Neighborhood Restoration Working Toward a Sustainable Future live * work * play October 30 th, 2009
Message Hear concerns Build consensus Provide Recommendations Transition from Fragmentation/disconnect To.. Unity/community
Vision What is the BIG Picture? What do you aspire to become?
Vision LIVE WORK PLAY healthy safe clean livable.. for all generations young and old.
Conditions
4 1 2 3 5 7 6 8 9 10 1. Fall Creek Place 2. Friends/Neighbors 3. Reagan Park 4. Ralston Hovey 5. Oakhill 6. Brightwood 7. Hillsdale 8. Herron Morton 9. Kennedy King 10. Old Northside
Brownfield Redevelopment Judy Shaw Economic Development Abe Farkas Transportation Carletta Singleton Sustainable Land Use Kaid Benfield Urban Design Paul Fontaine Civic Engagement Don Edwards Focus SDAT Team
The Monon Opportunity Area Brownfields Today Your Tomorrow
Asset Assessment Keep Existing Businesses - Go Green
Envision New Uses
Which Sites What Reuse? Identify challenges and opportunities: cost, ownership, future values How Expensive = Who s Our Partner
What priority at what cost? Ownership Can a CDC do it? Do we need EPA $$? Can we find a redeveloper?
Images are Powerful
Image Matters: Clean it and stencil it Small projects Good visibility Media attention Keep Our Neighborhood Beautiful: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Community gardens schools Sunday school classes Redevelopment Partners to sponsor small projects and large: CDCs Churches City EPA Developers
Neighborhood Trends With Economic Impacts Population loss over past two decades Median income lower than City ($24,000 in 07) Unemployment est. at 18% New industrial site added (Keystone) Considerable housing infill and rehab Track record of partnerships
Economic Development Goals Based on What We ve Learned Increase job creation Capture more industrial development, particularly green industry More quality infill and redevelopment Greater small business and entrepreneurship support Increase graduation rates for K-12 More robust economic development tool kit
Potential Actions: 1. Increase Job Creation Match workforce training with real private and public jobs in the market Bring more workforce training into the neighborhood Green job training
Potential Actions: 2. Capture more industrial development Bring University Loft site into Keystone Industrial Park Relocate existing neighborhood industries there in addition to firms from elsewhere
Potential Actions: 3. More quality infill and redevelopment Develop alternative prototypes/proformas that bring reality to vision Offer public parcels for demonstration prototype development
Sustainable Mixed Use Development Adaptive Reuse Development Reality Means: Cost, Revenues, Tenants, & Financing
Potential Actions: 4. Greater support for small businesses and entrepreneurship Enhance micro loan programs and other funding (CDFI) Explore/adapt Cleveland, OH or Appleton, WI models for entrepreneurship assistance
Potential Actions: 5. Increase graduation rates for K-12 & add schools Expand mentoring programs Provide workforce internships for high school students Incorporate new school facilities into redevelopment strategy as population grows
Potential Actions: 6. More robust economic development tool kit Create area wide tax increment districts More aggressive use of federal development assistance programs like 221d4, NMTC Property tax freeze for historic and brownfield redevelopment (7 to 10 years) Further incorporate foundations
Neighborhood Transportation System Sustainable Connections
Existing Conditions System Assets: Traditional street grid (connectivity) Limited one-way streets Access to interstate I-70 and CSX railroad Multi-modal modes, i.e. transit, on-street bike route, sidewalks and Monon trail
Existing Conditions System Inefficiencies Inadequate traffic circulation Lack of street lighting Lack of street maintenance i.e. paving On-street parking Limited Interstate access Limited bus service, shelters and benches Poor sidewalk conditions Lack of crosswalks Limited pedestrian & greenway connections Poor bike route signage
Sidewalk Conditions
