120 INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL CENTER PLAN 2020 PLANNING DOWNTOWN�fS FUTURE TODAY APPENDIX E: GLOSSARY OF TERMS Creative Class or Creative Professionals or Creative Sector:  People for whom creativity is a key factor in their work in business, education, health care, law or some other profession. Critical Area:  Areas that are currently under study or are likely to experience significant development or redevelopment pressure and become essential elements in the Plan's implementation. Cultural Trail:  A proposed urban greenway concept with dedicated lanes for bicycles and pedestrians, separated from vehicular traffic within existing public rights-of-way.  This trail would link cultural districts, features and attractions of the Indianapolis Regional Center and provide a Downtown hub of existing and proposed greenway trails. Cultural Districts:  An outgrowth of the Indianapolis Cultural Development Initiative, the purpose of the Cultural Districts Program is to strengthen Indianapolis and central Indiana as a unique destination by facilitating the growth of cultural districts or hubs which offer a critical mass of cultural activity.  Districts for initial focus are Broad Ripple, Fountain Square, Mass Ave, the historic Central Canal/White River State Park and the Wholesale District including Monument Circle. Cultural Tourism:  Culture-related travel. Cultural Tourism Initiative or Cultural Development Initiative:  An initiative of Mayor Bart Peterson, the Arts Council of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association and Indianapolis Downtown, Inc. to increase cultural tourism's economic and quality of life impact on the community. Damien Center:  The Damien Center provides services to persons in central Indiana infected with HIV/AIDS, as well as their friends and families. Database:  Stored information that is usually kept in the form of a computer table, chart or file. Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD): A City department that plans and implements projects and services focused on jobs, economic development, affordable housing and the empowerment of neighborhoods through citizen participation. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) or Indy Parks: A City department with responsibility for the acquisition, improvement and upkeep of the City's parks.  In addition, DPR facilitates sports and recreation programs for the residents of Indianapolis.   Department of Public Safety (DPS):  A City department that maintains order and protects the rights and property of Indianapolis residents.  The department's divisions include Police, Fire, Emergency Management Planning, Animal Control and Weights and Measures. Department of Public Works (DPW):  A City department that plans, designs and constructs streets and roads in Marion County and is responsible for sanitation, including trash pickup and sewage disposal.  DPW is also responsible for planning infrastructure and designing sanitary and storm water systems, wastewater treatment systems, drains and levees and completing flood control projects.  Other activities include wastewater treatment and disposal, maintenance of infrastructure, street maintenance and the protection of city environmental resources.   District:  An area that generally has an homogenous character and/or very strong edges. Division of Planning (DOP): A division of the Department of Metropolitan Development that administers subdivision and zoning regulations, updates zoning ordinances in its Current Planning Section and analyzes community conditions, makes projections and recommends plans for private and public projects in its Long-Range Planning Section.   Dwelling Units Per Acre (DUA):  The number of housing units per acre of land for a particular housing development or area. Eminent Domain: The right of a government to acquire the lands and rights necessary for a public use if the government is unable to agree with the owner on damages or the purchase price.  The government may exercise eminent domain to condemn the land or right necessary to carry out a public use. Employment Threshold:  The amount of education or training necessary to make a person employable. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):  A federal agency with the mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment, i.e. air, water and land, upon which life depends. Expressways:  Access controlled routes with design and operational characteristics similar to freeways, with some intersections at grade. Fiber Optics:  The science or technology of light transmission through very fine, flexible glass or fibers FIRE:  Finance, Insurance and Real Estate. First Flush:  Most of the older City of Indianapolis is served by combination sewers that overflow streams during periods of high rainfall.  The early phase of this process creates a first flush that raw sewage and pollutants that are concentrated and more hazardous than later more diluted phases. Floodplain:  A plain bordering a river and subject to flooding Floodway:  A channel for an overflow of water caused by flooding Floor Area Ratio (FAR):  The total floor area on a divided by the lot area. Freeways:  Divided highways with full control access and grade-separated interchanges designed for relatively high-speed operation.  Primary function is movement of traffic, in particular long trips made within and through the study area. Gateway:   An arrival or departure point of a district. Goal:  The end toward which planning and development efforts are directed.  Goals are broad based in nature, but they are more refined than values GRADES:  Group for the Renewal, Accountability and Development of Excellent Schools is an independent civic group outlined in recent IPS grant requests.  This group is expected to develop a set of benchmarks to monitor progress and celebrate successes.  It will provide a forum for effective implementation of IPS�fs strategic plan, review and constructive resolution of issues and a reporting function to the community. Great Cities' Universities Coalition:  Incorporated in 1998, the Great Cities' Universities Coalition is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) University-driven organization that believes a key to revitalizing urban America is to harness the knowledge and intelligence resources of public urban universities and direct them toward solving contemporary problems.   Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce: The mission of the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce is to solve problems on behalf of its members and to be a leader in advocating solutions for all businesses in Indianapolis and central Indiana.   The Chamber represents the business community on issues such as education reform, workforce initiatives, economic development and infrastructure enhancement.   Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee (GIPC): Established in 1965, GIPC is a non- partisan organization of business, civic, religious and educational leaders that advises the mayor on community concerns.