A new morning parking ban that aims to solve the West Loop’s parking woes could be implemented as soon as this summer, an influential West Loop alderman said Monday.<\/p>\n
Aimed at discouraging suburban “day-trippers” from parking in the area\u00a0and heading to work Downtown, 27th\u00a0Ward Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. hopes a ban that would prohibit street parking from 7 to 9 a.m. weekdays\u00a0\u2014 but make an exception for West Loop residents\u00a0\u2014 can be approved by the City Council soon.<\/p>\n
If all goes well, new parking signs could be installed by\u00a0summer, Burnett\u00a0told DNAinfo\u00a0Monday.<\/p>\n
Unlike a previous pilot program that banned parking from\u00a01:30 to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays, residents would be able to obtain a permit to park on streets from 7 to 9 a.m. weekdays. The proposed ordinance aims to improve parking in an area bound by West Van Buren Street on the south, West Washington Street on the north,\u00a0Green Street on the east and\u00a0Ashland Avenue on the west.<\/p>\n
Under the draft ordinance, signs prohibiting parking from 7 to\u00a09 a.m. on weekdays would be installed on more than\u00a020\u00a0blocks, including:<\/p>\n
Northeast area<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n \u2022 1-150 N. Morgan St., <\/strong>two blocks on the east side of the street between Randolph and Madison<\/p>\n \u2022 100-150 N. Sangamon St.,<\/strong> one block on the east side of the street between Randolph and Washington<\/p>\n \u2022 1-100 N. Sangamon St., <\/strong>half-block on the west\u00a0side of the street between Washington and Madison<\/p>\n \u2022 1-150 N. Peoria St.,<\/strong> two blocks on the east side of the street between Randolph and Madison<\/p>\n Central area<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n \u2022 1-100 N. Elizabeth St.,<\/strong> half-block on east side of the street between Washington and Madison<\/p>\n \u2022 1-100 N. Racine Ave.,<\/strong> half-block on west side of the street between Washington and Madison<\/p>\n \u2022 1-100 S. Racine Ave.,<\/strong> one block on east side of the street between Madison and Monroe<\/p>\n \u2022 1-100 S. Throop\u00a0St., <\/strong>one block on east side of the street between Madison and Monroe<\/p>\n \u2022 1-100 S. Aberdeen St.,<\/strong> one block on the east side of the street between Madison and Monroe<\/p>\n \u2022 1300-1400 W. Monroe St.,<\/strong> half-block on north side of the street between Loomis and Throop<\/p>\n Southeast area<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n \u2022 300-400 S. Aberdeen St.,<\/strong> one block on the\u00a0east side of the street between Jackson and Van Buren<\/p>\n \u2022 300-400 S. Morgan St.,<\/strong> one block on the east side of the street between Jackson and Van Buren<\/p>\n \u2022 300-400 S. Sangamon St.,<\/strong> one block on the east side of the street between Jackson and Van Buren<\/p>\n \u2022 400-426 S. Sangamon St.,<\/strong> half-block\u00a0on the east side of the street\u00a0south of Van Buren<\/p>\n \u2022 1000-1100 S. Tilden St.,<\/strong> majority of block on north side of the street between Aberdeen and Morgan<\/p>\n Southwest area\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 200-300 S. Laflin St., <\/strong>one block on west side of the street between Adams and Jackson<\/p>\n \u2022 300-400 S. Laflin St.,<\/strong> one block on east side of the street between Jackson and Van Buren<\/p>\n \u2022 200-300 S. Loomis St.,<\/strong> one block on east side of the street between Adams and Jackson<\/p>\n \u2022 300-400 S. Loomis St.,<\/strong> one block on the west side of the street between Jackson and Van Buren<\/p>\n \u2022 200-400 S. Throop St., <\/strong>one block on the west side of the street between Adams and Van Buren<\/p>\n The ordinance, co-sponsored by West Loop aldermen\u00a0Danny\u00a0Solis (25th)\u00a0and Jason Ervin (28th),\u00a0was introduced to the city’s Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety on\u00a0January 21, 2015 \u2014 more than two years ago\u00a0\u2014 but has been stuck\u00a0in committee since.<\/p>\n With development booming and construction crews taking over large parts of the West Loop, aldermen now aim to pass the ordinance soon so the more than 100 new signs can be installed this summer, Burnett said, giving West Loop residents\u00a0much-needed parking relief.<\/p>\n RELATED:\u00a0McDonald’s Bringing 2,000 Jobs, ‘Iconic’ Brand Back To Chicago With New HQ<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Because\u00a0the area is ever-evolving, Burnett said some changes could be made regarding the\u00a0specific streets that get signs before the plan is approved. Neighbors were requesting changes at a development meeting hosted by the West Loop Community Organization and Solis\u00a0last week.<\/p>\n “We are trying to get this done before the interest and the concerns of the area change,” Burnett\u00a0said.<\/p>\n Failed midday parking ban<\/strong><\/p>\n The new morning parking ban comes after a\u00a0midday parking ban in the West Loop was abandoned after neighborhood groups pushed to end the pilot program in 2014.<\/p>\n From July through December in 2013, drivers were prohibited from parking along\u00a0select neighborhood streets\u00a0from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays.<\/p>\n At the time, Armando Chacon,\u00a0president of the West Central Association, said the restrictions were\u00a0“not received overly well” and made\u00a0“the parking situation even worse.”<\/p>\n Although the ban was able to reduce day-trippers, local residents didn\u2019t like it because there was no exception for them, Chacon said. Businesses didn\u2019t like it because customers couldn’t park on the street during the middle of the day.<\/p>\n dnainfo \/\u00a0By Stephanie Lulay<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new morning parking ban that aims to solve the West Loop’s parking woes could be implemented as soon as this summer, an influential West Loop alderman said Monday. Aimed at discouraging suburban “day-trippers” from parking in the area\u00a0and heading to work Downtown, 27th\u00a0Ward Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. hopes a ban that would prohibit street … Continue reading West Loop Morning Parking Could Be Banned Soon For Outsiders<\/span>