Can volunteer walk audits help fix Fort Wayne’s accessibility data gap?
With thousands of intersections to manage and limited staff, cities face a data challenge. Volunteer walk audits may offer a way to fill in the gaps.
Joshua Schipper's Latest Articles
Why Fort Wayne’s sidewalks aren’t fully ADA-compliant — yet
More than 30 years after the ADA, gaps in sidewalk accessibility remain. The reasons lie in how the law was written, how infrastructure gets rebuilt, and the limits cities face in fixing everything at once.
Are businesses moving to Fort Wayne considering access to public transit?
As new businesses move to the city’s edges, transit is left to catch up, and Citilink says it’s time for a change.
This bus route is inspiring a new model of transportation funding in southern Fort Wayne
A partnership between Parkview and Citilink may not have paid off in riders, but it’s reshaping how Fort Wayne businesses think about public transit and shared investment.
Fort Wayne’s streets can be dangerous without a car – advocates say the fix starts with a plan
Advocates ask Fort Wayne to push forward with “Complete Streets” by adopting a refreshed, city-owned multimodal transportation plan.
Construction season is here: How do new developments affect traffic in Fort Wayne, and what’s next?
Looking to the future, what plans does Fort Wayne have to adapt to changing traffic patterns in the city? And what traffic alleviation methods might make sense?
The urban expressway not taken: Exploring the history and future of Fort Wayne’s roadway system
Unlike many other growing cities, Fort Wayne does not have an interstate running through its core. Will this hinder or help its future growth, and what's next?
How can Fort Wayne improve its remembrance of the Miami people? We ask a tribe representative
Diane Hunter, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Miami Tribe, shares reminders of the Miami people in Fort Wayne and how the city can improve its teaching of local history.
More ‘buried concerns’: Losing graves has happened fairly frequently in Fort Wayne’s history
In 2020, Fort Wayne made national headlines for the city's historic treatment of Native American gravesites. It turns out, the community has lost the bodies of several prominent figures in local history.
