Elmhurst To Study Traffic In 2 Neighborhoods

ELMHURST, IL – The Elmhurst City Council on Monday plans to vote on spending $62,000 to study traffic in two local neighborhoods.

A few years ago, the city decided to examine such issues on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis. Officials say this is better than approving each request for stop signs and other features independently without considering larger traffic patterns.

One of the neighborhoods is bounded by Interstate 290 to the north and east, First Street to the south and York Street to the west.

The other is generally bounded by Park Avenue to the north, Interstate 290 to the east, St. Charles Road to the south and York Street to the west.

The neighborhoods include parts of downtown.

The council is set to vote on approving a Rosemont-based engineering firm, KLOA, to conduct the studies.

The firm's job would be to evaluate the performance of the neighborhood's transportation system, identify deficiencies, analyze potential alternatives and make recommendations.

In 2022, the city paid the firm $32,500 to study the College View neighborhood. That area is bordered by Park Avenue to the north, York Street to the east, St. Charles Avenue to the south and West Avenue to the west.

The College View neighborhood includes York High School, Wilder Park, Elmhurst University and Elmhurst Public Library.

The city hopes to examine up to 16 sections of town to improve traffic flow.

For this budget year, the city's budget includes $100,000 for such studies. The remaining $38,000 may be spent on another small neighborhood traffic study in the fall, according to a city memo.