Downtown Residents Association (DRA)
Committed to Maintaining a Neighborhood Community in Downtown Evanston
Committed to Maintaining a Neighborhood Community in Downtown Evanston
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Services We Provide
What does DRA do?
Why is this Important?
What does DRA do?
- Safeguards the rights of downtown Evanston residents
- Partners with commercial/business owners toward a downtown that promotes
beneficial residential life with vibrant economic activity - Develops pro-residential positions on issues relating to
- zoning, development, and special events
- Monitors development activity in downtown Evanston
- Collaborates with alderpersons and city staff on
- development and land use issues
- Addresses appropriately proposed legislation affecting the downtown residents
specifically, and the broader Evanston community of residents
Why is this Important?
- DRA promotes intelligent sustainable development that will contribute to the quality
of residential life in downtown Evanston - DRA advocates for developer responsibility with respect to appearance, density,
parking and other issues that may impact downtown residential property owners
