South Downtown Indianapolis Public Realm Vision Plan
Project Description:
South Downtown Indianapolis’s Connectivity Vision Plan is a comprehensive vision for Downtown Indianapolis’s public realm. The plan introduces six values and four strategies to guide future planning, design, and development throughout Downtown.
Project recommendations prioritize investments in streetscape improvements, district identity, gateways, and public space activation. The engagement process for the plan honored past planning work and prioritized the representation of current voices. The process was a bold, multi-pronged approach that included large, eye-catching billboards, a virtual mood board, and a social media campaign to collect ideas. The plan includes a road map to implementation for all recommended projects.
Download the full plan and the Executive Summary here.
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Date: 2023
Team: City of Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development, HR&A, GANGGANG, Storyboard, DLZ, Arts Strategies, The History Concierge, Hadley Fruits, Design Distill
Website: www.visionsouthdowntownindy.com
Press:
Axios, “Monument Circle, Georgia Street going (partially car-free)”
HR&A, “A Post-COVID downtown that better serves Indianapolis Residents”
WFYI indianapolis, NPR, “Public spaces will expand Monument Circle and Georgia Street”
WTHR, “Indianapolis leaders announce temporary closure of Monument Circle, Georgia Street redevelopment”
Indianapolis Business Journal “Portions of Monument Circle, Georgia Street to become pedestrian-only”