Activation Workgroup News Today

Nearly four dozen neighborhood projects, including landscaping and new wayfinding and children-at-play signs, will get funded through $200,000 from the city of Fort Wayne.

The latest step is Northwest 2035, a plan to change the face of the Bloomingdale, Hamilton, Lincoln Park/Five Points, Nebraska, and North Highlands neighborhoods.

Several open-house-style events will be held throughout the neighborhoods starting on Thursday, with an opportunity to review potential strategies and focus areas and provide feedback to finalize the plan

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Residents are encouraged to provide input on the neighborhood by taking a quick 20-question survey and using an interactive map, where feedback can be pinpointed to an exact location

At last week’s Inspire Fort Wayne Neighborhood Conference, an annual event created to energize and equip neighborhood residents and leaders with information to better serve the community, Mayor Tom Henry

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To improve housing access for Black families, Andre Perry, PHD and senior fellow at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. said investment has to be made in Black communities.

The city of Fort Wayne issued this news release today: