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(a) The Department shall conduct a timely analysis of each fatal traffic crash within the City that is reported to the Department of Police. The purpose of such analyses shall be to understand the circumstances associated with such traffic crashes.
(b) The Department shall conduct periodic analyses to identify trends, patterns, and correlations associated with traffic crashes, including, but not limited to, trends, patterns, and correlations associated with the occurrence of fatal or serious injury traffic crash outcomes in population groups, such as pedestrians and bicyclists, or locations disproportionately impacted by fatal traffic crash outcomes.
(c) Based on its analyses, the Department shall identify potential actions to increase traffic safety, which may include, but are not limited to, modifications to street design and infrastructure. When appropriate, the Department shall include estimates for the cost of implementation and potential funding options in its identification of such potential actions.
(d) In conducting analyses and in identifying potential actions, the Department shall coordinate with any other department, agency, or organization deemed relevant by the Department.
(Added Coun. J. 9-14-23, p. 2793, § 1)
(a) On a monthly basis, using traffic crash reports as may be furnished by the Department of Police pursuant to Section 9-88-040 of this Code, the Department shall make publicly available summary information related to fatal traffic crashes occurring within the City and any preliminary outcomes from associated analyses conducted pursuant to Section 9-116-020.
(b) Within 60 days after receipt of annual crash data from the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Department shall make publicly available an annual summary report on traffic crashes analyzed pursuant to Section 9-116-020 during the previous calendar year. This summary report shall include, but is not limited to:
(1) the total number of traffic crashes analyzed;
(2) the information set forth in subsection (a) of this section for each fatal traffic crash that occurred during the previous calendar year;
(3) a summary of actions to increase traffic safety identified by the Department;
(4) a description of traffic crash reduction strategies and investments made by the Department during the previous calendar year; and
(5) a multi-year trend analysis of crash patterns.
(c) Each year following publication of the annual summary report on traffic crashes, the Commissioner, or the Commissioner's designee, shall report to the City Council Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety regarding the information contained in the annual summary report.
(d) Nothing required to be reported or made publicly available under this section shall be reported or made publicly available in a manner that:
(1) conflicts with any obligation under State law or this Code regarding the investigation of traffic crashes;
(2) inhibits or interferes with the ability of the Department of Police to pursue criminal investigations;
(3) reveals the identity of a person involved in a traffic crash; or
(4) states an opinion or conclusion as to the cause of a traffic crash.
(Added Coun. J. 9-14-23, p. 2793, § 1)