As a part of the Field Operations Division, the Community Policing Unit's uniformed officers provide motorized patrol along with highly visible foot and bike patrol in neighborhoods. PST officers serve as a community policing mechanism by making personal contacts with area residents and merchants as well as providing a broad spectrum of proactive and preventive community services such as attending neighborhood meetings/block club development, security surveys, etc.

Trash is picked up in the City of Evanston on a four day schedule.

The Zoning Code is located in Title 6 of the Municipal City Code. The Zoning Code promotes the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, general welfare, objectives and policies of the comprehensive general plan. As adopted and amended by the Evanston City Council, the Zoning Code establishes and regulates buildings and building setbacks along streets, alleys, property lines, use of lot areas, parking and loading, and the areas of open space between and among surrounding buildings.

The Zoning Code is located in Title 6 of the Municipal City Code. The Zoning Code promotes the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, general welfare, objectives and policies of the comprehensive general plan. As adopted and amended by the Evanston City Council, the Zoning Code establishes and regulates buildings and building setbacks along streets, alleys, property lines, use of lot areas, parking and loading, and the areas of open space between and among surrounding buildings.

The City of Evanston uses one-way streets to help the flow of traffic and make driving safer along with other tools like speed humps and traffic circles.

Speed humps are a traffic calming device employed by the City of Evanston along with traffic circles.

The City of Evanston designates some streets around schools as temporary one-ways at certain times to facilitate safer pick-ups and drop-offs.

Traffic circles are a traffic calming device employed by the City of Evanston along with speed humps.

The City of Evanston has approximately 45 miles of protected bike lanes, bike lanes, bike routes and off-street paths.