evanston life
spring 2013
Special edition from the Department of Public Works
(formerly In the Works newsletter)
Inside Yard Waste
4
Recycling
5
Street Cleaning
6
Bulk Trash
8
In 2012, construction of the first portion of the Church St. protected bike lane project was completed from Dodge Ave. to Chicago Ave. The League of American Bicyclists designated the city a “Bicycle Friendly Community, earning it a Silver Award, one of only two in the state.
Printed on recycled paper with soy-based inks
Infrastructure Improvement Projects in 2012
T
he City of Evanston’s Engineering Division contributed to the quality of life and the safety of citizens by spearheading the following projects:
•R esurfacing of over 3.5 miles of neighborhood streets and 1.3 miles of arterial streets, and paving of five alleys. •C ompleting the construction of the Chicago Avenue streetscape project, from South Boulevard to Main Street. • I nstalling new water mains on 22 streets. •M odernizing and interconnecting six traffic signals on Sheridan Road from Chicago Avenue to Central Street. • I nstalling a new traffic signal at Sheridan Road and NorthwesternPlace. •R eplacing 55 street light power centers, which are the power sources for about 50 street lights each. With these upgrades,
the city has now completed work on about 80% of the city’s 109 power centers operating about 5,800 street lights. •A dding street lights to Darrow Avenue (Simpson Street to Payne Street). •C ompleting the general maintenance at 101 signalized intersections. • I nstalling bus shelters at nine locations through a private-public partnership. •A dding 24 pedestrian countdown signals, eight microwave pedestrian detections and 23 audible pedestrian devices for the visually impaired. • I nstalling 47 bike racks in the central business district. •R eviewed civil engineering plans and assisted in building permit approval. process for 180 commercial and residential developments.