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Council adopts ordinance to install four‑way stop at Harrison and Ewing
Summary
After suspending rules to allow introduction and action in a single meeting, the City Council adopted Ordinance 44‑O‑25 to add a four‑way stop at the intersection of Harrison and Ewing streets.
The Evanston City Council adopted an ordinance to add a four‑way stop at the intersection of Harrison and Ewing.
Council member Evan Suffredan moved to suspend rules to allow introduction and final action on the ordinance in a single meeting; the motion to suspend rule 20.1 was approved unanimously. Council member Suffredan then moved passage of Ordinance 44‑O‑25, which the council adopted by unanimous roll call.
Council members said the stop followed a petition from neighbors and public testimony describing frequent near‑misses and blind approaches created by overflow parking. A petitioner, Katie Dunn, described neighborhood concern and delivered a petition signed by about 30 neighbors asking the city to install a four‑way stop at the intersection.
Outcome: Ordinance 44‑O‑25 was adopted by a unanimous vote and will be implemented by the city’s traffic and engineering staff.
Why it matters: The change is a neighborhood traffic‑safety measure approved at council after public comment and committee review; staff will schedule the field work needed to implement new signage.
