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Naperville Transportation Advisory Board Meeting - May 7, 2026

City Council — Thursday, May 7, 2026
BodyNaperville, Illinois
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, May 7, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:20

I would like to call the transportation advisory board meeting for May 7th, 2026 to order.

0:26

Staff may you please conduct the roll call.

0:29

Mr.

0:29

Hurley?

0:30

Here.

0:30

Mr.

0:31

Kriswinski?

0:32

Here.

0:32

Ms.

0:33

Neyer?

0:34

Here.

0:34

Mr.

0:34

Nibel.

0:36

Mr.

0:37

Strome?

0:38

Here.

0:38

Mr.

0:38

Olger.

0:41

Here.

0:42

Miss Rose?

0:43

Here.

0:43

Mr.

0:44

Webb.

0:44

Here.

0:45

Councilman McGroom?

0:46

Here.

0:47

Student member Solkolowski.

0:49

Here.

0:50

We have a quorum.

0:54

Warnful.

0:54

Thank you.

0:56

So we have a quorum.

0:57

The meeting is officially called to order.

0:59

I'd like to start by thanking everyone for coming out this evening.

1:02

Staff, members of the board, as well as the public.

1:07

I am sitting in the seat where the former chair Brian Laird was.

1:11

Unfortunately, since the last meeting, he had a job opportunity in California and has moved away.

1:18

So I am temporarily in this seat as this.

1:22

And board member Webb is intended to be our last meeting as we were terminated after six great years of serving on the board.

1:29

It's been our pleasure.

1:32

However, there may be an opportunity to extend that pending availability of other board members.

1:39

So we'll say maybe goodbye tonight.

1:43

Also, we'd like to say goodbye to board member Nigel, who has decided no longer to participate.

1:51

And our student member Alexander Sokolowski.

1:55

So thank you very much for your service.

2:00

Okay, the first order of business tonight is the public forum.

2:03

During the public forum, members of the public have the opportunity to address the Transportation Advisory Board on issues which are not part of tonight's agenda.

2:11

Please keep your comments limited to three minutes.

2:14

Staff, we do uh, or staff, do we have any speakers signed up to speak as part of the public forum?

2:20

We have one speaker, Robbie King.

2:33

I know that just by show hands, is everyone okay with him passing out?

2:38

Please do.

2:52

You may provide staff as well.

3:10

All right.

3:11

Well, thank you and good evening.

3:13

My name is Robbie King.

3:15

Um I'm a resident of Chicago, but I happen to live um, I happen to work in Naperville.

3:21

Um so I work a little bit off of Naperville Road and Warrenville Road at a company, an outdoor power equipment company.

3:29

So I commute from Chicago to Naperville using uh PACE bus routes um 714 and 722 uh to and from uh Naperville Metro station.

3:39

Both routes drop off riders at the intersection of Naperville Road and Warrenville Road, but unfortunately, there is no safe way to access or leave this bus stop.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Transportation Safety█████████████████████████████████████████████76%
Engineering And Infrastructure█████9%
Active Transportation█████8%
Procedural████7%
Summary of Proceedings

Naperville Transportation Advisory Board Meeting - May 7, 2026

The Naperville Transportation Advisory Board met on May 7, 2026, with a quorum present. The meeting included farewells to departing board members (Mr. Webb, Mr. Nibel, student member Sokolowski, and former chair Brian Laird), a public forum, reports, and several agenda items. Key actions included approvals of meeting minutes, a stop control recommendation, and a speed limit schedule update, as well as discussion of the ongoing bicycle and pedestrian plan and a future overnight parking ordinance review.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Robbie King, a commuter from Chicago who works in Naperville, addressed the board about an unsafe PACE bus stop (routes 714 and 722) at the intersection of Naperville Road and Warrenville Road. He highlighted the absence of sidewalks, curb cuts, and crosswalks, which forces pedestrians into dangerous crossing options. Staff noted that both roads are under DuPage County jurisdiction but will forward the concern to the county. They also mentioned a planned County resurfacing project on Naperville Road this summer, which could present an opportunity for improvements, and noted that the ongoing city pedestrian and bicycle plan update includes conversations with county officials about future improvements on Warrenville Road.
  • Written statements were received from multiple residents (Barbara Vetter, Jinta Sidris, Joseph McGarry, Joseph Jurassic) regarding on-street parking, with both support and opposition expressed. A written statement of support for the stop control item was also received from Kevin Flynn.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of the minutes of the February 5, 2026 Transportation Advisory Board meeting (unanimous).

