Friday, January 12, 2007

DID's Dan Discusses Downtown

Dan Carmody, Director of Fort Wayne's Downtown Improvement District, has a couple of great articles concerning Harrison Square and the lack of downtown density at the DID's website, downtownfortwayne.com

Five Reasons to Like Harrison Square

  • Views the project from a broader civic prospective
  • Discusses impact on local neighborhoods and the need for economic diversity in housing
  • Notes the relation between Harrison Square and other downtown development opportunities

Re-densifying Downtown Fort Wayne

  • Includes an excellent map detailing the extent of surface parking in downtown Fort Wayne
  • Points out the need to develop a less auto-dependent city

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