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Plan of Evanston
the tracks and go straight northeast to Sheridan Road on the existing diagonal street. Evanston is interested in the improvement of the Caledonia Road because it will be another way of diverting traffic from the towns to the north of us back into Lincoln Avenue, and into Chicago without passing through Evanston. Bear in mind that nobody wants to go through a congested city like Evanston if easy ways are provided to go around.
Lincoln Avenue: We cannot emphasize too strongly the tremendous importance of permanently improving Lincoln Avenue. Already Milwaukee Avenue is paved with concrete and is a great north and south highway, but it lies eight miles to the west of Evanston and only aids indirectly in the relief of motor congestion along the North Shore. Lincoln Avenue, however, lying about half way between Evanston and Milwaukee Avenue, will do more than any other road to divert motor congestion from the lake shore, except the proposed Canal Boulevard.
We urge that the pavement of Lincoln Avenue be continued to Niles Center to connect into the Caledonia Road. This will help divert commercial traffic from our streets, which we believe is as important as diverting pleasure traffic. Both tear up our pavements, but heavy trucks are more of a menace than lighter motor cars.
Harm's Timber Road: We recommend that the Harm's Timber Road which now terminates at Lake Avenue (west of Wilmette) be connected in a northeasterly direction across the Chicago and Northwestern tracks into the Happ Road. By following the Happ Road and recrossing the Chicago & Northwestern tracks at Northfield, and continuing along this road until it connects into the Skokie Road (which is the road east and west between Winnetka and Wheeling), then going west for a half mile along the Skokie Road and turning north on the first road to the right, which road leads direct into Lake Forest. By using this route residents of Lake Forest
