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Cool project.
I really like the fact that this project would be modeled after Carmels midtown. Young professionals and tech talent love projects like this and the older establishment that’s fighting it are hurting the growth and attractive lure of the city for out of state talent, let alone retaining homegrown talent that would leave for more progressive cities. Our peer cities get it and are moving at lightening speed to lure talent from all over the country and projects like this is very attractive to the younger generations. Indy can no longer sit back and be stuck in the 60’s with their mindset on things if we’re going to compete.
It would be nice if, in addition to the tree preservation efforts, the developer would take on eradicating the invasive Asian Bush Honeysuckle that’s overrunning the exit onto 86th Street from northbound Keystone. The honeysuckle is killing all other plants in that area and will eventually come after all the trees being planted.
– Jen Thomas
That’s likely a city problem, if the honeysuckle is growing on the public-right-way on the western edge of the exit ramp.
“on 16 acres east of the Fashion Mall…”
I believe the project is west of the Fashion Mall?
Looks that way to me as well.
My brain couldn’t figure out “Haverstick and 86th” and “East of the Fashion Mall.”
Too dense, too much traffic, too much commercial . . . . on 86th Street?
One hopes the project will be approved. Whereas neighbors have the right to voice concerns, the city should address them and seek better utilization of property abutting a major east-west regional arterial. 86th Street is not a country lane nor has it been for the last 40 years. 86th Street is not a residential corridor nor has it been. Further development and improvement of 86th Street from county line to county line should be the goal. The overall vision should incorporate design, traffic control, and non-vehicular aspects critical and necessary for a great streets treatment.
If the city is to continue to grow and improve, higher traffic volumes will indeed occur. The key is to ensure roadway levels of service remain within urban arterial standards. Cities with little or no traffic typically are not thriving.
Update, its been approved and its going to be built. I doubt anyone thought otherwise. Just like the project being built up on 96th and meridian. neighbors there rejected that project as well but it got the green light and its massive. If Indy is to retain homegrown talent as well attract out of state talent, then projects like these MUST be built, regardless the backlash from older generations of people that don’t see the value in it. Its the same old lame talking points. Too much traffic, too many outside visitors, too dense ect eat. None of these concerns have persuaded city county members to reject any of these projects because they are correctly zoned.