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Environment Board weighs in on draft of Lakefront Protection Ordinance
It took two months, but Evanston’s Environment Board finally got a chance to weigh in on the city’s proposed Lakefront Protection Ordinance during its last meeting of the year. Discussion of the...
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Metra pushes for resolution of Union Pacific trackage rights issue as...
Metra has asked the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to set the terms for an agreement governing its ability to keep passenger trains running on Union Pacific railroad-owned tracks – even as the...
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CARP Implementation Task Force to discuss ‘homework,’ city council engagement
After spending months fine-tuning the details of the presentation on Evanston’s progress on achieving Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) goals, the CARP Implementation Task Force members agreed...
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Environment Board debates lakefront public property sale requirements
Board member Libby Shafer and Councilmember Jonathan Nieuwsma (4th) at the January 2026 Environment Board meeting. Credit: Igor Studenkov Evanston’s Environment Board’s review of the latest draft of...
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Climate panel to plan ‘convening’ of Evanston environmental advocates in...
Wednesday night’s meeting of the CARP Implementation Task Force served as a setup for action to come. The task force is still developing a presentation documenting how much progress the city of...
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Explaining the changes to waste hauling and fees coming to Evanston this spring
The City of Evanston is changing its waste haul programs effective this spring, and residents have just over a week to opt out of a new fee for service they may not use. Last summer, the City Council...
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Pace to boost weekend, evening service on Route 213, starting March 16
Evanstonians trying to get around in the evening will have another public transit option starting March 16. During the Feb. 18 Pace Board of Directors meeting, officials from the suburban bus transit...
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Environment Board officially signs off on natural space ordinance revisions
Evanston’s Environment Board unanimously approved an update to the city’s natural space ordinance on Thursday, which removes legal ambiguities from the previous ordinance, clearly identifies current...
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At Environment Board meeting, coordinator shares updates on city’s waste...
As Evanston prepares for the new waste hauling and composting services kicking in this spring, the Environment Board received an update on the transition so far and changes the city is exploring....
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Pace route overhaul could mean more Sunday service, more frequent Howard...
The Pace Board of Directors received a first look at a proposed system-wide route overhaul during its regularly scheduled April 15 meeting. The suburban bus agency has been working on the plan with...
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Environment Board gets an update on Green Homes pilot
The Evanston Environment Board’s April 16 meeting was largely a catch-up on some of the items tabled from the March meeting. Most notably, Kirsten Drehobl Vega, the city’s sustainability and...
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RTA proposes putting more money into transit security, service improvements
The Regional Transportation Authority is poised to distribute about $132.2 million in new revenue to the CTA, Metra and Pace later this year. Because the distribution would represent a major budget...
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Environment Board votes to back final version of Lakefront Protection...
Environment Board co-chair Paula Scholl looks thought the printout of the final draft of the Lakeshore Protection Ordinance. The board spent almost 90 minutes discussing the ordinance page by page....
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Metra gets RTA funding for Central Street station heated shelter, wayfinding...
Metra is getting $810,000 from the Regional Transportation Authority for its Central Street station, one of the three commuter rail stations that serve Evanston. RTA’s Access to Transit program uses...
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City looks to revise waste haul contracts for multi-unit, mixed-use buildings
After a new waste haul contract led to some major changes for single-family homes and properties with fewer than five units, the city is looking to streamline and update contracts for larger...
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Metra and Union Pacific agree to station rents, but track contract remains...
Over a year after the last agreement between Metra and Union Pacific railroad expired, the two sides are still trying to finalize a new agreement to govern the use of Union Pacific North line and...
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Environment Board says Ryan Field sustainability plan needs work
Evanston’s Environment Board, City Manager Luke Stowe and Deputy City Manager Carina Sánchez all agreed at the board’s Thursday night meeting that Northwestern University’s proposed Ryan Field...
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City manager Stowe reflects on balancing sustainability with budget constraints
Evanston’s Environment Board spent over an hour quizzing City Manager Luke Stowe and Deputy City Manager Carina Sánchez about the city’s sustainability initiatives during its July 23 meeting. That...
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Commission on Aging and Disabilities urges city to look into restoring Dodge...
The Evanston Commission on Aging and Disabilities has officially asked the city to study the feasibility of bringing back the Yellow Line Dodge ‘L’ station. The station was one of the three Evanston...
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After year of work, environment plan progress report shows mixed results
The Environment Board this week signed off on a report on how well Evanston has been doing in implementing the 2018 Climate Action and Resilience Plan, which had set 2025 as the deadline for several...
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