Raymond calendar to see if higher parking instances could be related to church or school events. 2. A resident also provided photos documenting instances of high volumes of on-street parking at different times. 3. Staff observed cars parked along both sides of Lincoln Street in this block. 4. High on-street parking utilization was able to be tied to events at St. Raymond. 5. Parking logs are included in the exhibits. 6. As events at St. Raymond take place at all times of the day, targeted (hourly) parking restrictions would be ineffective. TSC Meeting Page 2 of 6 April 14, 2025 Page 3 of 28  Proposed Staff proposes to prohibit parking at all times on the south side of Lincoln Street Improvements: between Hi Lusi Avenue and I Oka Avenue. Parking would remain on the north side of Lincoln Street at all times. This would ensure two-way traffic on this block. This would match the parking restrictions on other streets surrounding the church and school, see attached map. However, Lincoln Street is wider than some of the other streets surrounding the church and school. Resident Survey: Residents along Lincoln Street were invited to provide comments and attend the TSC meeting via letters sent to each address. One comment was received. “When both sides of the street have cars on Lincoln, difficult to get out of my driveway especially when it’s dark. Can’t see kids in between cars, at times they dart out. If all the other streets have parking on one side why can’t Lincoln?” Recommendation: Lincoln Street between Hi Lusi Avenue and I Oka Avenue can experience high levels of on-street parking during events at St. Raymond church and school. When vehicles are parked on both sides of the street, two-way traffic is difficult. Recommendation: Prohibit parking on the south side of Lincoln Street between Hi Lusi Avenue and I Oka Avenue at all times. Options: Leave existing parking regulations as is. Action at the discretion of the Commission Discussion: Commissioner Pellicore commented that she is familiar with the area and agrees the parking lot should be used for church events. She also commented that the Village should work with the church to encourage their patrons to use the existing parking lot. Commissioner Nejdl commented that there are about 200 parking spaces available in the lot. Representative Moe indicated that stretch of Lincoln Street can be difficult for maintenance operations due to regular parking on both sides of the street. Commissioner Lowry was in agreement with the recommendation as it matches other parking regulations around the church. Residents provided additional comments about driver behavior and issues relating to vehicles trying to navigate a longer distance of “one lane” roadway when vehicles are parked on both sides of the street. Additionally, when vehicles are parked, they sometimes park right up to the edge of their driveway, making visibility difficult. Motion: Chairman Kuehlthau motioned to approve the recommendation to prohibit parking on the south side of Lincoln Street between Hi Lusi Avenue and I Oka Avenue at all times. Commissioner Pellicore seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a vote of 5-0. TSC Meeting Page 3 of 6 April 14, 2025 Page 4 of 28 B: Pine Street Parking – Alley to Evergreen Avenue Staff Liaison Foresman presented the following on the Pine Street Parking Study: Request: Prohibit parking on the west side of Pine Street between the alley south of Prospect Avenue and Evergreen Avenue on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Requested By: Village of Mount Prospect Public Notice: Residents along Pine Street were invited to provide comments and attend the TSC meeting via letters sent to each address. Current Traffic 1. There is currently 2 Hour Parking on both sides of Pine Street between 7 AM Regulations: and 6 PM Monday to Friday to discourage commuter parking. 2. Parking is prohibited between 2:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. on all Village streets. 3. The speed limit is 25 mph. Current Layout: 1. From Prospect Avenue to the alley south of Prospect Avenue, Pine Street is approximately 45’ wide with striped angled parking on the east side and striped parallel parking on the west side. 2. Pine Street south of the alley is approximately 22’ wide (edge to edge). Current Traffic: 1. Parking from businesses on Prospect Avenue is spilling over onto Pine Street Conditions: on the weekends. This is primarily related to restaurant parking. 2. When vehicles are parked on both sides of Pine Street it can be difficult for large vehicles to pass through due to the narrow roadway width. Concerns: 1. Increased parking on Pine Street is relatively new due to the many new restaurants that have opened on Prospect Avenue in recent years. 