Comprehensive Parking Review

The primary goals of the comprehensive parking study are to create parking ordinances that are simple and user-friendly, to standardize and streamline parking signage throughout the Village and to implement parking technology geared toward customer service and efficiency.

Starting in March, the Village Board will review and evaluate a different parking topic each month during a series of special meetings. The process is expected to conclude in the fall, at which time the Board will consider a comprehensive list of proposed ordinance amendments based on input gathered during the monthly reviews.

Village Parking staff is working with the citizen volunteers of the Transportation Commission to gather the information that is provided to the Village Board for review and discussion.

Material relevant to the monthly topic at hand will be posted one week prior to each meeting at www.oak-park.us/whatdoyouthink. Residents and business operators may post comments on the topic page, which will be shared with Village trustees prior to each meeting.

Individual petitions for new parking regulations will temporarily be put on hold while the comprehensive parking review process unfolds. Residents are still welcome to file petitions, but any hearings will be postponed until after the parking study concludes in September.

All meetings will be held at Village Hall, 123 Madison St. Visit www.oak-park.us/whatdoyouthink for specific meeting times and dates, to review material and to provide comments related to each topic.

For more information on the study, email parking@oak-park.us.

The following topics care scheduled to be discussed by the Village Board as indicated. However, dates are tentative. Please review this page the the website calendar for specific times, dates and locations.

• March – Parking signage recommendations
• May 8 – Parking on and near Austin Boulevard and Harlem Avenue
• July 10 – Parking on and near North Avenue and Roosevelt Road
• TBD – Parking near CTA Blue Line, CTA Green Line and Metra stations
• TBD – Parking on and near Madison Street and Washington Boulevard
• TBD – Parking on or near Chicago Avenue and Division Street
• TBD – Comprehensive ordinance amendments

Below are links to video recordings and related materials for Village Board Study Sessions where various aspects of the ongoing parking Study were discussed:

• July 10 – North Avenue and Roosevelt Road, including adjacent areas
  • Video
  • Related Materials
     
• May 8 – On-Street Parking for Austin Boulevard and Harlem Avenue, including adjacent areas
  • Video
  • Related Materials
     
• March 13 – Pilot project for new consolidated on-street parking restriction sign design
  • Video
  • Related Materials