The Northeastside of Indianapolis is an area that has its assets and disadvantages like any other neighborhood in the city, yet residents and community stakeholders aren’t satisfied with the status quo. They would like to see the area reach its full potential. Continue reading →

On Saturday, June 8, from noon until 5 p.m., the block of East Washington Street between Rural and Oxford will be transformed. Residents, volunteers, artists, businesses, and neighborhood organizations will change the current configuration of five traffic lanes and vacant lots into a vision of what could be: pedestrian-friendly, tree-lined sidewalks, enhanced transit stops, outdoor dining, public seating, public art, and a mix of small commercial storefronts and businesses – even a protected cycle track. Continue reading →

Thanks to overwhelming community response to a recent fundraiser event, a 110-year-old commercial building at 5502 E. Washington St. that originally housed the Irvington Post Office is one step closer to being restored. Continue reading →

I recently participated in a planning session for downtown Indianapolis that included cultural and civic leaders who I would generally consider very pro-urban Indianapolis. As the conversation turned toward the urgent need to recruit more taxpayers into city neighborhoods, one of my colleagues stated that it really wasn’t practical to raise a middle-class family in the city, and many others agreed. Continue reading →