City selects this southeast Fort Worth neighborhood for $4.4 million facelift
The city of Fort Worth has selected the southeast neighborhood North Mitchell for the latest iteration of the Neighborhood Improvement Program.
The neighborhood is roughly bounded by East Maddox Avenue to the north, Wichita Street to the east, Mitchell Boulevard and Glen Garden Drive to the south and Sycamore Creek to the west.
It includes the Renaissance Square shopping complex, William M. McDonald YMCA and Cobb Park.
The program, started in 2017, targets city funds to help neighborhoods struggling with public safety, poor streets, and residents struggling with poverty.
Stop Six, Las Vegas Trail, and Rosemont have all gotten help from the program for police cameras, trees and sidewalks. Other improvements can include the cleaning up of dump sites and new parks.
North Mitchell will get $4.4 million, a spokesperson for the city’s neighborhood services department said in a text message to the Star-Telegram.
Neighborhoods are selected based on a scoring system that looks at financial hardship, public safety, and the condition of property and city services in the area.
North Mitchell received the highest score on public safety issues, according to a presentation given to the City Council at an Oct. 14 work session.
Its poverty rate is also three times that of the city, and the neighborhood’s median household income is $35,000 compared to $83,000 for the city.
The program will distribute the funds over three years.
The first year will be spent meeting with residents to get feedback on what improvements the city should invest in.
The second year focuses on big ticket items like improving streets, fixing sidewalks, and developing parks.
The third year focuses on engaging with the community to continue the improvements after the program is done.
The Fort Worth City Council will vote to approve of the selection at its Oct. 28 meeting.
This story was originally published October 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM.
CORRECTION: The Fort Worth City Council will vote to approve the neighborhood selection at its Oct. 28 meeting. A previous version of this story misstated the date.
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