Welcome to my vision for development of the North Side of Downtown Fort Wayne. I ask you to imagine the year is 2014, and the City of Fort Wayne is marketing this area to potential tourists.
This site is a work in progress and created to share ideas on the city’s potential for development in this area. The region lies directly north of Headwaters Park and incorporates the existing Omni Source property, Lawton Park, Science Central, I & M property as well as the adjacent river banks of the St. Mary’s River. You’ll notice that the narratives have been prepared as though these dreams have been realized.
I apologize in advance for some of the ‘crude’ maps you’ll see here. I’ve tried to provide references for photos of existing features found on other sites that illustrate their potential value to our community. Simply hover your mouse over the pictures for the source of the photo, the website, and property description if you want to see how the feature is integrated in other communities.
To begin, please click on the links below to visit these areas of the project:
PHASE I – Omni Source Property
PHASE II – Shopping Boardwalk
PHASE III – Nightlife Boardwalk &Enhanced Skateboard Park
PHASE IV – I & M Property
Your blog is a nice compliment!
We have way too much in common!
Thanks RD. I’ve added your blog link to the blogroll.
Dave:
Welcome to the blogosphere. I am sure you will find it rewarding as well as frustrating. I have a blog, Berry Street Beacon, which I started in February. The hardest thing I have found is just getting enough time to devote to writing.
While I support development, I also believe development in a floodplain requires caution and planning. The FEMA maps show the North River property lying in a floodplain, which may cause some issues as to the ability to develop too close to the river.
The Association of State Floodplain Managers takes the “no adverse impact floodplain management” position. The full discussion is found at their website http://www.floods.org/NoAdverseImpact/whitepaper.asp
Any discussion of development along or near the banks of Fort Wayne’s rivers is not complete without addressing the issue of flooding.
I look forward to following your posts.
Charlotte,
Thank you for your post re: the flooding issue. I concur with your assessment that any development along or near the riverbanks must respect the challenges we already face.
The issue is of great importance and I’m creating a separate post for flood discussion.
Dave
P.S. I’ve added your blog to the roll.