Safer Lake St. pedestrian crossings part of capital plan

Safer Lake St. pedestrian crossings part of capital plan

For the second year in a row, infrastructure improvements and maintenance headed the list of the five-year capital improvement plan (CIP) unveiled at the River Forest village board meeting Jan. 12.  Among the initiatives in the coming year are adding flashing crosswalk signs at four intersections along Lake Street and creating a pocket park on two village owned parcels on Lake at Park Avenue.  In his village board presentation, Matt Walsh, villa…