2. Without additional parking restrictions, emergency or other large vehicle access could be difficult on the street. Observations: 1. Public Works observed parking in the neighborhood on three weekends in 2024, June 28th and 29th, August 16th and 17th, and October 4th and 5th. 2. Observations were recorded hourly at 5 PM, 6PM and 7PM each night. 3. The first observations occurred prior to outdoor dining beginning on Prospect Avenue. The second and third observations occurred during the outdoor dining program. 4. During observations, there were vehicles regularly parked along both sides of Pine Street, especially around 7 PM. Proposed Staff proposes to prohibit parking on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays on the west Improvements: side of Pine Street between the alley south of Prospect Avenue to Evergreen Avenue. The existing 2-hour parking regulations will remain in effect on other days, providing on-street parking on the west side during the week while preventing commuters from parking on the street. Existing parking regulations will remain on the east side, allowing weekend parking. The east side was chosen as it provides more on-street parking compared to the west side. TSC Meeting Page 4 of 6 April 14, 2025 Page 5 of 28  Resident Survey: All 12 residents along Pine Street between Prospect Avenue and Evergreen Avenue were invited to provide comments and attend the TSC meeting via letters sent to each address. One comment was received. “I am a homeowner on the 100 S Pine Street block. My concern with parking restrictions is what do we as homeowners do if we are having people to our house on the weekend? Where will they park if the restaurants are using the one side of the street? I agree something needs to be done, this is terribly dangerous. Just trying to get UPS or Amazon down the street is hard enough. This was my voiced concern last year. Why has the village not come up with better parking garages or lots? We have been in our house for 37 years, this is not right to us, that we need to ask our guests to find a parking place, because the village did not think out this plan. Same is going to happen with Chase Bank and the new building on NW HWY, where are all these patrons supposed to park. There is a huge mess over by Station 34 and The Prospect, yes valet service is offered at The Prospect, but have you seen the lines on Saturday night? Better solutions before more businesses are opened or buildings built. Think before making your final decision as to how it affects others. How would you feel if this was happening in front of your house every weekend?” Recommendation: Recently, Pine Street from the alley south of Prospect Avenue to Evergreen Avenue has experienced higher on-street parking rates on weekends relating to businesses on Prospect Avenue. Pine Street is among the narrowest streets in the Village at 22’ wide. When vehicles are parked on both sides of the street, large vehicle access can be difficult. Recommendation: Prohibit parking on the west side of Pine Street from the alley to Evergreen Avenue at all times on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Options: Prohibit parking on the west side of Pine Street from the alley to Evergreen Avenue at night only (6 PM – 6 AM) on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Prohibit parking on the west side of Pine Street from the alley to Evergreen Avenue at all times on Fridays and Saturdays. Prohibit parking on the west side of Pine Street from the alley to Evergreen Avenue at night only (6 PM – 6 AM) on Fridays and Saturdays. Action at the discretion of the Commission. TSC Meeting Page 5 of 6 April 14, 2025 Page 6 of 28  Discussion: Representative Moe indicated it is pretty much impossible to get Public Works vehicles down the street when cars are parked on both sides due to how narrow the street is. Representative Novak confirmed the Fire Department is unable to use the street as their Engine does not fit when vehicles are parked on both sides. Commissioner Pellicore asked about how this parking regulation would fit into parking for the larger area. Liaison Foresman indicated this request came from Community Development and the goal is to discourage business patrons from parking in residential areas. The Village has recently entered an agreement with St. Marks to use their parking lot for public parking, this adds many new parking spots to the area for business patrons to use. There was general discussion about wayfinding signage. Liaison Foresman indicated there had been some new signage installed, and the Village may be conducting a more detailed study of Prospect Avenue in the future that will go into detail on parking and