URBAN DESIGN: It’s time to put trees on the city’s priority list
Indy’s urban canopy leaves something to be desired, but concerted effort could change that.
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URBAN DESIGN: Cool districts need authentic, fine-grained foundation
These urban enclaves are perfect environments on which to build grassroots economy.
URBAN DESIGN: New restaurant Vida a design masterwork
Vida is anchored by a renovated Italianate structure, but it’s the marriage of new and old that is both forward-looking and genuine.
URBAN DESIGN: Urban and rural have more in common than you think
Small towns and big cities both provide the glue that can bind us together.
URBAN DESIGN: Turning downtown challenges into future vitality
Let’s show resilience by making the most of our too-wide streets and untapped river.
URBAN DESIGN: Plat for Mile Square lacks street cred
The sameness of our downtown grid presents challenges for the city center.
GALLAGHER: For a first impression, look at a city’s streets
Streets are a city’s first ambassadors. Most in downtown Indianapolis, however, don’t live up to our standards of hospitality.
RACE: Vision and leadership help make great cities
The next mayor should make planning an inclusive process.
RACE: Contemporary urbanism on Virginia Avenue
One of the city’s diagonal arteries is a study in blending the new with the old.
RACE: Collaborate on agenda for an exceptional region
Other cities offer models for extending planning across county lines.
RACE: An agenda for evolving great Indy neighborhoods
One-size-fits-all solutions don’t work for urban neighborhoods.
RACE: Drafting smart agenda for downtown growth
Plan 2020 is a good start toward building on, refining successes of the past.
RACE: Justice Center facility is a lost opportunity
Project to relocate jails and courts is a failure of urban design fundamentals.
RACE: It’s time to reimagine Keystone Avenue
Bus rapid transit line could transform the corridor in ways that would benefit the entire city.
RACE: Much at stake in handling of tear-downs, infill housing
The houses in our older neighborhoods can work to the city’s advantage; let’s not destroy them.
RACE: Rest areas, welcome centers send negative message
Indiana has branded itself as the Crossroads of America. We take pride in being an automotive and industrial state. You’d think we’d embrace the idea of rest stops that welcome visitors and celebrate the car culture.
RACE: Prioritize place-making, and college grads will stay
Indiana is producing plenty of college graduates, but they don’t stick around long.
RACE: The Indy travel experience: Is improvement in sight?
The city needs a strategy to transform into a destination visitors would recognize.
RACE: Old shopping centers don’t have to be heat islands
Here’s how we can mitigate the damage being done by the city’s acres of asphalt.
RACE: Storefronts, sidewalks can make or break a retail node
A street’s appeal and economic potential depends on good design principles.