Updated: 11:25 a.m. with new information from Metra The Fairview Avenue grade crossing will be closed through June 5 for emergency repairs, according to the Metra website. A Metra spokesman told the DGreport the Illinois Commerce Commission ordered the Burlington Northern to make the repairs after being alerted to the site’s rough crossing. “The train [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Transportation'
First Belmont, now Fairview
June 2nd, 2010 · 7 Comments · Public Safety, Transportation
Tags: Fairview Avenue Station·Metra
Unmaking the grade
April 14th, 2010 · Comments Off · community development, Traffic, Transportation
Village staff presented council with a resolution to authorize a railroad crossing improvement at Maple Avenue. This project involves two components:
Tags: budget·Development·planning·rail crossings·railroad safety·safety
The Science of Santa
December 6th, 2009 · Comments Off · Transportation
Researcher explains science behind St. Nick’s Christmas magic. For a Santa this smart, knowing who’s naughty and nice is no big deal. DGreport usually writes it’s own stuff rather than cut and paste press releases, but when it comes to the tough stuff-explaining more technical aspects of Santa Clause-we’re not adverse to bringing in the [...]
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Chicago RLC stats: accidents go up
November 22nd, 2009 · 6 Comments · Traffic, Transportation
The Chicago Tribune is the latest to take a hard look at red light cameras in an in-depth report. The city of Chicago claims they have made intersections safer. The Tribune FOIA’d all of the traffic safety records for every intersection with a red light camera installed in 2006 and 2007. Their statistical compilation shows [...]
Tags: red light cameras·RLC
Cop cars cheap
November 20th, 2009 · Comments Off · humor, Transportation
The village will be putting at least eight police cars up for sale, with auction prices starting at $500. Consent a on the upcoming workshop should result in council approving a resolution to declare certain vehicles and equipment as surplus property. It will authorize VM Fieldman to dispose of such property pursuant to Section 2.35 [...]
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RedSpeed exposed
November 1st, 2009 · 9 Comments · Public Safety, Traffic, Transportation
Although red light cameras are still viewed as a legitimate way to generate a lot of cash, our council seems to be camera shy of the whole idea, and for good reasons. Mayor Sandack has already expressed concerns that RLC tread into personal rights areas that might better be steered clear of (fourth, fourteenth and [...]
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Saturday 6:30pm steam
July 19th, 2009 · 16 Comments · Transportation
Photo courtesy John Schofield. Thanks, John!I can’t get the video to post up right. You can see and hear it here.
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It’s a CNGas
July 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Economic Development, Environmental Concerns, Public Works, Transportation
Grasshopper Shuttle, a DG based private door-to-door transport service, will seek to buy Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) from the village. Council will talk it over at Tuesday’s workshop and probably approve the contract the following week.
The white vans
June 18th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Public Safety, Transportation
The “SPEED PHOTO ENFORCED” signs have been up for a couple months, and Illinois will begin using photo radar in freeway and tollway work zones in July. One mile per hour over the speed limit and you get a nice $375.00 ticket in the mail. Starting July 1st, the State of Illinois will start enforcement [...]
Check your seat
February 24th, 2009 · Comments Off · Fire and police, Public Safety, Transportation
Make that your small child’s seat. I spoke with Officer Tim Sembach of the Downers Grove Police Department today and he says Commissioner Sean Durkin’s misadventures with his baby’s car seat are all too common. As many as nine out of 10 child safety seats are installed incorrectly, he said. “We’ve seen some horribly installed [...]
Tags: car seats·child safety seats