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Plan of Evanston
Asbury Avenue as far north as Main Street. In this way Asbury Avenue will tend to relieve the congestion on Chicago Avenue. Main Street, Dempster Street and Davis Street should be used to cross-connect the Dodge Avenue, Asbury Avenue and Chicago A venue heavy traffic, and such traffic should be excluded from all other cross streets except Howard Street and Harrison Street.
GROUP "C"
Rinn Street (South Boulevard): We advocate that Rinn Street east of the tracks be connected into Oakton Street west of the Chicago & Northwestern viaduct by acquiring the south half of the block, as shown on' our map, between Custer and Linden Streets. Carry Rinn Street across this property by an easy curve to connect into Oakton Street at Custer Street, the balance of the property acquired to be used as a park. From Custer Street west continue along Oakton Street as- at present laid out and connect into the proposed Canal Boulevard by a ramp.
Dempster Street: The County Commissioners have already advocated Dempster Street as a State Aid Road, from the west limits of Evanston to Milwaukee Avenue. It is only logical that Evanston should meet this advance by putting this street in its best possible condition out to its west limits. Dempster Street because of its central situation and its great length is the most important west exit for Evanston, and nothing should be left undone to make it thoroughly practical.
After Dempster Street reaches Milwaukee Avenue, motors can continue west on the Ballard Road by a slight jog north along Milwaukee Avenue. The Ballard Road leads into the Rand Road, northwest of DesPlaines. The Ballard Road is under construction now and the Rand Road under contract to be paved at once with concrete. The Rand Road runs in a northwesterly direction out through open country as far as the Cook County line, which brings the road within five miles