Existing Bus Transit & Greenways
Transportation Needs Reduce through traffic Resurface neighborhood streets On-street parking ordinance Improve streetscape i.e. landscaping, lighting etc. Sidewalk improvements Improve pedestrian & greenway connections Improve Interstate access Improve transit service and amenities i.e. shelters and benches Intersection of 30 th and the Monon (currently abandoned Hoosier factory)
Sustainable Transportation Connections Transportation Recommendations Short-term Capital Improvements Sidewalk rehab program Pavement maintenance Street lighting & landscape improvements Traffic signal optimization and crosswalk improvements Bus stop & shelter improvements Transit Marketing Bike route signage and on-street markings
Sustainable Transportation Connections Transportation Recommendations Long-term Transportation Improvements Interstate access road I 69 Improvements (HOVL) Comprehensive Transit Bus Operations Improvements Express bus and neighborhood circulator Transit vehicle maintenance facility Northeast Transit Corridor Fixed Guideway (LRT)
LAND USE & SUSTAINABILITY: What Makes a Healthy, Convenient, Green Neighborhood Location convenient to the region Key neighborhood components Green features & technology
Why Location Matters
You Have a Great One
Transit Is Decent But Should Be Better
Desirable Neighborhood Components Walkability Convenient shops & services Critical mass (the D word) Affordability, Mixed-income
Walkability: Why You re Better than the Suburbs, Part 2
Your Streets Are Connected
Shops & Amenities: Need to Improve
The Key Is Restored Density, Block by Block: Here s an Example Existing conditions 2009, NRDC
Sidewalks, street trees & lamps 2009, NRDC
Fill vacant lots in foreground 2009, NRDC
Fill another vacant lot & rebuild commercial at far end 2009, NRDC
Add modest landscaping to homes 2009, NRDC
More inviting neighborhood makes for good neighbors 2009, NRDC
Restoring a Block Before After 2009, NRDC
Green Infrastructure
Green Infrastructure as Implemented: Parking Lots 2009, NRDC Norman, OK; Portland, OR
Greener Roadways 2009, NRDC
Greener Sidewalks 2009, NRDC Indianapolis; Seattle
Green Roof Gardens
Greener Transit Lines 2009, NRDC San Francisco; Atlanta (rendering)
Do These Now Repair street, sidewalk, lighting, street tree infrastructure Green infrastructure pilot in the neighborhood
Land + People Sustainable Urban Design
The Community Today Civic Facilities _Schools _Police and Fire _Medical _Civic Centers Districts _Residential _Industrial _Parks Corridors _Bus Routes _Bike Paths Historic Landmarks _Fire Stations _Homes _Churches and Schools Retail and Office _Small Retail Nodes Barriers _Fall Creek _Monon Trail _I-70
The Community Today Civic Facilities _Schools _Police and Fire _Medical _Civic Centers Districts _Residential _Industrial _Parks Corridors _Bus Routes _Bike Paths Historic Landmarks _Fire Stations _Homes _Churches and School Retail and Office _Small Retail Nodes Barriers _Fall Creek _Monon Trail _I-70
The Community Today Civic Facilities _Schools _Police and Fire _Medical _Civic Centers Districts _Residential _Industrial _Parks Corridors _Bus Routes _Bike Paths Historic Landmarks _Fire Stations _Homes _Churches and School Retail and Office _Small Retail Nodes Barriers _Fall Creek _Monon Trail _I-70
The Community Today Civic Facilities _Schools _Police and Fire _Medical _Civic Centers Districts _Residential _Industrial _Parks Corridors _Bus Routes _Bike Paths Historic Landmarks _Fire Stations _Homes _Churches and School Retail and Office _Small Retail Nodes Barriers _Fall Creek _Monon Trail _I-70
The Community Today Civic Facilities _Schools _Police and Fire _Medical _Civic Centers Districts _Residential _Industrial _Parks Corridors _Bus Routes _Bike Paths Historic Landmarks _Fire Stations _Homes _Churches and School Retail and Office _Small Retail Nodes Barriers _Fall Creek _Monon Trail _I-70
The Community Today Civic Facilities _Schools _Police and Fire _Medical _Civic Centers Districts _Residential _Industrial _Parks Corridors _Bus Routes _Bike Paths Historic Landmarks _Fire Stations _Homes _Churches and School Retail and Office _Small Retail Nodes Barriers _Fall Creek _Monon Trail _I-70
