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Strategy
Implement a planning and public policy strategy to identify locations and guide the development of new neighborhood nodes and villages.
Actions:
Conduct a development suitability analysis to determine where village potential exists, including market demand, parcel size and availability, viability of adjacent neighborhoods, and non-residential land uses. More details25% -
Establish “complete community” criteria to meet the daily living needs of residents, including: walkability, mixed-use, and a range of housing types (affordability). More details0%
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Determine and adopt adequate public facilities and minimum public service and design standards for villages and neighborhood nodes -such as pedestrian infrastructure, public lighting, streetscape amenities, public space, transit connections, and crime prevention through environmental design. More details0%
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Propose Economic Investment Districts (EID) for each existing and proposed village and node to help finance infrastructure improvements, operation and maintenance. More details20%
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Implement a housing investment strategy focused on entrepreneurship, such as artists, makers, and other early-career entrepreneurs.
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Identify areas best suited to acquire properties in a concentrated area. More details25% -
Explore a homesteading program, coupled with loan and incentive programs, in “branded” creative neighborhoods accessible to villages. More details100%
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Utilize anchor institutions or community partners to provide programming, support space, or support services that complement each creative neighborhood. More details25%
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Strategy
Provide private market confidence through leading and sustained public investment and commitment.
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Expand Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) eligibility for dense mixed-use housing, through designation of Community-Based Development Organizations (CBDO) and through use of Section 108 funds. More details100% -
Target and layer investment of federal development funds, including CDBG, HOME, Low-income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), and New Market Tax Credits. More details100%
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Promote establishment of Economic Improvement Districts (EID) to improve village core governance and provide support for management and enhancement of public spaces and value-enhancing public services. More details100%
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Identify targeted neighborhoods for the new county-wide housing strategy. More details100%
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Implement a strategy where all existing schools have sidewalks or biking pathways leading to and from the school to the surrounding neighborhood. More details25%
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Develop and publish a set of school siting criteria. More details100%
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Strategy
Develop desirable baseline criteria for all neighborhoods.
Actions:
Expand the number of grass-roots driven planning efforts, such as Quality of Life planning, as the baseline framework for working with neighborhoods. More details70% -
Strategy
Implement a planning and public policy strategy to identify locations and guide the development of new neighborhood nodes and villages.
Actions:
Provide families comprehensive homeownership preparation programs, including classes, mortgage advising, mortgage origination and post purchase advising, that lead to low- and moderate-income families closing on their first or second mortgage. More details75% -
Strategy
Develop new local housing, retail, and mixed-use development financing mechanisms.
Actions:
Develop financing mechanisms that leverage capital from multiple sources to be invested in neighborhood based homeownership and community development initiatives and/or projects. More details100% -
Strategy
Implement an anchor institution housing strategy to revitalize neighborhoods.
Actions:
Partner with the Indy Chamber to help identify anchor institutions and corresponding neighborhoods and help deliver on the Live Indy component of the Chamber’s Anchor Institution’s strategy. More details100% -
Deliver the Live Indy component – the housing and investment framework that blends institution master planning with neighborhood planning – of the Indy Chamber’s Anchor Institution strategy. More details100%
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Layer institution investment with public, private and philanthropic capital to incentivize employees of the institutions and other stakeholders to live in neighborhoods identified through the community planning process. More details100%
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Project:
Neighbor Power!
http://www.inrc.org/neighbor-power
Neighbor Power is an interactive and educational annual conference that advances the cause of community-led comprehensive community development in Indianapolis. Neighbor Power provides an opportunity for residents, community leaders, decision makers, funders, and other stakeholders to engage with and learn from each other about what they do and why it’s important.’ This gathering features various community leaders sharing best practices of community revitalization, and allows attendees an opportunity to network and connect across neighborhoods.
Conference Goals:
- Bring organizations and individuals together intentionally to foster resident leadership and neighborhood collaboration.
- Highlight and share the successes of citizen-led development across Indianapolis.
- Build year-round networks and affinity groups for similar community interests.
- Continue to share the elements of a comprehensive approach to community development.
