The City of Evanston has begun design and planning work for 2015 and beyond. This year, City staff will be talking with the community regarding a number of planned projects, including:

• Streetscape improvements on Central St.

• Construction of a bike path along Church St. and ETHS, from McCormick Blvd. to Dodge Ave.

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Planned Infrastructure Improvement Projects in 2015

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In 2014, the City completed the Arrington Lakefront Lagoon Renovation Project, making improvements to paving, masonry, and mechanical and electrical systems. The project was partially funded by a donation from the Arrington Foundation and an Illinois Department of Natural Resources grant.

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• Construction of a protected bike lane along Dodge Ave., from Howard St. to Church St.

• Church St. Boat Ramp renovations• Improvements to the Lorraine H. Morton

Civic Center parking lot• Improvements to the Ladd Arboretum

Multiuse Path

See inside for a map of planned 2015 infrastructure improvement projects.

Collections

Yard Waste CollectionsThe City’s weekly yard waste pick-ups begin on Wednesday, April 1 and continue on residents’ regular refuse collection day through December 3.

The City offers two options to dispose of yard waste:1. Place yard waste in paper yard bags, such

as 30-gallon kraft paper lawn waste bags. A yard waste sticker must be affixed to each lawn waste bag. Residents can buy yard waste stickers for $1.75 each at Jewel-Osco grocery stores, Lemoi Hardware, Harold’s Hardware, The Home Depot, the Levy Senior Center and the City Collector’s office. Plastic bags will not be collected.

The City’s 2015 Recycling Fair will take place Saturday, July 11 from 9am to noon at ETHS, 1600 Dodge Ave. For more information, visit the City’s online calendar at cityofevanston.org, or call/text 847-448-4311.

Disposable Plastic Shopping BagsBeginning August 1, 2015, large Evanston retailers will no longer provide point-of-sale disposable plastic shopping bags to customers as the result of an ordinance passed by the Evanston City Council in 2014.

Evanston’s shopping bag ordinance impacts stores larger than 10,000 square feet that are part of a chain or franchise. Impacted stores include: Aldi, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Cost Plus World Market, CVS, Food 4 Less, Gordon Food Service, The Home Depot, Jewel-Osco, Marshalls, Office Depot, OfficeMax, PetSmart, Sam’s Club, Target, Trader Joe’s, Walgreens and Whole Foods.

Dine-in and take-out restaurants, as well as non-chain stores, are exempt.

The ordinance does not prohibit customers from using bags of any type brought to the store for their own use. Additionally, point-of-sale paper bags and plastic bags used to package products in-store, such as produce, are not affected.

To help ease the transition away from disposable plastic shopping bags, the City is working to make reusable bags accessible to all Evanston residents. Beginning Earth Day, April 22, individuals and organizations will be able to drop off or pick up reusable bags at Evanston community centers as part of a new “Share-a-Bag” program. Plastic film and bags will also be able to be dropped off for recycling at the same locations.

For more information, call/text 847-448-4311 or visit cityofevanston.org/bags.

Service Provider Truck Color Contact

Residential Refuse Groot Green 800-244-1977Condo Refuse Lakeshore Blue & White 773-685-8811Commercial Refuse Groot Green 800-244-1977Residential Yard Waste Groot Green 800-244-1977Residential Recycling City’s Streets & Sanitation White 3-1-1/847-448-4311Condo Recycling City’s Streets & Sanitation White 3-1-1/847-448-4311Refuse Cans In Business Areas City’s Streets & Sanitation White 3-1-1/847-448-4311Refuse Cans In Parks City’s Streets & Sanitation White 3-1-1/847-448-4311

Solid Waste ServicesFor information regarding refuse and recycling collection services and fees, please visit cityofevanston.org/refuse or call/text 847-448-4311.

For faster service, it is best to call the contract service providers directly. However, residents can call or text 847-448-4311 and the City will contact the contractor for you.

2. Fill a 95-gallon yard waste cart (available for purchase). These reusable carts do not require the use of bags. To order a yard waste cart, complete the order form online at cityofevanston.org/yardwaste Residents can pay online or at the City Collector’s office. A cart costs $82.50 plus a $25 annual fee.

Tree trimming bundles must be less than three feet in total diameter, with individual branches being less than four feet long and less than three inches in diameter. Bundles must be affixed with a yard waste sticker.

Raking or blowing yard waste or leaves into the streets is illegal. Violators will be fined. Special pick-up fees for yard waste collection will be assessed after 48 hours for bags without stickers. Three bags will be charged $25. Each additional three bags will be charged $10.

Infrastructure Project MapThe map below shows planned infrastructure improvement projects for 2015, including street resurfacing, alley paving, protected bike lane installation, water and sewer main replacement, and park and facility renovations.

This map is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. See cityofevanston.org/mapsdisclaimers.html for more information.

