Evanston Lakefront Master Plan Process
January 23, 2008 update
The Evanston City Council reviewed and discussed the Revised Draft Consensus Lakefront Master Plan at a special Planning and Development Committee meeting on Jan. 22. The Committee
recommended that the Plan be sent to the City Council for approval at their next regularly-scheduled meeting, which will take place on Monday, January 28. The public is invited to attend.
January 15, 2008 update
Evanston’s City Council will review and discuss the Revised Draft Consensus Lakefront Master Plan at a special Planning and Development Committee meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22 in the Council Chambers at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave., Evanston. The meeting will be exclusively dedicated to the Master Plan. The public is invited to attend.
January 4, 2008 update
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project! Evanston’s City Council will review and discuss the Revised Draft Consensus Lakefront Master Plan at the January 14 Planning and Development Committee meeting at 6:30 p.m.* in Room 2200 of the Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave., Evanston. The public is invited to attend.
* There is a slight chance that the meeting time may change. Click on this link to see the agenda, which will be posted 48 hours in advance with the confirmed meeting time. Or, call (847) 866-2914 or (847) 448-8043 to confirm the meeting time.
November 26, 2007 update
Revised Draft Consensus Plan presented on November 15, 2007 PART ONE (1.5 MB)
Revised Draft Consensus Plan presented on November 15, 2007 PART TWO (2 MB)
This plan will be presented to the Planning and Development Committee for approval; the meeting date is to be determined.
November 1, 2007 update
November 1 presentation regarding the draft consensus plan
Please note that consideration of a Sheridan Road realignment has been withdrawn.
October 10, 2007 Update
A Draft Consensus Plan for Evanston's lakefront was presented at a public workshop on October 4, 2007. That plan was developed based on resident input received during a series of public workshops held earlier this fall.
October 4 draft consensus plan
Three additional public workshops will be held to review and discuss the current Draft Consensus Plan. One additional public workshop will be held to review and discuss the Revised Draft Consensus Plan, which will incorporate all public input received through November 8. To submit comments, please see the contact information at the bottom of this page.
Additional meetings to review the current Draft Consensus Plan
Tuesday, October 30, 7-9pm, Presbyterian Homes Westminster Place Campus, 3200 Grant Street, James Room
Thursday, November 1, 7-9pm, Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Avenue
Thursday, November 8, 7-9pm, Fleetwood-Jourdain Center, 1655 Foster Street
Workshop to review and discuss the Revised Draft Consensus Plan
Thursday, Nov. 15, 7-9pm, Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Avenue, Parasol Room
Flyer for upcoming public workshops
Architecture concepts presented on Oct. 4
September 28, 2007 Update
Two of the three scheduled public workshops were held (see July update below). Attendance was very strong and the consultants received a tremendous amount of valuable feedback. At the Sept. 19 meeting, three design alternatives were presented. Following the discussions and comments, these plans were revised and reduced to two design alternatives, which were presented and discussed at the Sept. 20 meeting.
Our next step will be to get to a single draft preferred design at our upcoming meeting from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 4 in the Parasol Room at the Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave., Evanston. To review the presentations and drawings produced for the two previous workshops, please see the links below. To submit comments, please see the contact information at the bottom of this page.
Sept. 19 workshop presentation
Sept. 19 multigenerational concept
Sept. 20 workshop presentation
July 2007 Update
Flyer for upcoming public workshops
Public Invited to Comment on Design Alternatives for Lakefront Master Plan
A three-session public workshop has been scheduled for late September/early October to obtain residents’ ideas and comments on design alternatives for the Evanston lakefront. The design alternatives are being developed as the next step in the implementation of the Evanston Lakefront Master Plan.
At the first public session, Wednesday, Sept. 19, residents will be able to review and comment on several initial design alternatives. Based on the public input received that night, some of those alternatives will be eliminated and others will be revised. The refined design alternatives will then be presented to the public on the following night, Thursday, Sept. 20. Once again residents will be able to share their ideas on these revised alternatives. Based on those comments, a draft preferred design will be presented to the public on Thursday, Oct. 4.
All three sessions begin at 7 p.m. in the Parasol Room of the Evanston Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave. Since the three sessions build on each other, the public is invited to attend as many of the sessions as possible. For more information, call 847.866.2914.
April 2007 Update
The vision for the Evanston Lakefront is complete!
A community based vision has been established through a visioning process. Please see the links below for documents created during the process as well as the Final Lakefront Vision Plan.
Final Lakefront Vision Plan
Past Project Documents - Visioning Process
Evanston Visioning Process Diagram
Focus Group Kickoff Presentation
Focus Group Kickoff Maps
Focus Group Meeting I Maps
Focus Group Vision Goal & Objective Matrices
Visioning Issues & Opportunity Summary Matrix
Focus Group Workshop Presentation
Public Workshop Presentation
Emails may be sent to Patricia Natke with UrbanWorks at pnatke@urbanworksarchitecture.com. Comments may be typed in the body of the email or attached as a Word document or PDF. Handwritten letters and signed typed letters may be faxed to (312) 202-1202 or mailed to the following address:
Lakefront Master Plan - Attn: Patricia Natke
UrbanWorks Ltd.
213 W. Institute Place, Suite 710
Chicago, Illinois 60610
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact:
Stefanie Levine, City of Evanston Landscape Architect/Project Manager
Phone: 847.448.8043
or
Greg Weykamp,
Consultant project manager with EDAW, Inc.
Phone: 312.373.6501