Grassroots Effort Affords Firm Foundation
Published: March 26, 2007
The Brikyaat neighborhood, which comprises about 250 households in the city's 2nd Ward, is the latest example of uniqueness in this city. Brikyaat is part of the Midtown Neighborhood Association and also includes a dozen small businesses. Neighborhood residents were prompted to proactively develop their neighborhood after seeing the mixed-use MidTowne Village development to their north replace a formerly residential area. They spent more than two years planning what they, as residents, wanted their neighborhood to become.

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