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Consultants tell Hinsdale board downtown transportation "operates well," propose phased safety upgrades
Summary
KLOA presented a downtown traffic and pedestrian safety study concluding Hinsdale's downtown operates at good levels of service but offered phased recommendations — signage/enforcement, pavement markings, and later construction such as curb extensions and corner-radius changes — to improve pedestrian visibility and calm traffic.
KLOA traffic engineering consultants told the Hinsdale Village Board on Feb. 17 that the village's downtown transportation system generally operates well but could be made safer and more pedestrian-friendly through a phased program of low-cost and longer-term measures.
Michael Worthman, a principal with consulting firm KLOA, said field investigations, intersection and roadway counts, crash-data review and public engagement showed low traffic volumes, good intersection levels of service and relatively few pedestrian or bicycle crashes. The firm conducted vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle counts at 15 intersections and daily traffic counts at six road segments, with most data collected…
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