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Project puts life into vision for south side
Well before a welcome announcement last week that a multimillion dollar mixed-use development is slated for Fort Wayne s southeast side, residents, business owners, community leaders and elected officials were working to find ways to improve the historically neglected area.
The Southeast Strategy, adopted by the city in January, is an update to a 2007 plan for development in the area. The culmination of about two years of planning and input, it calls for needed upgrades in housing, more emphasis on economic development and placemaking – strengthening connections among residents through planning, development and design.
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An artist s rendering presented as part of a Southeast Strategy planning effort shows a potential community gathering spot near Clinton and Lafayette streets. Previous Next
Sunday, February 07, 2021 1:00 am
VISION QUEST
MATTHEW LEBLANC | The Journal Gazette
It s one thing to imagine the future, and quite another to actively plan for the future envisioned.
There are dedicated community leaders – elected and volunteer – working to do both in southeast Fort Wayne, a section of the city ripe for opportunity and development in the forms of new businesses and open spaces for gatherings and recreation. The Southeast Strategy – a bureaucratic name that belies the hands-on nature of the effort – is the mechanism through which ideas have been gathered and plans have been drawn. Its goals are driven by everyone involved.