wayfinding. There was general discussion about impacts parking changes would have to residents on the street and trying to find the right balance to maintain access while preserving parking for residents to use. Motion: Commissioner Lowry motioned to approve the recommendation to prohibit parking on the west side of Pine Street from the alley to Evergreen Avenue at all times on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Commissioner Pellicore seconded the motion. The motion was approved by a vote of 6-0. COMMISSION ISSUES Liaison Foresman informed the Commission that Engineering Division was pursuing bump outs at the intersections of Evergreen Avenue and Pine Street and Evergreen Avenue and Wille Street as part of the resurfacing program to improve pedestrian safety at these locations. Trial bump outs are currently installed at the intersection of Evergreen Avenue and Wille Street and Staff are accepting comments until Friday April 18th. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to discuss, the Transportation Safety Commission voted 7-0 to adjourn at 9:40 p.m. upon the motion of Commissioner Pellicore. Commissioner Nejdl seconded the motion. Respectfully submitted, Luke Foresman, P.E. Project Engineer H:\Engineering\Traffic\safety_commission\_MINUTES\2025\4-April - Lincoln, Pine\TSC-4-April Minutes.docx TSC Meeting Page 6 of 6 April 14, 2025 Page 7 of 28  Mount Prospect Public Works Department INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMISSION FROM: PROJECT ENGINEER DATE: JUNE 5, 2025 SUBJECT: SOUTH OF OAKTON STREET SIGNAGE MODERNIZATION Request: Review and update signs as needed in the newly annexed area of the Village south of Oakton Street. Streets include Hamilton Road, Diane East, Elizabeth Drive and Weiler Road. Requested By: Village of Mount Prospect – Engineering Division Public Notice: Businesses within the study area were notified twice of the signage review. The first notification was to introduce the study and solicit feedback on how businesses were currently using space within the right-of-way and existing traffic issues. The second notice was to present the proposed signage plan for comment from the businesses. Area History: The Village of Mount Prospect annexed the area south of Oakton Street including Hamilton Road, Diane East and Elizabeth Drive on June 17, 2024. Previously, Weiler Road was annexed into the Village on May 15, 2017. The Village is now conducting a study reviewing on-street parking, traffic control (stop signs and speed limits signs) and pavement markings within the newly annexed areas. Current Traffic There are various parking and traffic control signs throughout the study area. The Regulations: Village updated signage on Weiler Road when it was annexed in 2017. Throughout the rest of the study area, signage does not meet current Village and/or Manual on Union Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) regulations. All intersections with Oakton Street are stop controlled for the minor leg of the intersection. Intersections internal to the study area are uncontrolled. Current Traffic: This is a commercial and industrial area. Businesses utilize on-street parking for Conditions: their employees and customers. While on-street parking is heavily utilized, traffic volumes were observed as being relatively low due to the surrounding land use. 1700 West Central Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 847-870-5640 publicworksdept@mountprospect.org Page 8 of 28 Page 2 of 4 South of Oakton Street Signage Modernization June 5, 2025 First Business The first notification sent to businesses included a survey requesting their input Survey Results: on how they were currently using space within the right-of-way and existing traffic issues. Four comments were received and are included as an attachment. In general, businesses are heavily utilizing on-street parking for customers and employees. Additionally, there were complaints relating to a queue on Oakton Street for the school at 2525 East Oakton Street. Staff forwarded those complaints onto the Police Department for review as they are out of scope of the study. Proposed Staff proposes to update all signage to be compliant with current Village and Improvements: MUTCD regulations. This includes replacing all signs and poles within the study area, except on Weiler Road where they have already been updated. The new signs may have different sizes than existing due to MUTCD regulations. Staff proposes to keep in place all existing no parking and loading zones so as not to disrupt business operations. Staff received no complaints or requests relating to these existing no parking zones. Signs will be updated to Village standards. Staff proposes to install a new