Murchison Choice Neighborhood Initiative
In December 2020, the City of Fayetteville, in partnership with the Fayetteville Metropolitan Housing Authority (FMHA), was awarded a HUD Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant for the Murchison neighborhood. Utilizing this grant, the City and FMHA worked with local residents and community stakeholders to create a forward-looking Transformation Plan with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. This plan was centered on the redevelopment of Murchison Townhouses and Elliott Circle, and aimed to replace 100% of the housing units in these developments with new mixed-income developments.
In March of 2026, the City of Fayetteville and FMHA submitted an application for a HUD Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant. Upon receipt of this grant, the City and FMHA will be able to implement the Transformation Plan and, in doing so, help the residents of the Murchison Road corridor bring their neighborhoods the revitalization and restoration needed to move forward into the future.
The Transformation Plan(PDF, 104MB) is a community-led plan that was designed with the help of the residents of the Murchison Road Corridor. Through community surveys with partner agencies, we were able to compile a snapshot of the residents, their wants and desires for their community, and combine that with our vision to create a plan for revitalization of Murchison Road. Three key elements of the Murchison Choice Neighborhood Transformation Plan are People, Neighborhood, and Housing. Consideration of these elements not only shaped the process of creating the plan, but also its implementation.
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