[IABS-Talk] Chicago Audible Pedestrian Signals

[dandrews920 at comcast.net]

If they mean they don't vibrate, for deafblind persons, that would not be a
good thing!

Dave



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What do they mean by "Audio only"? Are those intersections where there are
no traffic lights? Or what?

Debbie


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Subject: [IABS-Talk] Chicago Audible Pedestrian Signals

Hello All,

At our most recent Chicago chapter meeting, someone asked about the city's
installation of audible pedestrian signals. I have been told the city plans
to have 130 such signals installed by the end of 2023. There are 26
installations.

They are listed below:

Existing APS Locations

*	South Aberdeen Street and West 87th Street
*	South Avenue O and East 122nd Street
*	South Blue Island Avenue and West Roosevelt Road
*	840 South Canal Street - audio only
*	North Edens Ramp and West Foster Avenue
*	North Elston Avenue and North Lieb Avenue
*	2420 South Halsted Street
*	South Lake Park Avenue and East 55th Street - audio only
*	North Lake Shore Drive and West Roscoe Street
*	North Lincoln Avenue and West Catalpa Avenue - audio only
*	South Loomis Street and West Roosevelt Road
*	South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and East Oakwood Boulevard
*	South Morgan Street and West 119th Street
*	South Morgan Street and West Roosevelt Road
*	South Princeton Avenue, South Archer Avenue and West Cermak Road
*	South Pulaski Road and West 35th Place
*	South Pulaski Road and West 36th Street
*	North Pulaski Road and North Elston Avenue - audio only
*	North Pulaski Road and West Thorndale Avenue (Pvt)
*	North Sheridan Road and West Thorndale Avenue
*	South State Street and West 33rd Street - audio only
*	South State Street and Jackson Boulevard - audio only
*	South Wentworth Avenue and South Archer Avenue
*	South Wentworth Avenue and West Cermak Road
*	South Western Boulevard and West 48th Place
*	South Wood Street and West Roosevelt Road - audio only

 

 

Denise Avant, ESQ

1st Vice President

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

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