COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN Adopted by the Evanston City Council May 8, 2000
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EVANSTON COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN Adopted by the Evanston City Council May 8, 2000 EVANSTON CITY COUNCIL Mayor, Lorraine H. Morton City Manager, Roger D. Crum 1st Ward, Arthur B. Newman 2nd Ward, Dennis R. Drummer 3rd Ward, Melissa A. Wynne 4th Ward, Steven J. Bernstein 5th Ward, Joseph N. Kent 6th Ward, Edmund B. Moran, Jr. 7th Ward, Stephen B. Engelman 8th Ward, Ann Rainey 9th Ward, Gene Feldman PLAN COMMISSION: SPRING 1999 Ronald Kobold, Chair Steve Knutson Doraine Anderson John Lyman Richard Cook Ann Dienner (Associate Member) Sydney Grevas Sharon Feigon (Associate Member) David Hart Nettie Johnson (Associate Member) Dr. Alvin Keith Martin Norkett (Associate Member) COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN COMMITTEE Valerie Kretchmer, Chair* David Hart Doraine Anderson Nettie Johnson Ann Dienner Dr. Thomas Stafford* Sydney Grevas *former commission members CITY OF EVANSTON STAFF James Wolinski, Director, Community Development Department Dennis Marino, Assistant Director, Planning Christopher Wonders, General Planner Jay Larson, General Planner Al Tyler, Draftsman EVANSTON COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN Table of Contents Introduction I Vision Statement .................. Page 1 1. Population........................................................ Page 11 I. General land Use ............................................. Page 15 2. Neighborhoods ........................................... Page 21 3. Housing.................................................., ............. Page 27 4. Business, Commercial & Industrial Areas............. Page 33 5. Central Business District....................................... Page 41 6. Institutions............................................................. Page 47 II. Public Facilities.......................................................Page 51 7. City Buildings........................................., ............. Page 53 8. Parks & Recreation Areas .................................... Page 59 9. Community Utilities............................................... Page 67 III. Circulation ....................................................Page 75 10. Streets & Traffic Management .......................Page 77 11. Parking System..............................................Page 85 12. Transit Systems, Bicycles & Pedestrians ......Page 91 IV. Community Environment ............................. Page 99 13. Community Design & Landscaping ............... Page 101 14. Historic Preservation. .............., .................... Page 105 15. The Arts......................................................... Page 111 16. Environment .................................................. Page 115 Appendix. Survey of Residents.......................... Page 123 COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN List of Maps and Exhibits Maps Comprehensive General Plan land Use Map..................................... vii 1. Existing General land Use Pattern ............................................................................. Page 18 2. Potential Areas for Redevelopment & land Use Modifications ................................... Page 20 3. Primary Areas of Commercial Activity & Employment ................................................ Page 36 4. Downtown Evanston Area .......................................................................................... Page 43 5. Major (Non-Municipal) Institutions in Evanston .......................................................... Page 49 6. City-owned Buildings in Evanston .............................................................................. Page 55 7. Parks and Recreation Areas in Evanston................................................................... Page 61 8. Evanston Water System ............................................................................................. Page 70 9. Evanston Sewer System ............................................................................................ Page 71 10. Evanston Street Classification System ....................................................................... Page 79 11. Traffic Volumes........................................................................................................... Page 82 12. Public Transit System: Train and Bus Routes ............................................................ Page 94 13. Designated Bicycle Routes & Facilities ............ ......................................................... Page 97 Appendix. Survey Subareas ........................................................................................... Page 125 Exhibits 1. Evanston Population, 1910-1990……………………………………………………………Page 11 2. Population & Households, 1970-1990 ..........................................................................Page 11 3. Racial Composition, 1980 & 1990 ................................................................................Page 12 4. Age Groups, 1970-1990…………………………………………………………………….. Page 12 5.Comparative Rates of Higher Education .......................................................................Page 13 6. 1989 Household Income (% of Households) ................................................................Page 13 7. Evanston land Use Distribution, By Type .....................................................................Page 15 8. Housing Units ...............................................................................................................Page 29 9. Housing Unit Occupancy: 1950, 1970, 1980 ................................................................Page 29 10. Value of Owner-Occupied Units: Non-condominium Units, 1990 ...............................Page 30 11. Monthly Contract Rent, 1990 ......................................................................................Page 30 12. Comparative Housing Costs, 1990 .............................................................................Page 30 13. Evanston CBD land Use Profile..................................................................................Page 42 14. Public Parks and Recreation Spaces .........................................................................Page 64 15. Primary locations of Recreation Facilities..............................................................Page 65-66 16. Vehicles Available................................................................................................. .....Page 80 17. Transportation to Work ...............................................................................................Page 80 18. Model Design Guidelines..........................................................................................Page 103 Appendix Table 1. Respondent Demographics .............................................................................. Page 127 Table 2. Why Choose Evanston ..................................................................................... Page 128 Table 3. Shopping Destinations...................................................................................... Page 129 Table 4. Moving Plans .............................................................................................. Page130-131 Table 5. Satisfaction with Evanston................................................................................ Page 132 Comprehensive General Plan land Use Map Definitions RESIDENTIAL AREAS OTHER PUBLIC: City of Evanston facilities, school district administrative SINGLE-FAMILY: headquarters, and facilities operated by other Single-family areas have a predominance of single- governmental agencies. family homes and generally contain only a limited number of other land uses. Densities are less than 9 PARKING: larger municipally operated parking facilities. units per acre and average about 7 units per acre. Smaller parking lots have been generalized in adjacent land uses. MIXED Low-DENSITY: Single-family homes also make up a substantial portion INSTITUTIONAL USES of the housing stock found in mixed low-density areas. However, these areas include many duplexes, UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES: Includes the campuses townhouses, two- and three-flats and a scattering of of Northwestern University, Kendall College, Seabury- multifamily buildings as well. Densities average about Western Theological Seminary, Garrett-Evangelical 15 units per acre. Theological Seminary, and National College of Education. MEDIUM-DENSITY: Medium-density areas are characterized by apartment NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Includes Evanston's buildings and a few older single-family homes. Densities independent and parochial schools. average about 45 units per acre. HOSPITALS: Includes the grounds of Evanston and HIGH-DENSITY: Resurrection/St. Francis Hospitals. The highest densities found in Evanston are approximately 100 units per acre. Such densities are RETIREMENT HOMES: found in certain residential, business and university Because of their substantial grounds, Presbyterian disbicts. Most of the high density is on the periphery of Home and the Swedish Retirement Home have been the Central Business District. identified on the land use map. Smaller retirement and nursing homes have been generalized into adjacent COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE AREAS land use patterns. RETAIL & MIXED-USE: OTHER INSTITUTIONAL USES: Retail goods and services establishments. Some areas Includes churches, non-profit headquarters, and comprise mixed-uses wherein dwelling-units can be museums. found above ground floor commercial activity. Others are single-use commercial. CIRCULATION CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT: MAJOR STREETS: Carry at least 10,000 vehicles per A mixture of office, retail,