no parking zone at the corner of Weiler Road and Hamilton Road. This corner was brought up as a pinch point in one of the comments we received as part of the second public outreach. Staff also observed vehicles parking near/at the corner making it difficult for semi-trucks to navigate the corner. This corner is unique in the study area as parallel parking is currently allowed, narrowing the road when parking is utilized. The other 90 degree corner on Hamilton Road has perpendicular parking that does not take up roadway space making navigation much easier. Staff proposes to install 25 MPH speed limit signs at the entrances to the study area off Oakton Street. This will establish the Village standard 25 MPH speed limit for local streets. There currently are no speed limit signs in this area. Overnight parking prohibitions will be updated to be in accordance with Village Ordinance which prohibits parking on Village Streets between 2 AM and 6AM. This is different than the existing signs which prohibit parking between 11 PM and 6 AM. Staff foresees no issue with changing the overnight parking prohibition times. Staff reviewed traffic control at internal intersections to the study area. Staff proposes to add a stop sign to southbound Diane East at the intersection with Hamilton Road to assign right-of-way at the intersection that is currently uncontrolled. This is a T intersection with Daine East being the north leg and Hamilton Road being the east and west legs. A formal traffic study was not completed, but staff determined Diane East to likely have less traffic volume and therefore stop control would be appropriate for the north leg of the intersection only. 1700 West Central Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 847-870-5640 publicworksdept@mountprospect.org Page 9 of 28 Page 3 of 4 South of Oakton Street Signage Modernization June 5, 2025 The intersection of Elizabeth Drive and Hamilton Road was reviewed as well, and Staff proposes to keep the intersection as uncontrolled due to intersection geometry and surrounding land use. Due to the large radius returns, stop sign placement would be limited and a large amount of on-street parking would need to be prohibited for installation, potentially negatively affecting businesses. Crash history indicated there are no reported safety issues at the intersection. There was one recoded crash in 2019 that was related to construction on the street. Second Business The second notification sent to businesses included the proposed signage plan and Survey Results: a request for comment on the plan. Four comments were received and are included as an attachment to this memo. Two were related to the overnight parking prohibition times affecting employees. One was related to the queue of vehicles on Oakton Street (same as the complaints received from the first public outreach) and one was related to specific signage on Weiler Road. The businesses indicated they use the perpendicular parking spaces along Hamilton Road starting as early as 3 AM for employee parking. Staff confirmed with the Police Department that the overnight parking restrictions would not be enforced for employee parking in the perpendicular spaces. Staff also removed the proposed overnight parking regulation signs from the perpendicular parking areas. The Village Ordinance would still allow the Police Department to address any issues of abandoned vehicles or abuse of use of the perpendicular parking spaces. Staff included new parking prohibitions at the corner of Weiler Road and Hamilton Road to address concerns of on-street parking at that corner making access for trucks difficult. Staff responded to the comment requesting no trespassing or park at own risk signs saying the property owner can install these at their expense on their property, but the Village does not install or maintain those signs. The no trespassing signs included on the proposed signage sheet are existing, privately owned, and are shown so property owners know the Village will not be removing them as part of this study. 