Granville Traffic Safety

This project is the product of the community’s concerns around traffic safety along Granville Avenue. In studying the corridor, CDOT identified the following concerns:

• High traffic volumes: Traffic volume on Granville is 2-3 times than that of a typical residential street.
• Dangerously high speeds: Top speeds of over 50 MPH have been recorded throughout the Granville corridor.
• Traffic crash hot spot: Granville Avenue is in the top 10% of traffic crashes on residential streets in the entire city of Chicago, with many blocks located within our ward ranking in the top 5% or even 1% of traffic crashes.

CDOT presented a proposal in October 2024 to increase traffic safety along this corridor by converting several blocks at key intersections to one-ways, and adding additional traffic calming throughout the corridor.

Project Goals

• Reduce non-local vehicle trips on Granville.
• Encourage slower & predictable speeds for the safety of everyone.
• Better organize Granville to accommodate all uses.
• Enhance accessibility to support all the ways people travel on Granville.

Design Exhibits

• Initial design exhibits
• Final design exhibits

Project Features

• Traffic calming / pedestrian safety elements at 7 intersections
• Short one-way conversions to discourage non-local traffic
• New speed humps on 11 blocks
• Refreshed crosswalk markings
• Replace missing corner clearance signage
• Bike route pavement markings and signage

Project Timeline

• Bidding: Spring 2025
• Construction: Summer 2025
• Estimated Completion: Summer 2025

Construction Updates

Project updates will be added as they become available.

Community Meetings

Public Engagement

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Archived Meetings

• Community Meeting at Misercordia on October 15th, 2024; view on YouTube
• A follow up community meeting was held on February 11th, 2025; view recording

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