The annual Streets Alive event, brorganized by Citizens’ Greener Evanston, the Evanston Environmental brAssociation and the city of Evanston, will be held from 1 to 5 p.m., brSeptember 8. Residents of Evanston and surrounding communities will brwalk, bike, play and cele ate green living in a car-free mile of Main brStreet in Evanston. Streets Alive features free activities for all ages,br including exercise classes, bike activities and bike valet, city of brEvanston’s Touch-a-Truck, music, interactive art, giant Jenga, Bollywood dance and more. Local restaurants and food vendors will provide their tastiest offerings.
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Streetsbr Alive will once again be host to the Evanston Green Living Festival, anbr annual environmental fest featuring products, services and ideas that brencourage attendees to lead more sustainable lives. Streets Alive is brpart of the national “livability cities” movement, sparked by Jane brJacobs’ book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, to brcreate healthy urban citizens and sustainable environments. In this brvision, streets aren’t just for traveling, but also for lingering, brshopping, meeting friends or strolling.
For more information, visit Tinyurl.com/EvanstonStreetsAlive2019.
