Lawrence Avenue Pedestrian Street Removal

At a glance

• What: Ordinance O2026-0026042 removes the Pedestrian Street designation from a segment of West Lawrence Avenue on Map 13-1, between a line 149.73 feet east of North Albany Avenue and a line 349.73 feet west of North Sacramento Avenue, and amends Section 17-3-0503-D to reclassify listed segments of Lawrence Avenue and Milwaukee Avenue as pedestrian streets.
• Vote: Passed 50 to 0 on September 23, 2026. It is the first item in the Zoning Committee report of the September 22 meeting.
• Related: The pedestrian-street list is part of the same zoning framework as Transit Oriented Development Streets, taken up in October.

Sources

• City Council journal, September 23, 2026, Volume I: https://chicityclerk.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public-1/reports/2026_09_23%20Journal%20of%20the%20Proceedings%20Vol.%20I.pdf
• Journal pages 49661 to 49663.

Log

2026-09-23 - City Council

Passed 50 to 0.

2026-09-22 - Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards

Committee passed de-designating the segment so an existing shop could continue operating.