A beacon crosswalk near Tonty Avenue is in the works to help pedestrians safely cross Caldwell Avenue from the Edgebrook and Wildwood neighborhoods to the Bunker Hill Woods entrance, according to Alderman James Gardiner (45th).
“It’s going to slow down traffic,” Gardiner said at the Oct. 1 meeting of the North Edgebrook Civic Association. About 20 people attended the meeting, which was held at the Edgebrook Community Church, 6736 N. Loleta Ave.
Gardiner said that the state is recommending the installation of a “pedestrian hybrid beacon” near the Caldwell-Tonty intersection. It would include flashing lights which would warn motorists to slow down and stop and would be activated by a pedestrian pressing a button…