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Council approves Williams Road speed increase and traffic‑calming toolkit; citywide 20/25 mph standard remains under debate
Summary
Warrenville council approved an ordinance change to raise the speed limit on Williams Road north of Batavia Road from 30 to 35 mph and approved a traffic‑calming toolkit. Council continued discussion of three citywide residential speed-limit options without reaching a final decision.
Warrenville — The City Council on June 15 directed staff to prepare an ordinance raising the speed limit on Williams Road north of Batavia Road from 30 to 35 miles per hour and approved a citywide traffic-calming toolkit intended to standardize how resident requests about stop signs and speeding are handled.
Public Works Director Phil Kler said staff presented the Williams Road change after prior meetings produced council consensus in favor of a 35 mph limit for that segment; the council approved a motion to direct staff to prepare the city-code amendment. Kler explained the traffic-calming toolkit — previously presented May 4 — establishes a consistent process for evaluating requests for stop signs, complaints about speeding and other resident inquiries.
On citywide residential speed limits, Kler reminded the council that staff included three alternate options in the agenda packet: (1) maintain the existing mix of 20 and 25 mph zones, (2) standardize residential streets to 25 mph, or (3) direct staff to analyze operational and budgetary impacts of implementing a standardized 20-mph residential limit. Alderman Lockett said he personally favors option 3 (standardize to 20 mph) but indicated he would support keeping the status quo if there is insufficient support for the 20-mph standard. The council did not take a final vote on a citywide change during this meeting.
Aldermen asked about how the toolkit relates to other initiatives such as a Complete Streets policy; staff described the toolkit as separate but complementary and said corridor planning efforts (including the Route 59 work) will inform broader street design discussions.
The Williams Road ordinance and the traffic-calming toolkit were moved for consideration and approved during the meeting; the citywide residential speed-limit options will be revisited in future meetings as staff compiles operational and budgetary analyses.
