We got speed bumps, or TCD’s (Testosterone Control Devices) as Cathy calls them.

Our street has a school and daycare center at the west end. Beyond that is Douglas Park.  Just to the north is a Catholic church and school.  To assure the safety of the kids, young and older, our street was turned into a cul-de-sac some time ago.  That may have helped with calming traffic down. But we still get the regular explosions of hormone releases that translate into unsafe speed on a hundred yard stretch, along with the unnecessary waste of gasoline.

We have a lot of kids on the block, during school and after school. The mindlessness of burning rubber made us nervous - until yesterday, when it all came to an end. CDOT (Chicago Department of Transportation) showed up and installed two TCD’s on our block. One right in front of our house - horray!

One of our neighbors, a woman who has a small son, has been leaning on our Alderwoman for a while. Thanks to her persistence and vocal skills in the CAPS meetings, our wish for speed bumps was granted. And they totally work! We get a kick out of watching the wanna-be race cars carefully crawling over the new bumps.

Tags: alderman, beat meetings, city of chicago, transportation

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