A Great American Street in Downtown Evanston Evanston’s Central Street, named one of America’s Great Streets by the American Planning Association, is a small thriving commercial area served by a busy Metra commuter rail station and located next to Northwestern University’s Ryan Field. The district…
The challenge with zoning ordinances is that they don’t always age gracefully. New types of businesses, changes in technology, and court decisions can affect local zoning rules. Keeping the ordinance current is time consuming – but really is necessary. Below are five common challenges we see in keeping local zoning ordinances current and suggestions to rejuvenate them. And special thanks to Montgomery County Planning Department for the comical video.
We’re beaming! Congratulations to the City of Evanston, Downtown Evanston, and our design partners, Christopher B. Burke Engineering and The Waterworx Company, on receiving the 2019 ILASLA Honor Award for Design. Teska is proud to have been part of such a fantastic project and team to…
A plan built on collaboration, cooperation, and creativity Collaboration is key as we move forward with plans for the south gateway to the West Lake Forest business district at Waukegan and Everett Roads. The City has updated district plans to provide guidelines regarding future land…
Shop small, support local, help big Given recent events, “supporting local” has never been more important — and Wicker Park Bucktown’s Legacy Business Program does just that. Established long before “covid” was a household term, the program celebrates long-standing shops and restaurants by spotlighting them…