Although not mentioned in this web page,
this coming Wednesday, at 6:30 PM, in the Civic Center (2100 Ridge),
the Planning and Development Committee will hold a special meeting to
discuss the skyscraper project. Residents will have 1-3 minutes to
speak and only a total of 1.5 hours to do so. This could possibly be
the last meeting to allow public comment, so please attend to have your
voice heard or just to show your support.

10 top reasons for opposing the 38+-story skyscraper:

10. We have little information on whether this project will really be an economic plus for the city.

9. The City has done very little to inform residents and ask for their inputs.

8. The skyscraper will place more demands on city services, create more downtown congestion, pollution, and noise.

7. The skyscraper, along with the new downtown plan (yet to be approved), will destroy Evanston's unique character.

6. The Skyscraper is not aesthetically pleasing and is by no means an "iconic" building.

5. The project has less rentable business space than the current building (which means less revenue).

4. Building 218 condos when there is a depression and a glut of unsold condos does not make good business sense.

3. The developers have provided not one real public benefit with their project.

2. The skyscraper project doesn't have enough parking and will increase parking problems in the downtown area.

1. And, the #1 and perhaps most enjoyable reason: the anonymouse
(not a typo) posters (NIMBYs since they most likely don't live in
Evanston) are in favor of the skyscraper!