The Village’s traffic calming program is called the Friendly Neighborhood Streets Program (Program). The primary goal of traffic calming is to increase safety on neighborhood streets by slowing vehicle traffic and/or reducing the number of vehicles. The Program goes beyond this by also focusing on improving street infrastructure for pedestrians and bicyclists to increase safety for all users.
This Program is intended to address long-term traffic issues on neighborhood streets and was adopted at the May 21st, 2024, Village Board Meeting as an update to the previous traffic calming program. With this update, more streets are now eligible for traffic calming measures. Any resident who wishes to slow vehicles on their street or correct other perceived traffic issues can petition the Village to install traffic calming measures.
For a street to qualify for traffic calming, it must meet minimum speed or volume criteria outlined in the Program. For a resident-initiated project, neighborhood support must be shown before the Village reviews a project.
The Document section has links to the complete program and the petition sheets that residents must fill out to initiate a traffic calming project. Any resident wishing to submit a petition should contact Public Works to discuss the issue(s), request information on past traffic studies on their street, and determine petition requirements.
Please contact Public Works with any questions about filling out the petition form or other project requirements. Public Works will also be able to give information on past traffic studies on the streets in question.
Petitioners will be updated through the process as to the status of their petition. If a petition is selected to move forward, a project page will be developed to keep the neighborhood informed of the project.
Lake Briarwood Traffic Calming Study
- Description: Traffic Calming Study in the Lake Briarwood Neighborhood
- Location: Lake Briarwood Neighborhood
South William Street Traffic Calming Study
- Description: Traffic Calming Study on South William Street
- Location: Prospect Avenue to Golf Road
Hatlen Heights Neighborhood Traffic Calming Study
- Description: Traffic Calming Study in the Hatlen Heights Neighborhood
- Location: Audrey Lane, Hatlen Avenue, Connie Lane and Bonita Avenue