Downers Grove residents between 63rd and 75th streets could see dozens of new stop signs and high-visibility crosswalks under a traffic safety package headed to the Village Council on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
The proposals cover Area 12, a south-side neighborhood bounded by Fairview Avenue to the west, Main Street to the east, 63rd Street to the north and 75th Street to the south. The area also includes part of the intersection of 75th Street and Fairview Avenue, according to village documents.
The council, led by Mayor Robert T. Barnett, first took up the ordinance, listed as ORD 2026-11423, at its Oct. 20 meeting. That session was a first reading, as we reported Oct. 21.
The Downers Grove Transportation and Parking Commission voted unanimously on Sept. 16 to recommend the changes. The recommendations grew out of a neighborhood traffic study by KLOA, the firm Kenig, Lindgren, O'Hara, Aboona, Inc. The firm performed traffic counts and speed surveys at 39 locations and counted vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists at four intersections, according to a village council presentation.
The study found problems. It flagged intersection traffic control, pedestrian safety, traffic volumes and vehicle speeds as key concerns. Many intersections have yield signs or no traffic control at all.
Stop signs. New two-way stop signs would go in at five intersections, including 67th Street and Briargate Drive and Fairmount and Ridgeview Street. An earlier account listed six intersections for new two-way stops; the named locations in village documents total five. Stop signs would replace existing yield signs at eight more intersections, including several along Claremont Drive. One-way stop controls would be added at 64 T-intersections across the neighborhood.
Crosswalks. Piano-key crosswalks would be installed at 13 locations, including 75th Street and Main Street, Main Street and Meadowlawn Avenue, and Fairview Avenue and 66th Street.
Other measures. Curb extensions would be installed on parts of Fairmount Avenue. Metered parking pay stations would be changed to automated pay stations. The village's Active Transportation Plan, adopted in 2025, identifies Fairmount Avenue and 67th Street as bike routes, according to the KLOA presentation.
The village's Neighborhood Traffic Study Program has completed 11 studies since 2011.
The council meets at 7 p.m. at the Downers Grove Civic Center, 850 Curtiss St. Residents can submit public comment through the village's electronic rEmarks form, which closes at noon on the day of the meeting.
