Dear Graceland West Community, here is a recap of neighborhood issues and opportunities the GWCA Council discussed last month. Please look it over and let me know if something should be added. (jhorwich@sbcglobal.net)
1. Street Leaf Cleaning Issue
a. At our November 17, 2013 GWCA Council Meeting, frozen leaves blocked all storm water from reaching drains. Neighbors walked in the streets because of flooding. These leaves fell after the last street cleaning. We had a neighborhood cleanup on December 8th and cleared three intersections with 56 volunteer hours. In biting snow and 19-degree temperatures volunteers chiseled frozen leaves and ice from sewer grates. Leaves that were never cleaned up block crosswalks including the one at Belle Plaine and Southport. SOLUTION: This problem needs to be addressed at the ward and city level. We need adequate street cleaning. SOLUTION: As residents, we need to remind landscapers not to dump leaves in the streets. SOLUTION: We need LVHS to participate in clean up around school as we gave up our parking to them from Irving Park to Belle Plaine and Belle Plaine to Ashland on their side of the street.
b. Some crosswalks remain slick with leaf muck and ice and some traction humps are in bad condition.
2. Berteau/Greenview Intersection and bike path
a. Dropped sewer at SW corner of Greenview and Berteau. SOLUTION: This is on the list to be raised
b. Traffic Circle. Berteau westbound autos need to slow when approaching and cars and bicyclists need to slow and yield to pedestrians. POSSIBLE SOLUTION: Rub Strips (grooves in street to slow autos and bicycles with vibration reminder).
c. Sign has been hit. SOLUTION: Alderman has on list.
d. Bike lane was never cleared of leaves, which froze and have been covered with accumulated snow and ice rendering the bike lane unusable from December through April. SOLUTION: Clean up the street leaves.
e. Drivers are requesting mirrors at alleys and Berteau to increase visibility to see bicyclists.
3. Bike lane request
a. Residents, including seniors, requested a protected bike lane on Irving Park from Clark Street to the Lake
4. Rats
a. We continue to coordinate with the alderman’s office regarding rats in alleys.
5. Graffiti and tagging
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a. The 1500 block of Belle Plaine at the alley is a graffiti hot spot. SOLUTION: We’ve asked LVHS to add another camera and we appreciate Alderman Pawar’s app that links to 311. SOLUTION: We need graffiti and tagging removed more quickly.
b. Tagging. We see tagging on the 1500 block of Berteau and along the Clark Street wall of Graceland Cemetery. SOLUTION: It is important that neighbors report all graffiti to 311 by phone or through the Chicago services app.
6. Students speeding through alleys. This issue has improved. We need renewed attention every spring.
7. Litter from students. The litter pattern has changed since the new 711 opened on Irving Park. We now see more litter on Irving Park and less on Belle Plaine. Litter has to be addresses each spring and fall. SOLUTION: LVHS students need to be involved in neighborhood cleanup.
8. Students leaving school after start of school day. We need continued random monitoring as students sometimes wander the alleys away from school after the 8:30 am start.
9. CUBs out of town game and event diesel busses. Game and event busses park and run their diesel engines. Additional night games and night events will increase this problem.
10. CUBs game and event parking stresses neighborhood parking especially from Belle Plaine south. Neighborhood parking pressure will increase because of additional night games, concerts and events. SOLUTION: Increase communication with residents especially Belle Plaine and south as well as Alderman’s office re this.
11. CUBs concert busses and equipment entourages use Belle Plaine as a shortcut to avoid the Irving Park / Ashland light and busses have even used the alley east of Greenview.
12. Airline noise. We are hearing some airline noise complaints since the addition of the new O’Hare runway.
13. Partnering with Lake View High School. We discussed partnering with Lakeview regarding our 2014 Garden Walk and neighborhood cleanups. In the past we’ve provided tutoring for subjects including Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Trig, Biology, Chemistry and Physics and are interested in all ways we can partner in the future.
14. Condition of alleys. Many alleys have deep holes and disintegrating aprons that were mostly reported on the 2013 Ward Survey.
15. Bus stop. We love the often-used bus stop at Clark/Southport. We’ve heard it might be eliminated. Please include us in any discussion regarding this.
