US CPTED Association October 2026 Webinar
October 15 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Date: October 15, 2026
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Topic: From Design to Data: How Fort Wayne’s 2026 Project of the Year Drove a 40-Year Crime Low Through CPTED and Academic Partnership
Presenter 1: Dr. John MacDonald -Director, Master of Science in Criminology Program, University of Pennsylvania
Presenter 2: Megan Grable – Urban Planner, Department of Neighborhoods, City of Fort Wayne
Join us for an exclusive presentation on Fort Wayne, Indiana’s High Street CPTED Pilot Area, the 2026 USCA Project of the Year, which achieved a 40-year low in crime through a pioneering, community-driven design strategy. Led by the City of Fort Wayne alongside Dr. MacDonald, Director of Master of Science in Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania, who conducted the rigorous data analysis, we will unpack the project’s three-phase investment in infrastructure and neighborhood activation while sharing preliminary findings from our upcoming paper to be submitted for publication. In this session, discover how evidence-based design and real-time academic partnership transformed one of the city’s most challenged streets into a scalable model for national CPTED implementation.
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From Design to Data: How Fort Wayne’s 2026 Project of the Year Drove a 40-Year Crime Low Through CPTED and Academic Partnership
Dr. John MacDonald:
Professor MacDonald serves as the Director of the Master of Science in Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania and studies crime and violence, race and ethnic disparities in criminal justice, and impact of public policy on safety. A current focus of his work is on examining how the science of urban planning can make our cities healthier, safer, and livable. The National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and private foundations helped support the research on changing places. He is also active studying racial disparities in criminal justice, and ways to reduce these disparities through policy and program reforms.
Megan Grable:
As an Urban Planner with the City of Fort Wayne’s Department of Neighborhoods, Megan specializes in translating best-practice research into tangible community change through coalition-building and data-driven implementation. Megan led the award-winning High Street CPTED Pilot Area, a project that achieved an 86% reduction in crime by combining evidence-based design with authentic community partnership. Her work is grounded in a global perspective gained from studying cities across the U.S., India, Senegal, and Argentina, driving her to create vibrant, resilient districts through practical, sustained effort.
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