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Midlothian board adopts five-year Safety Action Plan to target high-injury corridors
Summary
The Village of Midlothian approved a 5-year Safety Action Plan developed with CMAP and TYLIN to address a small upward trend in injury crashes and to prioritize projects on high-injury segments such as 147th, Pulaski and Cicero. The plan positions the village for future USDOT funding and an engineering corridor study.
The Village of Midlothian board voted to adopt the Midlothian Safety Action Plan, a five-year program of crash analysis, public engagement and prioritized projects developed with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) and consulting firm TYLIN.
"My name is Elizabeth Miller. I'm a planner with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning," said Elizabeth Miller, who summarized the plan’s purpose and process and said CMAP has completed similar plans across the region. Jake Festers, the project's senior planner with TYLIN, said the plan is designed to support future grant applications. "This is actually a type of plan that's defined by the US Department of Transportation," he said, noting that the next step would be a detailed corridor study to assess engineering feasibility and to coordinate with state agencies.
The consultants highlighted a small upward trend in crash injuries and fatalities in Midlothian over the past five years and identified a concentrated high-injury network on segments including 147th, Pulaski and Cicero. Recommendations include targeted corridor concepts—raised medians to control left turns, relocated and enhanced crosswalks, and expanded sidewalks—plus a neighborhood greenway strategy to calm traffic on local streets. Trustees and presenters emphasized that many priority streets are under other jurisdictions and that coordination with IDOT and county agencies will be required.
Trustee Crowley moved to approve the plan and thanked village departments and the consultant team for their engagement. The motion passed by roll call. Board members said the plan will guide grant applications and create a multi-year implementation process to reduce severe crashes.