1700 West Central Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 847-870-5640 publicworksdept@mountprospect.org Page 10 of 28 Page 4 of 4 South of Oakton Street Signage Modernization June 5, 2025 Recommendation: This recently annexed area to the Village has outdated signs and traffic control. Staff proposes to update all signage and traffic control within the recently annexed area to bring it into compliance with Village and MUTCD regulations. Staff proposes to maintain existing parking regulations within the area with the exception of changing the overnight parking prohibition to be from 2 AM to 6 AM instead of the existing signed 11 PM to 6 AM prohibition in compliance with Village Ordinance. A new no parking zone is proposed at the corner of Weiler Road and Hamilton Road to improve truck navigation of that corner. Staff also proposes to add a stop sign to the north leg of the intersection of Diane East and Hamilton Road. Recommendation: Update signage and traffic control on Hamilton Road, Diane East, Elizabeth Drive and Weiler Road in accordance with the proposed signage plan. Options: Action at the discretion of the Commission Attachments: Proposed Signage Plan Existing Signage Plan Initial Public Outreach Letter and Comments Second Public Outreach Letter and Comments 1700 West Central Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 847-870-5640 publicworksdept@mountprospect.org Page 11 of 28  5 Mount Prospect Mount Prospect Mount Prospect Mount Prospect M M ; 5 M M P Oakton St 6LJQ P Oakton St 6LJQ 6LJQ P Oakton St 6LJQ P Oakton St ; Mount Prospect Mount Prospect Mount Prospect Mount Prospect M M 6LJQ M 6LJQ M P Weiler Rd 6LJQ P Hamilton Rd P Diane East P Elizabeth Dr (; 6LJQ 5 ; N 5 5 ; ; (; 5 ; (; 2$.721675((7 5 ; 5 2Q8WLOLW\3ROH ; 5 5 ; ; ',$1( ; ; 2Q8WLOLW\ 6(3$5$7( ; ($67 (; 3ROH 3267)520 (; ; 67236,*1 3597 +$0,/ ,/ 5 ; ; :( ; 721 (5 +$0,/72152$' %( 52 ; (; ,=$ 52$' (/ ,9( $' (; 3597 '5 ; 7+ ; 5 ; (; (; 6(3$5$7( 3597 3267)520 +$0,/72152$' 67236,*1 ; Mount Prospect M P Hamilton Rd (; Mount Prospect M P Weiler Rd 3597 (; 6LJQV (; 3597 3597 ; (; (; 3597 3597 ; 5 Mount Prospect 6LJQV 127(6 M ; Mount Prospect P Hamilton Rd M P Hamilton Rd Mount Prospect M Mount Prospect $6680($//1(:6,*161(('1(:32676 P Diane East M ; ; P Elizabeth Dr 81/(6627+(5:,6(127(' 6LJQV ; ; ; ; 675,3(6723%$56$7$//67236,*1/2&$7,216 2Q8WLOLW\ ; 3ROH 2Q8WLOLW\ 3597 35,9$7(/<2:1('6,*1 ; 3ROH 86(51$0( /-) '(6,*1(' /-) 5(9,6('  )$8 6(&7,21 &2817< 727$/ 6+((7 6287+2)2$.721$9(18( 57( 6+((76 12 '5$: /-) 5(9,6('  &22.   3/276&$/( &+(&.(' 03/ 5(9,6('  VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT 352326('6,*1$*(3/$1 &2175$&7121$ 3/27'$7(  '$7(  5(9,6('  6&$/( 6+((7 2) 6+((76 6287+2)2$.721 ,//,12,6 +?(QJLQHHULQJ?7UDIILF?7UDIILF 6LJQV0DUNLQJV6WXGLHV ?2DNWRQ6RXWK3DUNLQJ6WXG\?&$'?6RXWK2DNWRQ&$'GZJ Page 12 of 28  Oakton St OAKTON ST OAKTON ST OAKTON ST HAMILTON RD DIANE EAST ELIZABETH DR Weiler Rd N 2$.721675((7 +$0,/ ,/ :( 721 (5 +$0,/72152$' ',$1( %( 52 ($67 ,=$ 52$' (/ ,9( $' '5 7+ +$0,/72152$' WEILER RD HAMILTON RD /(*(1' HAMILTON RD HAMILTON RD 6,*1$1'326772%(5(029(' DIANE EAST ELIZABETH DR $6680($//326761(('72%(5(3/$&(' 86(51$0( /-) '(6,*1(' /-) 5(9,6('  )$8 6(&7,21 &2817< 727$/ 6+((7 6287+2)2$.721$9(18( 57( 6+((76 12 '5$: /-) 5(9,6('  &22.   3/276&$/( &+(&.(' 03/ 5(9,6('  VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT (;,67,1*6,*1$1'5(029$/3/$1 &2175$&7121$ 3/27'$7(  '$7(  5(9,6('  6&$/( 6+((7 2) 6+((76 6287+2)2$.721 ,//,12,6 +?(QJLQHHULQJ?7UDIILF?7UDIILF 6LJQV0DUNLQJV6WXGLHV ?2DNWRQ6RXWK3DUNLQJ6WXG\?&$'?6RXWK2DNWRQ&$'GZJ Page 13 of 28  Business Notification Village of Mount Prospect Public Works Department South of Oakton Street Parking and Traffic Control Study March 2025 INTRODUCTION: The Village of Mount Prospect annexed the area south of Oakton Street along Hamilton Road, Diane East and Elizabeth Drive on June 17, 2024. Previously, Weiler Road was annexed into the Village on May 15, 2017. The Village is now conducting a study reviewing on-street parking, traffic control (stop signs and speed limits signs) and pavement markings within these annexed areas. STUDY: The primary focus of the study will be Hamilton Road, Diane East and Elizabeth Drive. Weiler Road was reviewed at the time of annexation, but will be checked again to make sure signage, pavement markings and parking regulations are consistent throughout the business park. REQUEST: The Village is requesting business input on current use of the public right-of-way, on street parking needs and suggested changes for the area. Please fill out and return the included survey to Public Works. The Village will use the information provided to develop traffic control improvements for the area. Please respond by Friday April 4th for inclusion with this stage of the study. The survey form can be mailed to Mount Prospect Public Works, Attn: Luke Foresman 1700 W. Central Road, Mount Prospect IL, 60056 or can be emailed to: publicworksdept@mountprospect.org, please put “South of Oakton Study” in the subject line. Once proposed changes are developed, you will be solicitated for your Oakton Street input again and invited to a Transportation Diane East Safety Commission meeting to discuss the results of the study prior to changes being implemented. = Primary Study Area = Previously Annexed VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1700 W. Central Road Mount Prospect, IL 60056 www.mountprospect.org