Discussion Items

  • Police Department Report (Sgt. Muskott): Reported on three STEP grant activities (Christmas, New Year’s, St. Patrick’s, and April Distracted Driving Awareness Month). Combined totals: 241 hours worked, 319 vehicles stopped, 328 citations. In April alone, 166 distracted driving citations were issued. Upcoming Route 59 enforcement day on May 9. Provided an update on e-bike ordinance enforcement: February had a few complaints and one crash (e-scooter, non-life-threatening injuries); March had 16 complaints and one crash (no injuries); April had 37 complaints and one crash; May already one crash. Directed downtown enforcement on weekends has been added for summer.
  • Item 26-0572: Two-way stop control at Bigfoot Lane/Bel Air Court and Zaninger Avenue. Staff presented a sight distance study showing that line-of-sight obstructions from residential buildings warrant stop signs (based on intersection sight distance, not traffic volume or crash history). Public testimony from Kevin Flynn (resident of 987 Creekside Circle) described a serious accident involving his son at the intersection; he provided video and photos of the damage. The board unanimously approved the recommendation.
  • Item 26-0590: Update speed limits traffic schedule within Title 11 of the municipal code. Staff explained that this is a data quality update, removing duplicates and entries for state/county highways, with no actual speed limit changes in the field. The board unanimously approved the recommendation.
  • Old Business (Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update): Ms. Smith reported on the open house held April 23, 2026. Display boards and a survey were used to gather feedback; 80% of survey respondents said the draft recommendations met their expectations for improving walking and biking in Naperville. The final plan will be presented at the August TAB meeting.
  • New Business (Overnight Parking Ordinance Review): Staff updated that City Council had requested TAB discussion of the overnight parking ordinance after a staff review in fall 2025. Staff is now developing a community survey to be released in summer 2026, and will bring the item to TAB in fall 2026 for discussion.

Key Outcomes

  • Unanimous approval of the minutes of the February 5, 2026 meeting.
  • Unanimous approval of a recommendation to establish two-way stop control at the intersection of Bigfoot Lane, Bel Air Court, and Zaninger Avenue.
  • Unanimous approval of a recommendation to update the speed limits traffic schedule within Title 11 of the municipal code.
  • Acknowledged the service of departing board members Mr. Webb (six years), Mr. Nibel, student member Alexander Sokolowski, and former chair Brian Laird. The chair is temporarily filled by Mr. Hurley.
  • Meeting adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

I would like to call the transportation advisory board meeting for May 7th, 2026 to order. Staff may you please conduct the roll call. Mr. Hurley? Here. Mr. Kriswinski? Here. Ms. Neyer? Here. Mr. Nibel. Mr. Strome? Here. Mr. Olger. Here. Miss Rose? Here. Mr. Webb. Here. Councilman McGroom? Here. Student member Solkolowski. Here. We have a quorum. Warnful. Thank you. So we have a quorum. The meeting is officially called to order. I'd like to start by thanking everyone for coming out this evening. Staff, members of the board, as well as the public. I am sitting in the seat where the former chair Brian Laird was. Unfortunately, since the last meeting, he had a job opportunity in California and has moved away. So I am temporarily in this seat as this. And board member Webb is intended to be our last meeting as we were terminated after six great years of serving on the board. It's been our pleasure. However, there may be an opportunity to extend that pending availability of other board members. So we'll say maybe goodbye tonight. Also, we'd like to say goodbye to board member Nigel, who has decided no longer to participate. And our student member Alexander Sokolowski. So thank you very much for your service. Okay, the first order of business tonight is the public forum. During the public forum, members of the public have the opportunity to address the Transportation Advisory Board on issues which are not part of tonight's agenda. Please keep your comments limited to three minutes. Staff, we do uh, or staff, do we have any speakers signed up to speak as part of the public forum? We have one speaker, Robbie King.

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