Fort Wayne Redesign

Fort Wayne currently has five projects in the works that will change the face of the downtown area and Fort Wayne as a whole. Over the years, Fort Wayne has seen many stages of urbanization and urban sprawl and currently, Fort Wayne is having an issue with urban sprawl. As the children of Fort Wayne grow up and go to college, they are finding other cities that are more enjoyable to live in and live there. A redesign of Fort Wayne will have a huge impact urban growth because it will fix many problems with the structure of the city and it will focus on the guided principles of city planning. Fort Wayne currently has many problems and a redesigned city could solve these problems. The redesigned Fort Wayne has grid style streets and the city is …show more content…
The main guided principle that was used in the redesign is community. Fort Wayne is a very diverse community and needs a place where citizens can learn about all of the different culture, which is why a cultural center was added by the river. Another guided principle that had a big effect on the redesign is connectivity. All of the one way streets were changed into two way streets, and a new transportation system was added. A boat taxi system was placed on the river, making it easier to into the downtown area and through the downtown area. The redesign of Fort Wayne was also made more walkable to reduce car traffic in the city. Overall, a redesign of Fort Wayne will focus on the guided principles and will solve many problems. With this redesign, urban sprawl will stop and Fort Wayne will see urbanization again. Not only will the downtown area improve, but the surrounding areas will improve as well. This redesign has many attractions that will attract tourists that don’t want to travel as far to some areas that are well known. Many current problems of Fort Wayne developed over time. The new redesign of Fort Wayne prevents future problems by allowing room for more