From left, 183rd Street residents Caroline and Ashley Kjos and regular cyclist Mark Grupe advocate before the Homewood village board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12, for a proposed traffic calming project on 183rd Street. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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Homewood residents urge the board to implement road diet on 183rd Street

Several residents shared their concerns on the speeding and dangers of 183rd Street with Homewood Village Board members at the Aug. 12 meeting.   

Residents told of drivers zooming past the 30 mph speed limit, a long-time issue, causing unsafe conditions to those who live or walk on 183rd Street. 

Homewood commissioned a traffic study which was conducted in 2021 following a fatal crash at 183rd and Center Avenue in 2020. From there, a road…

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