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Resident pushes ‘walk your wheels’ enforcement for downtown Evanston sidewalks
Summary
A resident urged the committee to adopt visible signage, public-service announcements and continued enforcement to keep bicycles, scooters and skateboards off downtown sidewalks, citing Wheaton, Ill.’s program as an 80% reduction case study.
At public comment the committee heard from Fourth Ward resident Sharon Perino, who urged Evanston to adopt a model similar to Wheaton, Illinois, to reduce bicycle, scooter and skateboard use on downtown sidewalks.
Perino described a visit to Wheaton where a "walk your wheels" campaign was implemented and said she was told the program reduced sidewalk bike…
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