The Community Today Civic Facilities _Schools _Police and Fire _Medical _Civic Centers Districts _Residential _Industrial _Parks Corridors _Bus Routes _Bike Paths Historic Landmarks _Fire Stations _Homes _Churches and School Retail and Office _Small Retail Nodes Barriers _Fall Creek _Monon Trail _I-70
The Community Today Civic Facilities _Schools _Police and Fire _Medical _Civic Centers Districts _Residential _Industrial _Parks Corridors _Bus Routes _Bike Paths Historic Landmarks _Fire Stations _Homes _Churches and School Retail and Office _Small Retail Nodes Barriers _Fall Creek _Monon Trail _I-70
The Community Today Civic Facilities _Schools _Police and Fire _Medical _Civic Centers Districts _Residential _Industrial _Parks Corridors _Bus Routes _Bike Paths Historic Landmarks _Fire Stations _Homes _Churches and School Retail and Office _Small Retail Nodes Barriers _Fall Creek _Monon Trail _I-70
The Community Today Civic Facilities _Schools _Police and Fire _Medical _Civic Centers Districts _Residential _Industrial _Parks Corridors _Bus Routes _Bike Paths Historic Landmarks _Fire Stations _Homes _Churches and School Retail and Office _Small Retail Nodes Barriers _Fall Creek _Monon Trail _I-70
The Community Today Civic Facilities _Schools _Police and Fire _Medical _Civic Centers Districts _Residential _Industrial _Parks Corridors _Bus Routes _Bike Paths Historic Landmarks _Fire Stations _Homes _Churches and School Retail and Office _Small Retail Nodes Barriers _Fall Creek _Monon Trail _I-70
The old way the new way!
Defining Hubs 1. What is a hub? 2. How many? 3. How big? 4. Where?
Defining Hubs Potential Hub Criteria 1. High Traffic/ Visibility and Accessibility. 2. Vacant Land. 3. Ability to Serve Existing / New Neighborhoods.
Defining Hubs Potential Hub Criteria + E/W Connector. +Bus Service. +Historic Structure. +Existing Neighborhood. +Douglas Park. Few Large/ Vacant Lots
Defining Hubs Potential Hub Criteria + E/W Connector. + Large/ Vacant Lots. + Douglas Park. - Little Existing Density.
Defining Hubs Potential Hub Criteria + School/ Design Center. + Abandoned E/W Rail Line. + NSP Grant. - Less Traveled Corridor.
Defining Hubs Potential Hub Criteria + Large Lots. + Soccer Fields. + Bus Service/ (Employment Corridor). + Kroger. - Interstate.
Defining Hubs Potential Hub Criteria Non-negotiable Works for region/ neighborhood. Works with staff capacity. Requires aggressive Land Bank.
The Vision Attitude
Social Capital Indianapolis Project School Ball State University King Park Area Development Corp Hillside Neighborhood Association American Society of Landscape Architects Kennedy-King Neighborhood AIA Indianapolis Chapter Indy Parks & Recreation A2SO4 and Demerly Architects Indianapolis Office of Sustainability City of Indianapolis Brownfields Redevelopment Martindale-Brightwood, Inc. Martindale Brightwood Environmental Justice Collaborative Neighborhood Residents Citizens Energy Group City County Council City of Indianapolis Division of Planning City of Indianapolis Dept of Metropolitan Development Development Concepts, Inc. Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corporation Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority US Green Building Council
Capturing Our Social Capital
Capturing Our Social Capital
the vast majority of white people and the vast majority of black people in this country want to live together, want to improve the quality of our life, and want justice for all human beings that abide in our land. -Robert F. Kennedy
Summary
SUMMARY...a c t i o n... Immediate Longer Term Increase Educational Attainment Create Land Bank Develop Green Infrastructure Plan Pick a Brownfield and envision/build Interstate Access Weatherization Program
Thanks Steering Committee City of Indianapolis Local AIA Ball State Citizens Energy Group SDAT Team
Thanks Community!!!!! Onward to Neighborhood Restoration!!!!
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