- Recognize and reward people in community development and attract more who want to do this work.
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Project:
Welcoming Week
https://www.immigrantwelcomecenter.org/
Immigrant Welcome Center (IWC) helps to build strong neighborhoods through our Natural Helpers program, an initiative that connects older, established immigrants with newcomers who are transitioning to life in Indianapolis. Each September, native-born and foreign-born residents are connected through IWC’s Welcoming Week activities.
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Project:
The Great Indy Cleanup
http://www.kibi.org/programs/beautification/great-indy-cleanup/
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful’s Great Indy Cleanup is an anti-litter program in partnership with the City of Indianapolis, and part of a national Keep America Beautiful initiative, designed to assist individuals and community groups combat heavy litter and debris that has accumulated in public spaces such as streets, alleys, greenspaces and waterways. The Great Indy Cleanup program also brings together Indianapolis residents, building community while cleaning up local neighborhoods.
From April through October, residents were able to request resources to clean up their neighborhoods, including a dumpster, trash bags, and gloves.
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Project:
No Mean City Initiative – Neighborhoods
http://www.nomeancity.com
Realtor.com recently named Indy the easiest place to buy in the U.S. – no surprise thanks to our rich and diverse mix of housing options, low cost of living and high quality of life.
Indianapolis boasts well over 100 neighborhoods – each with their own personality and community culture. No Mean City brings to life a mix of these neighborhoods, through stories and videos, allowing individuals to discover which ones might be ideal for their interests and needs as a resident.
The site has organized Marion County into twenty-five communities – each encompassing a variety of neighborhoods. Currently, No Mean City highlights 12 of those communities (and nearly 30 neighborhoods). As the site grows, additional communities and neighborhoods will populate the site.
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Project:
IMCPL Strategic Plan – Neighborhoods
http://www.imcpl.org/strategicplan/
“Building communities through lifelong learning” is part of the core mission of The Indianapolis Public Library. They develop deep knowledge of Indianapolis residents and use that knowledge to transform their Libraries into practical and creative anchors for community life. The new strategic plan focuses on strengthening Indianapolis neighborhoods and businesses throughout our community. The Library will act on seven strategies developed for this purpose:
- Establish the Library as a civic focal point and resource center by creating opportunities for people to become informed and engaged on important issues.
- Adopt spaces and services that strengthen Indianapolis neighborhoods by making Library buildings flexible and responsive as service priorities change.
- Ensure that the community’s diverse population including immigrants and the economically and social disadvantaged have their special needs met through positive user experiences.
- Nurture healthy and vibrant communities by creating robust collaboration with neighborhood organizations, charge staff to fully participate in the life of the community and neighborhoods served and be a free Internet access point for Indianapolis neighbors.
- Support business development in Indianapolis by facilitating the success of small and community-based organizations.
- Deliver a rich and vibrant virtual Library presence by implementing continued website improvements and utilizing the Library website as a source of community awareness about Library programs and services.
- Develop increased audio-visual capacity in Library locations to highlight community activities and provide public access to conferencing and production equipment.
Increase the number of neighborhood organizations hosting their meetings in Library branches and the number of elected officials who hold office hours or town hall meetings in our branches. - Increase the number of neighborhood organizations hosting their meetings in Library branches and the number of elected officials who hold office hours or town hall meetings in our branches.
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Project:
Great Places 2020
http://www.greatplaces2020.org
The goal of Great Places 2020 is to transform neighborhoods and spur urban revitalization to help address the following challenges:
- High levels of pollution and obesity
- High unemployment and poverty rates in certain areas
- Population loss to neighboring counties
- Low graduation rates
Recent efforts–such as the Super Bowl Legacy initiative–have demonstrated that a coordinated and strategic focus on neighborhood revitalization can bring about fundamental change in a targeted area. Great Places 2020 hopes to similarly structure initial funding sources and strategic programming so that private investment follows. Investments in each Great Place will be organized into four outcomes:
- Livability: Healthy and beautiful
- Opportunity: Entrepreneurs and jobs
- Vitality: Growing population
- Education: Lifelong learning