The Chicago City Council is creating a Vehicular Terrorism Task Force that will look for ways to reduce the chances of an attack like the one in New York where a man drove a truck onto a bike path and struck and killed several people near the World Trade Center in October.
On Wednesday, aldermen voted in favor of creating the task force that will create a response plan for the city.
Aldermen say such a plan might include the installation of movable barriers in front of specific buildings and other sites that could be targets for a terrorist attack. The aldermen also talked about working with law enforcement agencies to inform vehicle rental companies about people who might pose a security risk.
