CDBG Target Area
Each year, the City of Evanston receives approximately $2 million in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds as an entitlement community of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). For more information see the City of Evanston's web page on the CDBG program.
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The City of Evanston has just over 1 square mile of street and alleys covering its surface which comes to about 13.5%. This layer shows the areas covered by streets and alleys, both paved and unpaved.
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Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts
The City of Evanston has designated certain areas of the city as Tax Increment Financing, or TIF, districts. TIF Districts are established in compliance with State of Illinois statutes. The mechanism is designed to assist financially desirable developments that but for the financial assistance would not be able to achieve.
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The Zoning Code is located in Title 6 of the Municipal City Code. The Zoning Code promotes the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, general welfare, objectives and policies of the comprehensive general plan. As adopted and amended by the Evanston City Council, the Zoning Code establishes and regulates buildings and building setbacks along streets, alleys, property lines, use of lot areas, parking and loading, and the areas of open space between and among surrounding buildings.
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The City of Evanston is divided into nine wards. Each ward is then sub-divided into precincts. One alderman is elected to represent each ward.
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This layer shows parking lots within the City of Evanston as captured from aerial photos.
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The City of Evanston
The City of Evanston is approximately 7.8 square miles and bounded by Lake Michigan to the east, Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north.
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This layer shows bodies of water in and around the City of Evanston. The chief among these is Lake Michigan to the east with 4.25 miles of shoreline. The data also includes 3 miles of the North Shore Channel, the 14.2 acre Northwestern Lagoon, and various other ponds.
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The City of Evanston uses one-way streets to help the flow of traffic and make driving safer along with other tools like speed humps and traffic circles.
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The approximately 22.5 miles of railroad tracks in the City of Evanston are traveled by both CTA to Metra trains.
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