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town parks, " explains Pat Doher,
senior vice president, civil engineer,
at SmithGroup. " From an overarching perspective, they really wanted
these parks and the activity in these
parks to 'surprise and delight' a diverse user group, " he explains.
Doher recalls that when the city
was searching for a firm to partner
with on the project, " one of the
things that intrigued them about
our team was that we understood
the demographics of the community; for example, we knew that
South Bend had a significant Latino population. " He adds that the
culturally diverse neighborhoods
were the ones that were disconnected from the waterfront, and, therefore, the goal was making sure that
trails and their assets were part of
a network that offered connectivity
to all neighborhoods.

Funding and Partnerships

Howard Park

Known as South Bend's My Parks &
Trails Project, this fully funded $51+
million endeavor encompasses all
the city's six districts, making it the
single-largest investment in park and
public lands in South Bend's 152year history. " We funded the project
in a way that is roughly: a third, a
third and a third, " notes Perri.
One-third comes from private investment, which includes strategic
partnerships with the University of
Notre Dame, the Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians and a grant from
the Indiana Regional Cities initiative.
The next one-third stems from Tax
Incremental Financing (TIF) dollars.
The final one-third comes from a property tax levy on the College Football
Hall of Fame bond project, which the
city has paid off and now those funds
are being used for a park bond.

In early October 2017, South Bend
Mayor Pete Buttigieg and community leaders broke ground on the
nearly $15 million renovation of
Howard Park, the city's first public
green space. Considered a historic treasure, Howard Park began as
a swampy landfill in the center of
South Bend on the St. Joseph River
and was officially named in honor
of Councilman Timothy Howard in
1894. However, the years took a toll
on the park and its major attractions,
forcing the park department to close
venues like the ice skating rink due
to disrepair. Thanks to the Parks &
Trails Project, this 12-acre park is
now undergoing a major facelift.
The design boasts a new multiuse
community center, which has been
moved to the corner of Jefferson
and St. Louis Boulevards. Its new

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