Chicago's First Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Coming to Ridge Avenue in Edgewater Neighborhood - CBS Chicago

Neighbors in Edgewater hope new crosswalk beacon, other upgrades will make Ridge Avenue intersection safer

The $1.3 million project will bring a pedestrian-activated beacon and accessible signals to the five-way intersection at Ridge, Wayne and Hollywood avenues, according to CDOT.

City's First Pedestrian Activated Stoplight Coming To Deadly Edgewater Intersection This Fall

The new stoplight that can be triggered by waiting pedestrians is coming to a busy five-way intersection on Ridge Avenue where a person was killed in 2021.

Chicago's first pedestrian hybrid beacon coming to Ridge Avenue in Edgewater neighborhood - CBS Chicago

Chicago's first HAWK signal breaks ground on North Side

A $1.3 million traffic safety project featuring Chicago's first hybrid pedestrian signal is scheduled to break ground Monday at the intersection of Ridge, Wayne, and Hollywood avenues.

New crosswalk beacon, other signal upgrades intended to make Ridge Avenue intersection safer

A dangerous Edgewater intersection may be made safer soon, as officials broke ground Monday on a new crosswalk beacon — the first of its kind being installed in the city. Located where Ridge, Wayne and Hollywood avenues intersect in Edgewater, the signal is called a hybrid beacon; it acts as a traffic light but activates only when a pedestrian pushes the call button, according to the the Chicago Department of Transportation . Officials attending…

Chicago's First Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Rises in Edgewater

Crews are installing Chicago's first pedestrian hybrid beacon at Edgewater's Ridge, Hollywood and Wayne intersection to slow 30,000 daily drivers.