THURSDAYS South & West Sides of StreetApril 9, 23May 7, 21Jun 4, 18Jul 2, 16, 30Aug 13, 27Sept 10, 24Oct 8, 22Nov 5, 19

FRIDAYS North & East Sides of StreetApril 10, 24May 8, 22Jun 5, 19Jul 17, 31Aug 14, 28Sept 11, 25Oct 9, 23Nov 6, 20

THURSDAYSSouth & West Sides of StreetApril 2, 16, 30May 14, 28Jun 11, 25Jul 9, 23Aug 6, 20Sept 3, 17Oct 1, 15, 29Nov 12

FRIDAYSNorth & East Sides of StreetApril 3, 17May 1, 15, 29Jun 12, 26Jul 10, 24Aug 7, 21Sept 4, 18Oct 2, 16, 30Nov 13

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Two-sided Street Cleaning Schedule April 1–Nov 30For streets with parking on both sides

Primary Routes Bi-weekly Sweeps 4am–7am

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District 3A 3B District 4A 4B

District 2

Residential Streets Tri-weekly Sweeps 9am–4pmNo street sweeping on holidays

THURSDAYS South & West Sides of StreetApril 9, 30May 21Jun 11Jul 2, 23Aug 13Sept 3, 24Oct 15Nov 5

FRIDAYS North & East Sides of StreetApril 10May 1, 22Jun 12Jul 24Aug 14Sept 4, 25Oct 16Nov 6

TUESDAYS South & West Sides of StreetApril 7, 21May 5, 19Jun 2, 16, 30Jul 14, 28Aug 11, 25Sept 8, 22Oct 6, 20Nov 3, 17

WEDNESDAYSNorth & East Sides of StreetApril 8, 22May 6, 20Jun 3, 17Jul 1, 15, 29Aug 12, 26Sept 9, 23Oct 7, 21Nov 4, 18

TUESDAYSSouth & West Sides of StreetApril 21May 12Jun 2, 23Jul 14Aug 4, 25Sept 15Oct 6, 27Nov 17

WEDNESDAYSNorth & East Sides of StreetApril 1, 22May 13Jun 3, 24Jul 15Aug 5, 26Sept 16Oct 7, 28Nov 18

THURSDAYS South & West Sides of StreetApril 16May 7, 28Jun 18Jul 9, 30Aug 20Sept 10Oct 1, 22Nov 12

FRIDAYSNorth & East Sides of StreetApril 17May 8, 29Jun 19Jul 10, 31Aug 21Sept 11Oct 2, 23Nov 13

TUESDAYS South & West Sides of StreetApril 7, 28May 19Jun 9, 30Jul 21Aug 11Sept 1, 22Oct 13Nov 3, 24

WEDNESDAYSNorth & East Sides of StreetApril 8, 29May 20Jun 10Jul 1, 22Aug 12Sept 2, 23Oct 14Nov 4, 25

TUESDAYS South & West Sides of StreetApril 14, 28May 12, 26Jun 9, 23Jul 7, 21Aug 4, 18Sept 1, 15, 29Oct 13, 27Nov 10, 24

WEDNESDAYSNorth & East Sides of StreetApril 1, 15, 29May 13, 27Jun 10, 24Jul 8, 22Aug 5, 19Sept 2, 16, 30Oct 14, 28Nov 11, 25

THURSDAYSSouth & West Sides of StreetApril 2, 23May 14Jun 4, 25Jul 16Aug 6, 27Sept 17Oct 8, 29Nov 19

FRIDAYSNorth & East Sides of StreetApril 3, 24May 15Jun 5, 26Jul 17Aug 7, 28Sept 18Oct 9, 30Nov 20

TUESDAYSSouth & West Sides of StreetApril 14May 5, 26Jun 16Jul 7, 28Aug 18Sept 8, 29Oct 20Nov 10

WEDNESDAYSNorth & East Sides of StreetApril 15May 6, 27Jun 17Jul 8, 29Aug 19Sept 9, 30Oct 21Nov 11

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cityofevanston.org/streetsweeping

One-sided Street Sweeping Schedule (Mondays) April 1–Nov 30For streets with parking on one side only

1st MondayApr 6May 4June 1July 6Aug 3Oct 5Nov 2

2nd MondayApr 13May 11June 8July 13Aug 10Sept 14Oct 12Nov 9

3rd MondayApr 20May 18June 15July 20Aug 17Sept 21Oct 19Nov 16

4th MondayApr 27June 22July 27Aug 24Sept 28Oct 26Nov 23

One-sided Street Sweeping Schedule 9am–4pm

No Street Sweeping on holidays

This map is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. See cityofevanston.org/mapsdisclaimers.html for more information.

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May 25 Memorial DayNo collections will occur on Monday. All collections will occur one day later. Thursday collections and Friday condo collections will occur on Friday.

July 4 Independence DayNo collections will occur on Friday, July 3. Friday condo collections will occur one day earlier on Thursday.

Sept 7 Labor DayNo collections will occur on Monday. All collections will occur one day later. Thursday collections and Friday condo collections will occur on Friday.

Nov 26 Thanksgiving DayNo collections will occur on Thursday. Thursday trash and yardwaste collections will occur on Friday. Thursday and Friday recycling collections will occur on Saturday.

Dec 24-25 Christmas Eve & DayNo collections will occur on Thursday or Friday. All Thursday and Friday collections will occur on Saturday.

Dec 31 & Jan 1 New Year’s Eve & DayFriday condo collections will occur on Thursday. All other collections will occur as scheduled.

2015 Holiday Refuse Schedule

2015 Earth Day & Arbor Day Clean-up On Saturday, April 25, individuals and organizations are invited to participate in a community-wide clean-up in honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day. To learn more, go to cityofevanston.org/earthday, or call/text 847-448-4311.

Bulk Trash Pick-Up Schedules:

Normal refuse pick-up day: Bulk trash pick-up:Spring 2015

Wednesday Friday, April 17 Thursday Friday, April 24 Monday Friday, May 1 Tuesday Friday, May 8

Fall 2015

Thursday Friday, Oct 2 Monday Friday, Oct 9 Tuesday Friday, Oct 16Wednesday Friday, Oct 23

For more information, go to: cityofevanston.org/bulktrash

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