Lafayette Greenspace

The City of Fort Wayne selected JPR to develop the design of a pocket park on the southeast corner of the Lafayette Place Neighborhood, at the intersection of Lafayette Street and East Pettit Avenue. The pocket park design included an 8-foot-wide asphalt trail to provide safe walking conditions for neighborhood residents who were otherwise required to walk along a narrow sidewalk at the back of a curb on two busy streets. A double-sided entrance sign, that matched an existing sign within the neighborhood, was incorporated to serve as a gateway into Lafayette Place.  

Decorative lighting was included to provide visibility for walkway users, and a combination of overstory and ornamental trees provided shade and visual interest. Along the edges of the site – adjacent to residential properties – a dense vegetative screen was provided for both aesthetic purposes and to operate as a sound buffer. A butterfly garden, designed by the City of Fort Wayne, was also incorporated to provide a respite for butterflies. Additionally, all site improvements were designed in a way that will accommodate a future turn lane on Lafayette Street.