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Hinsdale board creates Public Safety and Transportation Commission to review traffic and safety work
Summary
The Hinsdale Board of Trustees voted to create a Public Safety and Transportation Commission to advise the village on traffic, pedestrian safety and policing issues; the commission will review a traffic safety study this fall.
Village President Greg Hart announced the board unanimously adopted an ordinance establishing a Public Safety and Transportation Commission on Aug. 12, 2025, creating a standing body to advise the village on traffic patterns, pedestrian safety and policing issues.
The commission will provide a formal channel between residents and village staff, and its first major task will be to review recommendations from a traffic safety study currently underway, Hart said. "This new group will be a direct link between residents and the village on matters such as traffic patterns, pedestrian safety, and policing issues," Village President Greg Hart said.
The ordinance adds chapter 15 to the village code. The commission will include three voting members (two village trustees and one resident expert), three nonvoting stakeholder representatives from the business community and a staff liaison from police, engineering or public services, according to materials presented at the meeting. Trustees and staff said the panel is intended to be temporary (three-year term) and focused on digestible tasks; staff expects a public open house Sept. 2 to gather more input before the consultant issues final recommendations this fall.
Trustees took the measure on second reading and voted unanimously to approve the ordinance. The board also announced appointments to the commission and said the group will use the ongoing study by KLOA and a resident survey (about 250 responses so far) to shape recommendations.
The board described the commission as an advisory and coordinating body. Staff said the first phase of the consultant work will focus on the Central Business District and that later phases will address school zones and other areas in stages.