Phone: 847-870-5640 TDD: 847-392-1235 Page 14 of 28  Comment Form Village of Mount Prospect Public Works Department South of Oakton Street Parking and Traffic Control Study March 2025 Please answer the follow questions to help us as we work to develop improvements for the business park. Name of Business: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Contact Person: ___________________________________________ Phone Number: ______________________________ Email Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe your current use of public right-of-way (public property): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe on-street parking requirements for your business: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Provide any additional comments or requests regarding the study, including regarding traffic control in the business park: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Submit form to Public Works, Attn: Luke Foresman, 1700 West Central Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056. Or email the form to publicworksdept@mountprospect.org. Please put “South of Oakton Study” in the subject line of your email. Please submit by Friday, April 4th, 2025 for inclusion in the study. VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 1700 W. Central Road Mount Prospect, IL 60056 www.mountprospect.org Phone: 847-870-5640 TDD: 847-392-1235 Page 15 of 28 Page 16 of 28 Page 17 of 28 Page 18 of 28 Page 19 of 28  Business Notification 2 Village of Mount Prospect Public Works Department South of Oakton Street Parking and Traffic Control Study May 2025 INTRODUCTION: The Village of Mount Prospect annexed the area south of Oakton Street along Hamilton Road, Diane East and Elizabeth Drive on June 17, 2024. Previously, Weiler Road was annexed into the Village on May 15, 2017. The Village is now conducting a study reviewing on-street parking, traffic control (stop signs and speed limits signs) and pavement markings within these annexed areas. STUDY: The primary focus of the study is Hamilton Road, Diane East and Elizabeth Drive. Weiler Road was reviewed at the time of annexation but was included in the study to make sure signage, pavement markings and parking regulations are consistent throughout the business park. In March, the Village sent a survey to all property owners within the study limits requesting feedback on how businesses are using public right-of-way and any suggested changes. Those responses were taken under consideration as the proposed signage plan was developed. PROPOSED CHANGES: The Village has developed a signage plan that replaces all public signs within the right-of-way to bring them into compliance with current standards. As part of this plan, the Village proposes to retain all existing parking regulations within the study area except overnight parking will be prohibited from 2 AM to 6 AM instead of 11 PM to 6 AM as is currently signed. This is to bring overnight parking regulations into compliance with current Village regulations. Additional changes include: x Adding 25 MPH Speed Limits signs to the entrances to the business park x Adding a stop sign on Diane East at Hamilton Rd to assign right-of-way at an uncontrolled intersection x Adding stop bars to all stop signs x Upsizing signs along Oakton Street to increase visibility x Standardizing Loading Zone and No Parking Signs to match those throughout the Village The intersection of Hamilton Road and Elizebeth Drive will remain uncontrolled due to the geometry of the intersection, low traffic volumes and surrounding land use. A map is included in this letter showing the proposed signage within study limits. PUBLIC INPUT The Village is seeking public input as part of these changes. Should you wish, please respond by Wednesday June 4th with any comments by contacting the Public Works Department by phone at (847) 870-5640 or by email at publicworksdept@mountprospect.org. Please put “South of Oakton Study” in the subject line of your email. The issue will be presented to the Transportation Safety Commission at their meeting at 7:00 PM on June 9 th, 2025 at the Emergency Operations Center at Public Works, 1720 W. Central Road. You are invited to attend and participate in the meeting. The Village appreciates your involvement. VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT Transportation Safety PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Commission Meeting 1700 W. Central Road Monday, June 9th Mount Prospect, IL 60056 www.mountprospect.org Emergency Operations Center, 1720 W. Central Phone: 847-870-5640 TDD: 847-392-1235 Road @ 7:00 PM Page 20 of 28  5 Mount Prospect Mount Prospect Mount Prospect Mount Prospect M M ; 5 M M P Oakton St 6LJQ P Oakton St 6LJQ 