The North River Now! final concept is the culmination of hundreds of hours of hard work by over 150 committed Fort Wayne residents. My hat goes off to all who were involved, particularly Rick Samek, Wendy Stein, and John Urbahns. Their passion and enthusiasm for the project have been evident throughout the process.
I’m particularly pleased [...]
Archive for July, 2007
My own thoughts about the final plan
Posted in Phase I, design, development, north river, omni source, science central, water park on July 28, 2007 | 8 Comments »
North River Task Force "Reveals" Plan
Posted in north river, omni source on July 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The North River Task Force unveiled its vision for the OmniSource property at North Side High School Thursday evening. According to Ben Lanka of The Journal-Gazette:
“Gianni Longo, a planning consultant, described the development plan for the area. While it included areas for regional attractions – such as a water park or sports complex – [...]
Bringing it all together…
Posted in Phase II, Phase III, downtown hotel, harrison square, nightlife boardwalk, sky ride, wells street corridor on July 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been struggling with a way to tie the North River area with Harrison Square. I believe the Headwaters Park Skyride offers one solution.
From the the Wells Street Triangle, the Skyride can continue across the St. Mary’s above Ewing Street to Harrison Square. Gondola riders would be treated to a bird’s eye view of the [...]
Indoor Waterpark & Riverfront Development Videos
Posted in development, river, videos, water park on July 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve added “Indoor Waterpark” videos to the right border and “Riverfront Development” videos to the bottom border. To view the videos, simply click on the image link box and the video will start at the top of the page.
Additional videos may be found here:
Indoor Waterparks
Riverfront Development
Indoor Skateboard Parks
Google widgets are so cool!
Waterpark Hotels Bring Higher Occupancy Rates
Posted in downtown hotel, occupancy rates, water park on July 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There seems to be some concern about the occupancy rates (also here, here, and here) of a new downtown hotel connected to the Harrison Square project:
“The new hotel would have to change the hotel occupancy trend in the Fort Wayne area. Occupancy rates on an annual basis have not risen above 52 percent since 2001, [...]
Headwaters Park Skyride
Posted in Phase II, Phase III, lawton park, old fort, sky ride, wells street bridge on July 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Imagine traveling by gondola from a Nightlife Boardwalk by the Historic Old Fort, directly over Headwaters Park to a Shopping Boardwalk near the Wells Street Corridor. Not only would this be a unique way to get from Point A to B, it would provide breathtaking views of Downtown Fort Wayne and Lawton and Headwaters [...]
North River Now Announces Design Charette
Posted in charrette, design, development on July 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The North River Now Task Force has announced it will hold a Next Steps Design Charrette (.pdf) the week following the Three Rivers Festival, July 23-26:
Design WorkshopBold Idea Community BrainstormMonday, July 235:30 – 8:00 p.m.North Side High School Cafeteria475 E. State Blvd.
Aha! Open HouseExtreme Makeover: CityStyleWednesday, July 254:00 – 7:00 p.m.Arts United CenterIan Rolland Gallery303 [...]
North River Now – Summary of Responses
Posted in Fort Wayne history, aquariums, design, downtown, lawton park, pedestrian linkages, retail shops, river greenway, science central, water park, wells street corridor on July 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The North River Now Task Force has announced the Highlights of Community Responses (.pdf) received during the many workshops recently held. At each forum, four questions were asked to gather responses from the participants. Here are the results:
Question #1: Imagine it is 10 years from now, what types of uses do you see at the [...]
Phase III – Enhanced Skate/BMX Park
Posted in Phase III, arcades, bmx, carnival rides, laser tag, lawton park, miniature golf, paintball, pro shop, skateboard park, teens on July 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve added an Enhanced Skateboard/BMX Park section to the site. To make room for the Nightlife Boardwalk, I envision moving the existing skate park to the north end of Lawton Park where the Fort Wayne Parks Dept. greenhouses are presently housed. Bicentennial Park lies to the south.
To enhance the area for “tweeners,” teens and young [...]
Phase III: The Nightlife Boardwalk
Posted in Phase III, design, lawton park, nightlife boardwalk, pedestrian linkages, river, river greenway, sky ride on July 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve just added to the site my vision for a Nightlife Boardwalk on the north bank of the St. Mary’s River just south of Lawton Park. The area is conveniently located near Three Rivers Apartments (where many singles, couples, and young professionals live), as well as Club Soda and Hall’s Gas House across the river.
I’ve [...]
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"I utterly reject the belief that the people of Fort Wayne are resistant to change. They simply have not yet seen a vision they can stand behind. Show them the right plan at the right time and the right price and they will proudly support it."
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