Board Approves $308K Main Street Traffic Signal Bid
The Village of Skokie board approved a $308,687 bid for the construction of a traffic signal at Main Street and Central Park Avenue on Monday.
Signs reading “Slow down. Save a child” are still up near Main Street and St. Louis Avenue almost a year after 9-year-old Carter Vo was struck and killed by a vehicle. The signs can be seen on traffic medians and residential lawns near where Vo’s death occurred. According to police, the driver responsible for Vo’s death was Skokie resident Hanin Goma. It was later revealed that Goma, 23, had marijuana and amphetamines in her system at the time of the incident, police said. The incident occurred about a block away from John Middleton Elementary School. Following the crash, the village assembled a committee to look at traffic data and make recommendations on how to improve safety near the school. A traffic-engineering firm was also hired to …
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2:40 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
Kate and Bill, I spoke with an urban planner, specifically about that stretch of Main street, who worked for the City of Chicago for years under Daley on making a more "walkable" city. He is also one of the founders of the Safer Routes To Schools organization (see http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/). As far as I know, our city only consulted engineers and that was a big flaw on its part and why it … more ›