Hinsdale board advances plan for three‑year Public Safety and Transportation Commission

HINSDALE, Ill. — The Hinsdale Village Board on Tuesday advanced a plan to create a citizen‑led Public Safety and Transportation Commission that will review a village traffic and pedestrian safety study and provide advice to the board.

President Hart introduced the ordinance as part of the village president’s report, saying the commission will be a “direct voice” for residents on traffic, pedestrian safety and infrastructure decisions. The board moved the ordinance to a second read for final consideration at a future meeting.

“1 of the commission’s first priorities will be to assist in the review of the traffic and safety study, which is already underway,” Hart said, noting the village has launched a public traffic and safety survey that is open through July 31.

Trustee Stifler, who presented the ordinance to the board, said the commission will be a three‑year pilot that sunsets unless the board extends it. The body would include two members of the board, a resident with technical experience, three nonvoting stakeholder members (for example representatives from schools and businesses) and village staff in advisory roles.

“The safety studies are going to be multiyear, but this first year we should have some results in the fall,” Trustee Stifler said. He and other trustees said the board plans to take a zone‑by‑zone approach — starting with the Central Business District and then school zones — and to use outside consultants on technical matters.

The commission will review KLOA’s multi‑phase traffic and pedestrian safety study and also take up other safety issues that arise during the three‑year period, Stifler said. The board discussed timing and confirmed the KLOA deliverable for initial results is expected this fall.

No vote was held on Tuesday; trustees moved the ordinance forward to a second reading for final action.