Traffic & Parking

By ordinance, overnight parking is prohibited on all public streets in the Village between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. from Dec. 1 through March 31. This regulation is necessary for snow plowing and public safety activities. If your household has no available off-street parking, the department may offer you an on-street-parking permit if you complete and submit this web form or this printable parking request.

In addition to the department's Traffic Division, the Village has a Traffic Committee, which is a multi-disciplinary group of professionals representing the Village's Community Development, Fire, Police and Public Works departments and the Village Manager's Office.

The committee meets regularly to review requests and inquiries relating to traffic, including requests to install traffic control devices (such as stop signs). The committee's recommendations are based on law and professional traffic engineering standards.

Submit your traffic request or inquiry to the committee in a letter or email, providing as much detail as you can. Be sure to include your name, address and phone number on the correspondence.

• ​Email to Gillian Cookerly-Dietrich, Management Analyst, at gdietrich@glenview.il.us, or​
• Mail to: Traffic Committee, Village Manager's Office, 2500 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, IL 60026, or​
• Fax to (847) 724-1518.

As of Jan. 1, 2026, the Village has modernized the Municipal Code to simplify how parking restrictions are displayed and enforced. Previously, time limits were listed through lengthy text descriptions in multiple code sections. The updated ordinance replaces all of that with clean, easy-to-read maps for both Downtown Glenview and The Glen Town Center.

• Downtown Glenview Parking Map
• The Glen Town Center Parking Map

The Village uses Oxcart Permit Systems for all over-dimension and overweight truck permitting. Click here to create an account and submit permit applications.

• Village permit fee schedule

The Village is attempting to curb speeding using three "Es": Education, Enforcement, and Engineering. The program is aimed at educating residents and drivers about the consequences of speeding; enforcing traffic ordinances, especially in areas where speeding is reported; and engineering roadways to slow traffic in areas where speeding cannot be reduced by other means.

EDUCATION

The Village wants to make drivers aware that the speed limit in our residential neighborhoods is 20 mph and encourage residents to help spread this message. Doing these things will show drivers that residents are united in their concern about speeding:

Residents can help educate drivers about the residential speed limit by: 

• Reducing their own driving speed
• Asking friends and neighbors to reduce their driving speeds
• Posting “It’s our town... Please slow down” yard signs in front of their homes (The Village supplies yard signs on request. You can register for one here.)

Does a stop sign impact speeding? There's no evidence it does, according to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Read more here on stop signs.

Residents can help spread the word about the consequences of speeding, warning others about the danger it poses to pedestrians and the punishments it can bring. Punishments for speeding become more severe as speeds increase:

• $75 to $500 fine
• Mandatory court appearance
• License suspension
• Misdemeanor charge  

ENFORCEMENT

Village officers enforce traffic ordinances in all of our neighborhoods, but they can do selective enforcement in areas where residents report speeding. In these areas, officers will do patrols more frequently and monitor drivers’ speeds for greater lengths of time.

ENGINEERING

If speeding continues after a period of selective enforcement, the Village may propose an engineering solution. This could include some physical modification of a roadway. Area residents would be asked to approve the modification.

Sunset Park 

• 2019 Report – Sunset Park​

West Lake Ave

• 2019 Report - Patriot to Lehigh
• 2018 Report - Poppy Lane

Colfax Avenue

• 2015 Report - Waukegan Road to Harlem Avenue
• 2014 Report - Harlem Avenue to Shermer Road

Harrison Street

•  2008 Report - Speed boards

Winnetka Road

•  2015 Report - Road volume and speed counts

Magnolia Street/Larch Avenue

•  2011 Report - Stop sign analysis

Avoca West

•  Avoca Area 2015 Pedestrian Facilities Study
•  July 2015 - Traffic Action Plan

Per Village ordinance: Electric bikes and scooters are not permitted on public streets, sidewalks, parking lots, bike paths, or any other public property.

Per Illinois state law: E-bikes and e-scooters are not permitted to be driven on sidewalks anywhere in Illinois. 

Additionally, here are a few reminders for those who wish to use e-bikes and scooters where permitted:

• Wear a helmet. The best way to protect yourself is to wear a helmet.
• Look both ways before riding through any kind of intersection. Stop and look for turning cars when crossing the street or a driveway. Be careful at crosswalks and intersections. 
• Walk your scooter in crowded areas. To avoid collisions with pedestrians, please be mindful of pedestrians and walk scooters/bikes in crowded areas.
• Avoid distractions. Do not use electronic devices, including ear buds, headphones or phones, while operating your scooter.
• Ride solo. Only one person per scooter. 
• Be respectful of others. Sound the bell attached to your scooter, announce yourself, or dismount and walk when passing a pedestrian.

Additional information about bicycle and e-bike safety can be found in the Illinois Bicycle Rules of the Road