CHICAGO (WLS) — After the I-Team first reported in October on lines of postal trucks blocking stop signs, bike lanes, and obscuring vision for pedestrians and drivers in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, the postal vehicles were moved into a nearby parking garage. Now, they are back on the street again, creating the exact same safety hazard.
Since July of this year, the I-Team has been documenting postal vehicles illegally parked near the Lincoln Park Annex. Trucks blocked bike lanes, stop signs and reduced visibility for drivers and pedestrians near two area schools.
When we asked federal lawmakers about the issue, we were told the U.S. Postal Service signed a parking lease with a nearby garage. After our reporting, Lincoln Park Alderman Timmy Knudsen says many of the vehicles were moved.
“I think after that big push in July there was a real improvement,” said 43rd Ward Ald. Knudsen. “But it’s cautious improvement, because within the last week, we have heard that there has been an uptick in postal vehicles parking on Clark, just like they were in the past.”
