FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division is inviting residents, workers, and shoppers to take part in three short online surveys that will help shape the future of retail in three key areas of the city.
The surveys are now online for three retail districts:
South Calhoun Street (Grand Street to Rudisill Boulevard),
Waynedale (around Lower Huntington, Bluffton, and Old Trail roads), and
East State Boulevard (Spy Run Avenue to Florida Drive).
“Community input is an important part of the study,” said Russ Garriott, senior planner. “Hearing directly from the people who live, work and shop in these areas help us develop recommendations that reflect the community’s needs.”
The surveys can be found at HERE
It will remain open until October 2. Anyone who lives, works, worships or shops in any of the districts is welcome to complete the survey for that area.
The City released the following:
The retail surveys are part of a Fort Wayne Retail Opportunity Study conducted by &Access, a nationally recognized firm that specializes in retail market analysis, development strategy, and business attraction and retention. The study will serve as a roadmap for revitalizing and sustaining retail services in these three districts. The retail study implements strategies from the following plans: 2017 Bluffton – Lower Huntington Road Corridor Improvement Plan, Historic Northeast 2025 Plan, Southeast Strategy Update and Packard 2030 Plan.
The completed study should be available to the public by the end of the year. Community Development’s Summit City Entrepreneur and Enterprise District (SEED) will work with stakeholders to implement recommendations in 2026.
Fort Wayne Community Development is inviting residents to share their input on the future of retail shopping along Waynedale, East State, and South Calhoun.Take survey and read more: https://bit.ly/4n7k95O
Posted by City of Fort Wayne Government on Thursday, September 11, 2025
The City of Fort Wayne’s Community Development Division works to enhance economic opportunity, build strong neighborhoods and ensure a dynamic framework for growth and development. The Division’s departments include Neighborhood Code Compliance, Neighborhoods, Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services, Redevelopment/Economic Development, and Planning and Policy.
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