ETA is a resident-led advocacy group working for a safer and better connected Evanston by championing pedestrian-oriented streets, bike infrastructure for all ages and abilities, and high-quality public transit.

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Support the 2026 Bike Plan
Evanston’s existing bike infrastructure is disconnected and unsafe. Proposed improvements have been piecemeal, delayed, or never built.

The new Bike Plan is a generational opportunity to develop a complete network vision and put it into action:

  1. Prioritize separated bike lanes on busy and dangerous corridors like Chicago Ave, Church St, Main St, Asbury Ave, and Oakton St for direct routes linking schools, shops, and transit hubs.

  2. Enhance lower-traffic corridors like Lincoln/Harrison St and Greenleaf St, with raised crosswalks, curb extensions, reduced speed limits and painted bicycle markings.

  3. Increase regional connectivity to the Old Orchard and Green Bay Trails and existing painted lanes in Skokie and Chicago. Extend the Channel Trail to Wilmette and improve existing Channel bridge/road crossings.

  4. Make a commitment to implementation. Complete the Bike Plan’s priority network by 2036, leveraging existing resurfacing and capital projects to minimize cost and construction.

How to take action

Email Evanston City Council Members to express your support for the above improvements as part of the 2026 Bike Plan. Mention specific areas in your neighborhood where it’s dangerous to ride a bike today.

More ways to take action coming soon…

South Evanston Yellow Line Station
From 1925 until 1948 the CTA Yellow Line had several stops in Evanston at Dodge, Asbury, and Ridge.

Rebuilding a station in one of these locations would connect communities underserved by transit today, as well as several local bus routes and key destinations.

As recently as 2012, the City of Evanston conducted community engagement finding significant economic benefits and resident support for a new station.

Both the Envision Evanston 2045 Comprehensive Plan and the Environmental Equity Investigation, recently adopted by Evanston City Council, reference a potential new Yellow Line station.

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