Southeast Fort Wayne neighborhood to be redeveloped

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) – The Oxford Streetscape project will reconstruct Oxford Street, improving sidewalks, adding lane reduction to slow down traffic in an effort to make the area safer for cyclists and pedestrians

Community development director Jonathan Leist says these types of concentrated improvements can have a great impact on local neighborhoods

“I think giving that community a sense of pride, again, in that commercial corridor, you know, again, we can do what we can on the public side, and we want to see that private side come along with us,” Leist said.

This will be similar to the redevelopment on Pontiac Street which has been beneficial in more ways than one…

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