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INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL CENTER PLAN 2020
PLANNING DOWNTOWNfS FUTURE TODAY
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
REGIONAL CENTER DESCRIPTION
1
REGIONAL CENTER PLANNING AREA
1
INITIATIVES
2
NEED FOR THE PLAN
2
SUMMARY OF PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS
3
PLANNING PROCESS
7
OVERVIEW
7
STOREFRONT OFFICE
7
REGIONAL CENTER WEBSITE
7
URBAN DESIGN WORKSHOPS
7
COMMITTEE PROCESS
10
REGIONAL CENTER FORUMS
12
ENJOYING DOWNTOWN
13
1. ARTS
14
2. TOURISM, CONVENTIONS, CONVENTION FACILITIES AND HOTELS
16
3. RECREATION
16
4. SHOPPING AND DINING
16
5. SPORTS
16
LIVING DOWNTOWN
17
6. HOUSING
18
7. NEIGHBORHOODS AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
20
8. HUMAN SERVICES AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS
26
WORKING DOWNTOWN
29
9. HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES
30
10. JOBS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
32
11. OFFICE AND HEADQUARTERS DEVELOPMENT
33
12. GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONS
33
TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
34
INFRASTRUCTURE
34
LEARNING DOWNTOWN
35
13. K-12 EDUCATION
35
14. RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION
36
15. LIFELONG LEARNING
37
MOVING AROUND DOWNTOWN
41
16. TRANSPORTATION
41
17. INFRASTRUCTURE
50
18. PUBLIC SAFETY AND FIRE PROTECTION
52
PLACEMAKING DOWNTOWN
55
19. URBAN DESIGN
55
20. IMPLEMENTATION RESOURCES
58
21. LINKAGES
60
22. PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
60
23. HISTORIC PRESERVATION
62
24. ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY
64
LAND USE PLAN
65
PLANNING DISTRICTS
65
CRITICAL AREAS
65
EXISTING LAND USE
70
PROPOSED LAND USE
70
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
77
APPENDIX A:HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT
99
APPENDIX B:DEMOGRAPHICS
107
APPENDIX C:CREDITS
109
APPENDIX D:BIBLIOGRAPHY
117
APPENDIX E:GLOSSARY OF TERMS
119
INDEX OF MAPS
REGIONAL CENTER AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, 2003
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REGIONAL CENTER BASEMAP
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MAP E-1:
EXISTING AMENITIES
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MAP LV-1: POTENTIAL NEW HOUSING UNITS 2000-2020
21
MAP LV-2: SELECTED EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
23
MAP LV-3: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS
25
MAP LV-4: EXISTING HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS
27
MAP W-1: 2003 EMPLOYMENT
31
MAP LE-1: EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
39
MAP M-1: PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ROUTES
43
MAP M-2: EXISTING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
45
MAP M-3: EXISTING PARKING
47
MAP M-4: CIRCULATION NETWORK
49
MAP M-5: INFRASTRUCTURE
51
MAP M-6: EXISTING PUBLIC SAFETY AND FIRE FACILITIES
53
MAP P-1:
DISTRICTS AND LINKAGES
57
MAP P-2:
NET ASSESSED VALUE OF LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS PER ACRE 59
MAP P-3:
PARKS, GREENWAYS AND OPEN SPACE
61
MAP P-4:
HISTORIC RESOURCES
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MAP LU-1: PLANNING DISTRICTS
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MAP LU-2: EXISTING LAND USE
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MAP LU-3: LAND USE FRAMEWORK
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MAP LU-4: PROPOSED LAND USE
75
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