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Consultants: Finkston Road corridor is not unsafe but has turning conflicts; village urged to press IDOT for future fixes
Summary
A consultant's corridor study found Finkston (Pinkston) Road falls in the Illinois Department of Transportation's lowest safety tier and shows no urgent safety problem, but it identified turning-movement conflicts, spot congestion and modest speed concerns and recommended nonurgent measures (bike lanes, medians, signage) that would require IDOT approval.
Dan Brinkman, senior transportation engineer for Gil Hamilton Associates, told the Glenview Board of Trustees that a corridor safety study of Finkston (also referenced in materials as Pinkston) Road found no immediate safety crisis, though it did identify localized conflicts that could be addressed over time.
Brinkman said the team reviewed five years of Illinois Department of Transportation crash data, pedestrian operations, roadway geometry, congestion and speeds, and solicited public input at two in-person meetings that drew about 100 residents and more than 100 comments. "We don't have a safety problem," he said, summarizing the analysis. "There's…
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