Save the dates for Redevelopment 25! festivities in the West City Community Redevelopment Area (WCCRA) on April 16, 2025, the Lincolnville Community Redevelopment Area (LCRA) on Friday, July 18, 2025, and a final celebration in the Historic Area Community Redevelopment Area (HACRA) on Thursday, October 9, 2025. Details for upcoming Redevelopment 25! celebrations will be announced closer to the dates.
The HACRA was the first Community Redevelopment Area established in 2000 with a coverage area of 218.8 acres. The HACRA Plan prioritizes initiatives that focus on the construction of the municipal parking garage, encouraging bicycle usage, enhancing pedestrian areas and streetscapes, implementing a heritage tourism signage wayfinding system, and improving traffic patterns.
The LCRA was established in 2013 and includes 541.4 acres. The LCRA Plan prioritizes the preservation of African American Heritage, the retention of long-term residents, preservation of Lincolnville’s historic character, and conducting neighborhood improvements.
The newest and largest area, the WCCRA, covers 600 acres, and was established in 2024. The WCCRA Plan prioritizes a six-point action plan for community stabilization through housing policy and other stabilization efforts, public space enhancement/beautification, locally oriented business development and new business programming, mobility/connectivity and infrastructure improvements, branding/signage, and continuation and enhancement efforts regarding historic preservation.