Road and rail bridges in the City of Evanston.

The City of Evanston has just over 120 cul-de-sacs.

The City of Evanston maintains 7 beaches along the beautiful shore of Lake Michigan, one of which is dedicated for use by dogs.

Each year, the City of Evanston receives approximately $2 million in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds as an entitlement community of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). For more information see the City of Evanston's web page on the CDBG program.

The approximately 22.5 miles of railroad tracks in the City of Evanston traveled by CTA, Metra, and freight trains.

This layer shows bodies of water in and around the City of Evanston. The chief among these is Lake Michigan to the east with 4.25 miles of shoreline. The data also includes 3 miles of the North Shore Channel, the 14.2 acre Northwestern Lagoon, and various other ponds.

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

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.

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

The City of Evanston maintains 76 of its own parks spread over 273 acres. This parks layer also includes 10 Ridgeville Park District parks, 2 Lighthouse Park District Parks, 1 Cook County Forest Preserve (Perkins Woods) and the portion of the Canal Shores Golf Course within the City of Evanston as well as 2 parks just over the city's western boundary which we jointly operate with the Village of Skokie.