Central Street Planning 
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The City of Evanston is in the process of an urban design and streetscape study for the Central Street Corridor. We have hired The Lakota Group, assisted by Gewalt Hamilton Associates and Infrastructure Engineering, to help guide the process. The product - a corridor plan and conceptual streetscape design - will be used by the City to help guide development along Central Street. All community residents, leaders, and business/property owners are encouraged to participate in the process and give us your ideas for improvements and development.
Visioning Workshops |
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The City hosted two Visioning Workshops to review and discuss area issues, strengths, and opportunities. Residents were encouraged to attend one or both meetings. 2/1/07 Central St west of Hartrey Ave 2/8/07 Central St east of Hartrey Ave |
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Community Workshops |
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The City hosted its first Community Workshop for the consultant team to review the corridor analysis and visioning results. Additionally, the team presented strategies and concepts for improvement and development of the Corridor, including streetscape design concepts. The City hosted a second Community Workshop to refine the Preliminary Corridor Plan and Streetscape Design Concept with stakeholders. Workshop #1, March 1, 6 – 9 p.m. Workshop #2, March 29, 6 – 9 p.m. |
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Joint Meeting: Planning & Development Committee and Plan Commission |
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Draft Plan |
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The Corridor Plan/Report and Streetscape Design Booklet was presented for review, followed by questions and comments. Joint Meeting, April 12, 7 - 10 p.m.
NOTE: At the April 12, 2007 meeting, the Joint Committee voted to refer the final Plan, upon receipt from the Lakota Group, to the Plan Commission for review. Next steps are summarized here. |
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Plan Commission |
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Final Plan & Streetscape Design |
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The final Plan and Streetscape Design Booklet will be presented for review, followed by questions and comments. June 13 , 7 - 10 p.m.
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HOW TO VIEW DRAWINGS AND HARD COPIES OF PRESENTATIONS
- Color copies of drawings and presentations have been placed on reserve at:
- North Branch of the Evanston Public Library, 2026 Central Street (Monday: 10am-8pm, Tuesday & Wednesday: 10am- 6 pm, Thursday: 10am - 8pm; Saturday: 9am - 5pm).
- Downtown Public Library, 3rd Floor Reference Desk, 1703 Orrington (Monday - Thursday: 9am - 9pm, Friday & Saturday: 9am - 6pm, Sunday: 12pm - 6pm)
- Materials also can be viewed in the City of Evanston Planning Division of the Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge, Room 3900 during business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30am to 5pm).
HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS
- Comments can be made at meetings, as time allows.
- If you wish to submit comments in writing:
- Emails may be sent to centralstreet@cityofevanston.org. Comments may be typed in the body of an email or attached as a Word document or PDF.
- Handwritten letters and signed typed letters may be faxed to (847) 448-8120 or mailed to the following address:
- Central Street Planning - c/o Tracy Norfleet, General Planner
- City of Evanston
- 2100 Ridge Ave, Room 3900
- Evanston, IL 60201
ADDITIONAL MEETING INFORMATION
All meetings will be held in the Parasol Room on the 4th Floor of the Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave. Reservations are appreciated for planning purposes, so please email planning@cityofevanston.org or call (847) 866-2928.
If you cannot personally attend these events, please try to make sure your neighborhoods have representation. Please direct questions or comments regarding this process to centralstreet@cityofevanston.org
We hope that you will be able to participate in these events to help the City develop a comprehensive and community-based project vision and identify goals and objectives for the corridor plan and streetscape design. We look forward to your thoughtful contribution to this important process.