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4. Although much of the housing is 20 or more years old, 61 percent is structurally sound and only 2 percent is deteriorated. Of considerable concern, however,is the fact that 37 percent needs either minor or major repairs. 5. There is a trend toward lower overall density of residential development. The persons per acre declined from 8.8 in 1960 to 6.5 in 1970. This decline was due, for· the most part, to the annexation of lower density subdivisions. This does reflect, however, the nation- ·wide trend of a preferance for larger lot sizes. B. DEVELOPMENT ISSUES 1. Some residential areas adjacent to Area B - Central City on the north and south are experiencing the early symptoms of decline. Good maintenance, minor repairs, and good municipal housekeeping could reverse the downward trend. If left unchecked, however, these are the deteriorated housing areas of tomorrow. The social and physical' 'problems which exist in Area B - Central City were discussed earlier. Can we allow these problems to occur again in other areas? Programs are urgently needed which. will (a) contain the outward spre~d 6fblighting conditions and (b) restore the declining housing units to sound condition. 2. As Fort Wayne has grown outward, numerous lots and some sizable tracts of land within Area C (other than natural resource areas) have remained vacant. Urban development has moved around and 16 beyond them. In most cases such tracts have access to utility and other public services and to good streets. Numerous factors account for the tracts.remaining vacant. Chief among these are the zoning classification of property. In any event, these tracts are wasteful of publiC service investments and area resources. Means need to be found to encourage their use with appropriate development. 3. The involuntary concentration of low income and minority people in Area B - Central City should be reduced. To this end, both public and private construction should be influenced so as to distribute housing for low income and minority families throughout the remainder of the community. Physical factors affecting the availability of land for construction of housing for these families parallel those for middle and high income family housing in most respects. However, transportation poses i greater problem for 10wer income families, particularly the elderly, so close proximity to mass transit services may be necessary. Similarly, proximity to schools, shopping areas, and institutions are often of major concern in the location of housing for lower income persons. Area C - Developed Urban Area possesses well-developed systems providing these facilities and services. Can Fort Wayne achieve an adequate level of social and economic intergration? More important, can it afford not to? 4. Area C contains a large number of estab- I I I I I [ [ [ [ [ [ [ I I I
Object Description
Title | Fort Wayne framework for development: proposed policies |
Alternative Title | Framework for development, Fort Wayne: proposed policies |
Contributor | Fort Wayne (Ind.). Dept. of Community Development and Planning |
Topic | Economic Development |
Subject |
City planning--Indiana--Fort Wayne Urban renewal--Indiana--Fort Wayne |
Geographical Coverage | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Date of Original | Winter 1974-1975 |
Time Period | 1900-1999 |
Source | Print version: Fort Wayne framework for development: proposed policies. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: Department of Community Development and Planning, 1975), 24 p. |
Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from 400 dpi, 1-bit, uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software, black and white configuration. |
Content Type | Text |
Digital Format | text/pdf |
Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
Identifier | 30000122013059 |
File Name | 30000122013059.pdf |
Description
Title | Page 22 |
Transcript | 4. Although much of the housing is 20 or more years old, 61 percent is structurally sound and only 2 percent is deteriorated. Of considerable concern, however,is the fact that 37 percent needs either minor or major repairs. 5. There is a trend toward lower overall density of residential development. The persons per acre declined from 8.8 in 1960 to 6.5 in 1970. This decline was due, for· the most part, to the annexation of lower density subdivisions. This does reflect, however, the nation- ·wide trend of a preferance for larger lot sizes. B. DEVELOPMENT ISSUES 1. Some residential areas adjacent to Area B - Central City on the north and south are experiencing the early symptoms of decline. Good maintenance, minor repairs, and good municipal housekeeping could reverse the downward trend. If left unchecked, however, these are the deteriorated housing areas of tomorrow. The social and physical' 'problems which exist in Area B - Central City were discussed earlier. Can we allow these problems to occur again in other areas? Programs are urgently needed which. will (a) contain the outward spre~d 6fblighting conditions and (b) restore the declining housing units to sound condition. 2. As Fort Wayne has grown outward, numerous lots and some sizable tracts of land within Area C (other than natural resource areas) have remained vacant. Urban development has moved around and 16 beyond them. In most cases such tracts have access to utility and other public services and to good streets. Numerous factors account for the tracts.remaining vacant. Chief among these are the zoning classification of property. In any event, these tracts are wasteful of publiC service investments and area resources. Means need to be found to encourage their use with appropriate development. 3. The involuntary concentration of low income and minority people in Area B - Central City should be reduced. To this end, both public and private construction should be influenced so as to distribute housing for low income and minority families throughout the remainder of the community. Physical factors affecting the availability of land for construction of housing for these families parallel those for middle and high income family housing in most respects. However, transportation poses i greater problem for 10wer income families, particularly the elderly, so close proximity to mass transit services may be necessary. Similarly, proximity to schools, shopping areas, and institutions are often of major concern in the location of housing for lower income persons. Area C - Developed Urban Area possesses well-developed systems providing these facilities and services. Can Fort Wayne achieve an adequate level of social and economic intergration? More important, can it afford not to? 4. Area C contains a large number of estab- I I I I I [ [ [ [ [ [ [ I I I |