Started in 2017, the Broad, Germantown, and Erie Project is a joint effort between City departments and neighborhood organizations. The project's goals are to:

• Make the intersection safer. The proposed changes to traffic flow will improve pedestrian and driver safety.
• Create new public spaces. Two new plazas will be built at the intersection and reflect a community-driven design.
• Create jobs and support businesses. Community partners have received increased funding for sidewalk cleaning, and storefront improvements are in progress. Business support is underway, as is research on local hiring.
• Honor local history. A team of neighborhood history enthusiasts is focusing on historic buildings, photo essays, history collections, and public art and markers. They are selecting historic photos for the “pop-up” park and helping lead an artist-selection process for public art in the plazas.

Community partners collaborate with the City on this project and provide direction. Our partners advise us on how to do outreach, provide the first round of community feedback, and suggest improvements to the project.