This marks the next phase of Evanston’s Putting Assets to Work (PAW) initiative. Adopted by the city council in 2024 and supported by a federal innovation grant, PAW aims to transform underutilized city assets into projects that deliver community amenities, financial benefits and taxpayer savings. Evanston community members are encouraged to visit the PAW website to help design the future of our city’s most important civic spaces. PAW is an initiative to reimagine underutilized public properties and turn them into assets that create opportunity, improve quality of life and strengthen community connections. For more information, visit the PAW website.