6LJQ P Oakton St 6LJQ P Oakton St ; Mount Prospect Mount Prospect Mount Prospect Mount Prospect M M 6LJQ M 6LJQ M P Weiler Rd 6LJQ P Hamilton Rd P Diane East P Elizabeth Dr (; 6LJQ 5 ; N 5 5 ; ; (; 5 ; (; 2$.721675((7 5 ; 5 2Q8WLOLW\3ROH ; 5 5 ; ; ',$1( ; ; 2Q8WLOLW\ 6(3$5$7( ; (; ($67 (; 3ROH 3267)520 ; 67236,*1 +$0,/ ,/ 5 ; ; :( ; 721 (5 +$0,/72152$' %( 52 ; (; ,=$ 52$' (/ ,9( $' (; '5 ; 7+ ; 5 ; (; (; 6(3$5$7( 3267)520 +$0,/72152$' 67236,*1 ; Mount Prospect M P Hamilton Rd Mount Prospect (; M P Weiler Rd (; 6LJQV (; ; (; (; 5 Mount Prospect 6LJQV 127(6 M ; Mount Prospect P Hamilton Rd M P Hamilton Rd Mount Prospect M Mount Prospect $6680($//1(:6,*161(('1(:32676 P Diane East M ; ; P Elizabeth Dr 81/(6627+(5:,6(127(' 6LJQV ; ; ; 675,3(6723%$56$7$//67236,*1/2&$7,216 2Q8WLOLW\ ; 3ROH 2Q8WLOLW\ ; 3ROH 86(51$0( /-) '(6,*1(' /-) 5(9,6('  )$8 6(&7,21 &2817< 727$/ 6+((7 6287+2)2$.721$9(18( 57( 6+((76 12 '5$: /-) 5(9,6('  &22.   3/276&$/( &+(&.(' 03/ 5(9,6('  VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT 352326('6,*1$*(3/$1 &2175$&7121$ 3/27'$7(  '$7(  5(9,6('  6&$/( 6+((7 2) 6+((76 6287+2)2$.721 ,//,12,6 +?(QJLQHHULQJ?7UDIILF?7UDIILF 6LJQV0DUNLQJV6WXGLHV ?2DNWRQ6RXWK3DUNLQJ6WXG\?&$'?6RXWK2DNWRQ&$'GZJ Page 21 of 28 Subject: Business Notification 2 South of Oakton Street Hi, Reviewing the notice “Business Notification 2”, there is no mention of a plan to deal with the highly dangerous backup of traffic on Oakton Eastbound between 2p and 2:45p M-F as a result of the Metro Prep School ! This backup affects a lot of Oakton Street variables, and most specifically of concern to me as the owner of 2461 E. Oakton is my egress drive, and the Weiler Road intersection at Oakton… I can’t understand how an entire lane of Oakton can be effectively “closed” every school day for almost an hour because the prep school doesn’t want to manage the pile up of traffic on their property… This is a highly dangerous situation !! Intelligent Holdings, LLC Intelligent Lighting Creations, Inc. 2461 East Oakton Street Arlington Heights, IL 60005 1 Page 22 of 28 Subject: South Of Oakton Study, Signage Concerns. Hello ! Please see attached document Showing our parking area outlined in yellow. Our workers utilize this parking as early as 4:00am. We don't want our workers to be ticketed. You have proposed signage of no parking 2am - 6am in our area. I think reserved parking signage would be better suited for us. Feel Free to reach out to me for further explanations of the nature of our business. thank you very much PaveStar 2324 Hamilton Road, Arlington Heights, IL 1 Page 23 of 28 Page 24 of 28 Subject: Re: South Oakton Street Parking To Whom IT May Concern: Please note we are in receipt of your Business Notification 2 with Map. It should be noted that the red lines on your map actually cross over into our property lines. Also note, regarding your parking restriction from 2-6 am, we open at 5 am and in some cases earlier and will have vehicles parking on our property adjacent to the street. As this practice has been in place since the building was built in 1991 we would hope this change in parking restrictions would not affect our location. If you would please review and respond, I would appreciate it. It should also me noted that there are business open early similar to ours in this same area and some run 3 shifts overnight. Manager 1 Page 25 of 28 Subject: SOUTH OF OAKTON STUDY Hello, Please see attached requested signs for our building/property. We also have some requests/suggestions, we would like to mention regarding the changes. Marked in blue on attachment. We appreciate the consideration and thank you for asking us for our input and for improving our area. - Reserved Parking OR Park at your own risk along 2445 E Oakton St (marked on map) - No trespassing signs along 2445 E Oakton St (marked on map) --> we have tons of people making donuts on the private lot and it has to be cleaned by us. Not to mention how dangerous it is for public. We also have a lot of people crossing into our lawn and across the property. We have had break-in attempts ( MP is aware. ) - Retain 11PM to 6AM across the street from 2445 E Oakton. If it changes to 2AM to 6AM we’ll run into the same problem on and across the street keeping cars there all night. - Request for Loading Zone along that curb across from 2445 E Oakton St because of the semi trailer traffic - it would make space for rigs coming to ILC and Chicago Laminate - The Curb on the south end of where Hamilton and Weiler should be a loading zone entirely rather than a no parking from 2AM to 6AM. The passage becomes too narrow with people parking there and trucks staging between Elgin Recycling and Hinckley Springs 1 Page 26 of 28 -- 2 Page 27 of 28 Page 28 of 28