ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Interim Corporation Counsel with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE to Amend CHAPTER 28 (Traffic and Motor Vehicles) of the CODE of the City of Peoria.
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BACKGROUND: According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, the number of pedestrian crashes in Peoria County has decreased since 2010, but the number of fatalities that result from pedestrian crashes has increased.
Year
# Pedestrian Crashes
Total Accidents
Percentage of Total Accidents
Fatalities
2020
39
3798
1.03%|1010|2019
48
4430
1.08%|1010|2018
48
4586
1.05%|1010|2017
44
4333
1.02%|1010|2016
48
4531
1.06%|1010|2015
52
4454
1.17%|10 10|2014
51
4536
1.12%|1010|2013
63
4438
1.42%|1010|2012
56
4789
1.17%|1010|2011
48
4896
0.98%|1010|2010
65
5136
1.27%|1010|
The Pedestrian Median Crash Analysis completed by Hanson Professional Services in September of 2021 did not track fatalities. The Public Works Department has asked Hanson to re-evaluate for fatalities and offer a comparison with the IDOT statistics.
On May 10, 2022, the City Council requested that the legal department draft changes to Chapter 28 (Traffic and Motor Vehicles) of the City Code. Attached is an Ordinance Amending the Definitions and Prohibition of what constitutes a vehicle obstructing traffic. In addition, it makes occupancy of the median when not attempting to lawfully cross the road an ordinance violation.
The ordinance does not prohibit individuals from soliciting donations nor does it prohibit occupants of a vehicle from providing donations or goods to individuals. The Ordinance prohibits the exchange of goods, products or materials on the traveled portions of roadways.
If community members want to provide a donation to an individual along a roadway, they will need to do so from a legal parking spot, not from a travel lane that could cause a distraction to other motorists, cause pedestrians to move into the roadway in an unsafe matter or even cause ...
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