City to make equity focus of cultural plan
The Department of Metropolitan Development is creating the city’s first cultural-equity plan—an effort to guide investment and resources into arts and attractions in a way that serves the entire community.
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Carmel, Westfield expand, build new libraries as demands for services change
The construction is happening at a time libraries play an increasingly wide-ranging role in the communities they serve.
Jones leads race for campaign cash in crowded state Senate primary
Democrat Kristin Jones has raised more than $115,000 throughout the course of her campaign for Senate District 46 in Indianapolis. Her closest fundraising competitor in a five-way primary reported just over $68,000 in campaign contributions.
Fishers releases plans for $22.8M Arts & Municipal Complex
Construction on the three-story Fishers Arts & Municipal Complex is expected to begin this fall after the 31-year-old Fishers City Hall is demolished.
Indianapolis Mayor Hogsett tests positive for COVID-19
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett is experiencing “mild symptoms” and is isolating at home, his office announced Sunday afternoon.
Is Marion County’s tradition of slating candidates nearing its end?
For years, endorsements by Marion County’s political parties significantly reduced the chances of a hotly contested primary for each party’s nomination. But not so much these days. The change is particularly noticeable among county Democrats running for county clerk, county recorder and a state senate seat in the May 3 primary election.
Could carbon credits help fund city’s public green space?
Local officials and not-for-profits are exploring the potential sale of carbon credits to finance the maintenance and preservation of city parks, and to purchase land for more.
Indy competes for $75M to remake brownfields for food processing, manufacturing
A coalition of city-county government and local community groups this week completed a final round of applications for a federal grant of up to $75 million, that could total $90 million with a required local match.
Indianapolis launches first phase of building energy tracking program
Called Thriving Buildings, the program’s initial phase includes voluntary participation by private building owners while mandating participation for some municipal buildings.
Indy faces $1B annual transportation infrastructure funding gap, report says
The city of Indianapolis faces a huge funding gap to improve and maintain its roads, bridges, sidewalks and other transportation infrastructure—an amount approaching the city’s $1.3 billion annual budget—according to a new Department of Public Works report.
City ponders coordinating redevelopment of multiple downtown sites
Roughly 17-1/2 acres of city-owned property in various stages of the redevelopment process have developers chomping at the bit to make their mark on the city’s skyline.
New city policy provides avenue for neighbors’ ideas on road safety
Residents are taking a do-it-yourself approach to tweaking specific stretches of road by their schools, businesses and neighborhoods to better protect children and neighbors.
Troubled Lakeside Pointe apartment complex acquired
Lakeside Pointe at Nora apartment complex—under threat of a city nuisance lawsuit—has a new owner. The former owner owed more than $225,000 for 600-plus housing code violations at the complex.
New City-County Council committee to strike a greener path
The panel plans to focus first on urban forests and parklands, then recycling and solid waste, then equitable health and infrastructure investments.
As city boosts spending on anti-crime grants, some call for more accountability
Indianapolis has put more than $30 million into about 600 grants since 2009, when it launched what’s now called the Violent Crime Prevention Grants Program.
City, partners push forward with renter support despite setbacks
City officials say they’re focused on a “test case” nuisance lawsuit and funding a range of programs to tackle persistent challenges with habitability, affordability and legal aid for tenants.
Indianapolis delays suit against apartment owner, citing interested buyer
The city had been poised to file suit against the owner of troubled Nora-area apartment complex Lakeside Pointe, but is delaying legal action in hopes of a change in ownership.
City weighing nearly $25M in TIF bonds for Stutz renovation, 16 Tech apartments
The City-County Council on Monday saw the introduction of proposals to award developer-backed tax-increment financing bonds for a $60.8 million apartment development at the 16 Tech Innovation District, along with the $53 million redevelopment of the historic Stutz Motor Car Co. factory.
City seeks new uses for old jail buildings downtown
Indianapolis hopes to spur development with a request for development proposals for historic buildings at 752 E. Market St. and 730 E. Washington St.
Bill would give Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport and Speedway more say in development
Sen. R. Michael Young, R-Indianapolis, is pushing a bill that would require the Metropolitan Development Commission to notify Marion County’s independent cities and towns before it considers tax abatements for development projects in each city.