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If one Northwest Side alderman has his way, Chicago drivers would soon face a slower citywide speed limit in a bid to cut traffic crashes and fatalities. The effort got its first look in the City Council Wednesday during a Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee subject matter hearing where experts praised the potential shift. They lauded the impact small decreases in speed could have to ...

The default speed limit on Chicago side streets is 30 mph, but lowering it to 25 mph could "go a really long way" toward reducing traffic deaths, which have skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic, city Department of Transportation officials said.

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One ordinance would require the city transportation department to “prioritize and incorporate” bike and pedestrian and mass transit improvements when resurfacing arterial streets.