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Resolution #11-R-17
May 17, 2017
Submitted by: Alderperson Siebers - District 1
Referred to: Municipal Services Committee
Whereas Clark Street is a very narrow residential street,
Whereas there are no terraces on North Clark Street and the sidewalks abut right up to the street,
Whereas there are families with small children living on North Clark Street,
Whereas research has shown that children under 14 are far more likely to be hit by a car on a street with a speed limit for 25 miles per hour or more,
Whereas a common complaint of those living on North Clark Street has been the speed of many cars using North Clark Street,
And Whereas cities across the United States are starting to lower speed limits in residential neighborhoods for safety reasons.
Therefore be it resolved,
That the speed limit in the 500 and 600 block on the entire length of North Clark Street be reduced to 20 mph, if not 15