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Council adds parks data to plan, notes 10‑minute park access while urging maintenance
Summary
As part of edits to the Envision Evanston 2045 draft, the council accepted language from the city’s Parks & Open Space Strategic Plan, recorded acreage by park type and adopted an amendment noting that while 100% of residents live within a 10‑minute walk of a park, Evanston’s total green‑space supply lags peer cities and requires prioritization of
The Evanston City Council on Oct. 20 adopted revised parks language pulled from the city’s Parks & Open Space Strategic Plan and approved a council amendment that added two qualifying points: that 100% of residents live within a 10‑minute walk of a park (meeting a recognized benchmark for park access) and that the city’s overall green‑space supply nevertheless does not fully meet community needs, so the city should prioritize maintenance of existing parkland.
Council member Rogers read the parks paragraph into the record, citing acreage categories the Parks & Recreation department provided: about 221 acres of…
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