News release from the City of Fort Wayne:
Find Out What’s Next for Riverfront Fort Wayne
Residents Invited to January 10 Event
(December 17, 2018) – Residents are invited to learn about what’s next for Riverfront Fort Wayne during a public meeting set for this Thursday, January 10, 2019, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grand Wayne Center in the Anthony Wayne Ballroom.
During the meeting, residents will learn about the progress being made on phases II and III of Riverfront Fort Wayne, which will deliver: a comprehensive riverfront neighborhood master plan, analysis and recommendations for infrastructure to serve new private development and manage the floodway, and schematic designs and construction documents for further public improvements along the rivers’ edge. Residents will have an opportunity to provide their input during interactive planning exercises.
Residents will also learn about the progress on Riverfront Fort Wayne’s Promenade Park, due to open this summer. Snacks will be served and those in attendance will have an opportunity to win tickets to Riverfront Fort Wayne’s Winter Cozy, scheduled for January 26, 2019 at Headwaters Park West.
Professionals from DAVID RUBIN Land Collective, the landscape architecture and urban design firm contracted to lead Phases II and III of Riverfront Fort Wayne, will lead the public input meeting and will use the input to ensure they design a riverfront experience that reflects the vision of local residents.
DAVID RUBIN Land Collective is an award-winning landscape architecture and urban design firm that has worked in cities across the world. The studio has completed, or is working on, designs for waterfront districts in Wilmington, DE; Allentown, PA; Bala Cynwyd, PA; Westfield, IN; Columbus, IN; Muncie, IN; Indianapolis; and the Cayman Islands.
In addition to DAVID RUBIN Land Collective, other members of the implementation team include: Agency Landscape + Planning, Beyer Blinder Belle, HR & A, Bruce Mau Design, One Lucky Guitar, Christopher B. Burke Engineering (CBBEL), DLZ, CE Solutions, MSKTD & Associates, Wilson Consulting, and Dharam Consulting.
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