West Loop Parking Plan

Community Meeting
 Agenda
I. Introductions
II. Current allocation of parking in the West Loop
III. Assumptions
IV. Main objectives
V. Task force Recommendations
VI. What is being implemented
VII. What is not being implemented
VIII.Next steps
IX. Q&A - Feedback
 Introductions

Elected Officials
Alderman Danny Solis - 25th Ward
Alderman Walter Burnett - 27th Ward
Alderman Jason Ervin - 28th Ward

Chicago Department of Transportation

Brenda Rancher-McGruder
 Introductions
Community Organizations
West Loop Community Organization-WLCO
Carla Agostenelli Executive Director

West Central Association

Rod Burch Executive Director
Armando Chacon President
 Current Parking Allocation
On-street parking by type
Total: 5,510 on-street parking spots

Paid on-street (meter), 322

6% Restricted (standing, loading

7% zones), 400

4%
Permit (residential,
industrial, hourly), 240

83%
Free and unrestricted, 4548
 Assumptions
There is and will not be enough parking to meet current and growing demand for
parking in the West Loop
Parking policy will be fluid and evolve as necessary
Area of focus
Randolph, I-290, Ashland, and Halsted
For permit parking, we identified higher concentration of residents
For metered parking, we identified commercial corridors
 Objectives of new plan
Take lessons from previous pilot program and create a better parking policy that
accommodates residents, businesses, office users, and guests
No parking on selected streets from 1:30 3:30pm
Cut down on parking for day trippers
Top priority
Increase parking availability for residents
Create turnover of parking on commercial and arterial streets including Madison
Allow for some parking for the growing number of office users and businesses
 Recommendations
Enact permit parking on certain streets between 7:00am and 9:00am
One zone for all streets with new restrictions
Current permitted streets would stay as-is with their current parking zone number
Add metered parking on Madison street between Racine and Ashland where
possible
Add metered parking on Carpenter, Aberdeen, and west side of Morgan between
Madison and Washington
Eliminate rush hour parking on Madison Street
Prohibit parking on Adams street between Racine and Throop from 3:00pm
4:30pm
WCA Recommendations
Balance parking
supply and demand
Expand metered
parking in business
corridors including
Madison, Randolph
and the Fulton
Market District
Reinstate paid
Sunday meters
Explore performance
pricing
 What is being implemented
Implementation to be around late summer
Restrictions on the following streets to apply Monday thru Friday 7:00am to
9:00am
Street Locations Address Range Distance
East side of street, between
Morgan Randolph and Madison 1 to 150 North 2 blocks

East side of street, between

Sangamon Randolph and Washington 100 to 150 North 1 block

West side of street, between

Sangamon Washington and Madison 1 to 100 North Half block

East side of street, between

Peoria Randolph and Madison 1 to 150 North 2 blocks

East side of street, between

Elizabeth Washington and Madison 1 to 100 North half block
Street Locations Address Range Distance
West side of street, between
Racine Washington and Madison 1 to 100 North Half block

East side of street, between

Racine Madison and Monroe 1 to 100 South 1 block

East side of street, between

Aberdeen Madison and Monroe 1 to 100 South 1 block

North sdie of street, between

Monroe Loomis and Throop 1300 to 1400 West Half block

East side of street, between

Aberdeen Jackson and Van Buren 300 to 400 South 1 block
Street Locations Address Range Distance
East side of street, between
Morgan Jackson and Van Buren 300 to 400 South 1 block

East side of street, between

Sangamon Jackson and Van Buren 400 to 426 South Half block

North side of street, between

Tilden Aberdeen and Morgan 1000 to 1100 West 1 block

West side of street, between

Laflin Adams and Jackson 200 to 300 South 1 block

East side of street, between

Laflin Jackson and Van Buren 300 to 400 South 1 block
Street Locations Address Range Distance
East side of street, between
Loomis Adams and Jackson 200 to 300 South 1 block

West side of street, between

Loomis Jackson and Van Buren 300 to 400 South 1 block

West side of street, between

Throop Adams and Van Buren 200 to 400 South 2 blocks
 What is NOT being implemented
Metered parking on Madison from Racine to Ashland
Metered parking on Morgan, Carpenter, and Aberdeen between Madison and
Washington
Prohibit parking on Adams street between Racine and Throop from 3:00pm
4:30pm
 What is NOT being implemented
Street Locations Address Range Distance

Monroe Morgan to Ashland 1000 to 1600 West 6 blocks

May Madison to Washington 1 to 100 North 1 block

Sangamon Monroe to Jackson 100 to 300 South 2 blocks

Peoria Monroe to Van Buren 100 to 400 South 3 blocks

Bishop Madison to Washington 1 to 100 North 1 block

 Next steps
Signs to go up toward the end of summer
Once signs are up, you will need to go to City Hall to purchase your zone parking
sticker
Will need proof of residency
Cost of annual sticker is $25
Guest passes should be available for purchase
Take feedback from todays meeting and compile recommendations for next
phase of parking policy
Will work with elected officials and city to enact new restrictions and changes to
parking policy