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Community Outreach Projects
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Emerson Heights Design Charrette
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsLocated on the east-side of Indianapolis, just west of Irvington, the Emerson Heights neighborhood is a solid middle-class neighborhood of historic bungalows and tree-lined streets. Seeing the challenges confronting other... -
Mid-North Quality of Life Plan
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsBuilding on the successful implementation of the quality of life planning process introduced in the Great Indy Neighborhoods Initiative (GINI), the Mid-North Quality of Life Plan is a blueprint for... -
Transit Oriented Development: Next Generation Neighborhoods
Posted on May 27, 2011 | No CommentsFor a centruy, transit was an Indiana tradition. A robust “interurban” railway network connected even the smallest of towns in Central Indiana. In Indianapolis, few residents lived more than a... -
East Washington Street Vision Plan
Posted on March 5, 2010 | No CommentsAs the historic National Road and the only east-west street that transverses all of Marion County, Washington Street has long played an important role in the development of Indianapolis. During... -
Urban Design Guidelines
Posted on December 22, 2009 | No CommentsUrban Design Indianapolis was a public initiative to develop urban design guidelines for all new and substantially renovated development in downtown Indianapolis as called for by the Indianapolis Regional Center... -
Sustainable Neighborhood Renewal
Posted on December 22, 2009 | No CommentsCAP:IC, together with the City of Indianapolis Office of Sustainability and the American Institute of Architects (AIA), is facilitating a significant, nationally recognized sustainable design workshop. The Smart Growth Renewal... -
Downtown Green Amenities
Posted on November 1, 2009 | No CommentsCAP:IC students developed a geographic information system database for green amenities in much of downtown Indianapolis. The system, based on field observations, notes the locations of street planters, public gardens,... -
Morris Street Streetscape Feasibility
Posted on October 13, 2009 | No CommentsBuilding off ideas developed in the West Indianapolis Quality of Life Plan, CAP:IC worked with the West Indianapolis Development Corporation on the feasibility of streetscape enhancements along Morris Street. Today... -
“Fab for Less” 2008
Posted on August 30, 2008 | No CommentsFab for Less: Building Blocks for Affordable Living, was a home and neighborhood revitalization tour sponsored by Southeast Neighborhood Development (SEND), a community development corporation focusing on the near-southeast side... -
Indy Land Bank Real Estate Website
Posted on June 30, 2008 | 1 CommentAn important step in tackling the City’s abandoned housing problem was legislation permitting the establishment of municipal land banks to aid in the transfer of abandoned homes to new owners....