The driver of a red Ford Ranger was seriously injured Saturday morning, March 28, in a one-vehicle crash at the intersection of 183rd Street and Governors Highway, according to Homewood police. The crash occurred shortly after 6:30 a.m. as the driver was traveling southbound on Governors Highway. As he approached[Read More…]
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One driver injured in 3-vehicle crash at 183rd and Harwood on March 18
One driver was treated for minor injuries and transported to an area hospital after a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of 183rd Street and Harwood Avenue Wednesday evening, March 18. The crash occurred about 8 p.m. when the driver of a blue Hyundai Sonata was traveling northbound on Harwood when[Read More…]
Homewood board provides update on 183rd Street safety measures
The Homewood Village Board presented an update for mitigation strategies to address the safety concerns of 183rd Street at the Nov. 11 meeting. After the ongoing debate of whether or not to implement a road diet, which would reduce the lanes of 183rd Street from four to two with a[Read More…]
Column: A ‘road diet’ by any other name would save the street
Words matter, and even accurate terms, if they conjure the wrong connotations, are not the best fit. Take “road diet,” for example. I’ve been advocating for Homewood to prioritize its plan to convert 183rd Street east of Dixie Highway from four lanes to three (two travel lanes, a turn lane[Read More…]
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. [Read More…]
Page 4: Making the community safe from shooters and speeders
Public safety and quality of life are intertwined values that are top priorities in our community, but achieving both is complicated by a powerful force: American culture, specifically its preferences for guns and speed. Of course, Homewood and Flossmoor are very safe villages. We have much less crime than many[Read More…]
Column: Traffic calming project on 183rd Street remains in limbo
The 183rd Street traffic diet project is still on the table. But it’s over behind the butter dish and the extra salt shaker, not exactly the main course. There was a certain amount of excitement (and a dash of dread) in 2022 when Homewood Public Works did a test of[Read More…]
183rd Street traffic restructuring project inches forward
Homewood’s grant application for restructuring lanes on 183rd Street from about Morgan Street west to Dixie Highway has been approved, but that doesn’t mean work is imminent. Public Works Director John Schaefer said the village received word in April that the project was approved for a $232,875 Illinois Transportation Enhancement[Read More…]
State approves funding for Flossmoor streetscape, 183rd Street road diet projects
Homewood and Flossmoor will benefit from $127.9 million being awarded through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) that is expanding travel options and enhancing quality of life in communities throughout the state. Among the grants awarded was nearly $1.2 million for Flossmoor’s downtown streetscape project and $232,875 for Homewood’s 183rd traffic diet project. Both projects[Read More…]
Homewood could seek grant to help implement traffic diet plan on 183rd Street
Homewood trustees will vote Tuesday, Sept. 13, on whether to authorize staff to complete a grant application that would offset costs involved in restructuring traffic lanes on 183rd Street from Dixie Highway east to Morgan Street. The “traffic diet” plan was one suggestion made by engineers from Burns & McDonnell[Read More…]
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