PLACEMAKING & INFRASTRUCTURE ACTION ITEMS
Below are the action items identified for each priority outlined in the Placemaking & Infrastructure section of the Near Eastside Quality of Life Plan.
| 1.1: Build stronger and safer connections for cyclists and pedestrians within and to commercial corridors such as 10th Street, Washington Street, New York Street, and Michigan Street.
Implementation Partner: Department of Public Works |
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| 1.2: Advocate for and install multi-modal transit amenities and spaces for placemaking activities/programming on commercial corridors such as 10th, Washington, New York, Michigan, etc. in concert with businesses and community spaces present.
Implementation Partner: NEAR |
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| 1.3: Encourage neighborhoods to employ walk audits as a strategy to improve the safety of pedestrians in the neighborhood.
Implementation Partner: Health By Design |
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| 1.4: Install bike maintenance stations at local parks and along bike trails and paths.
Implementation Partner: Department of Public Works |
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| 1.5: Develop opportunities for placemaking which supports the development of mixed use and diverse businesses on the Near Eastside.
Implementation Partner: John Boner Neighborhood Centers |
| 2.1: Increase accessibility to corridors in the form of Mobility Hubs [a hyper-local, centralized location for transportation/other services to facilitate easier access around the near Eastside and the City].
Implementation Partner: IndyGo |
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| 2.2: Increase pedestrian-centered access to transit (and other forms of transportation) on near Eastside corridors.
Implementation Partner: City of Indianapolis |
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| 2.3: Ensure all corridors are safe for residents, including individuals with ADA requirements.
Implementation Partner: Department of Public Works |
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| 2.4: Prioritize nodal development where there is a 10-minute walk to goods and services through a variety of transportation means (public transit, car-sharing, ride-sharing, bicycles, scooters, walking, etc.).
Implementation Partner: NEAR |
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| 2.5: Explore temporary pedestrian-only zones (such as blocks, parking spaces, or other auto-oriented areas which are shut off to traffic for a short amount of time to program the space).
Implementation Partner: Placemaking & Infrastructure Community Action Team |
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| 2.6: Prioritize the number of streets to become Complete Streets.
Implementation Partner: Department of Public Works |
| 3.1: Implement environmental best practices when developing transit stop infrastructure.
Implementation Partner: IndyGo |
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| 3.2: Prioritize the safety of cyclists and pedestrians, especially those going to and from transit stops.
Implementation Partner: City of Indianapolis Department of Public Works |
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| 3.3: Encourage the development of placemaking and improved wayfinding at transit stops.
Implementation Partner: Arts Council of Indianapolis |
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| 3.4: Improve lighting, clean streets and sidewalks, and clean up CSX railroad track areas along near Eastside corridors (trash, overgrown shrubbery, etc.).
Implementation Partner: Department of Public Works |
| 4.1: Address the capacity, maintenance, and sustainability of infrastructure (alleys, sidewalks, roads, curbs, etc.) that support the development of mixed use and diverse businesses on the near Eastside.
Implementation Partner: Department of Public Works |
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| 4.2: Address the capacity, maintenance, and sustainability of utility infrastructure to serve all residents – water, sewer, gas, lighting, etc.
Implementation Partner: Department of Public Works |
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| 4.3: Provide training opportunities to empower neighbors to address code enforcement violations through Acela.
Implementation Partner: NESCO |
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| 4.4: Extend protected bike lanes on either New York Street or Michigan Street (or both) to improve connectivity between downtown and out towards Irvington.
Implementation Partner: Department of Public Works |
| 5.1: Increase efforts to make the near Eastside a walkable, connected and vibrant community with a focus on connected pocket parks, each near Eastside resident living/working within a 10-minute walk from a greenspace, and aesthetic streetscape improvements that include lighting, multi-model infrastructure and wayfinding.
Implementation Partner: NEAR |
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| 5.2: Determine greenspace opportunities in each neighborhood [i.e. pocket parks, linear parks, community gardens, playgrounds, etc.]
Implementation Partner: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful |
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| 5.3: Increase concentration of pocket parks/open spaces on corridors which connect to heavily traveled corridors.
Implementation Partner: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful |
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| 5.4: Develop parks infrastructure for adults as the end user (adult exercise equipment or senior-specific exercise equipment).
Implementation Partner: NEAR |
| 6.1: Determine a scope of work for trail development for Pogue’s Run Trail.
Implementation Partner: Pathways over Pogue’s |
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| 6.2: Improve the connectivity of the community infrastructure by leveraging Indy Connect and other community-based groups.
Implementation Partner: NEAR |
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| 6.3: Create a near Eastside Connectivity Master Plan that connects near Eastside assets, major transit corridors, trails and parks.
Implementation Partner: NEAR |
| 7.1: Pursue sustainable funding sources for programming or maintenance of current parks.
Implementation Partner: NEAR |
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| 7.2: Highlight the benefits and unique value of near Eastside parks to community.
Implementation Partner: Indy Parks |
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| 7.3: Expand real estate development opportunities around parks.
Implementation Partner: NEAR |
Interested in getting involved in the Placemaking & Infrastructure implementation?
There are many ways to get involved with the Quality of Life Plan for the near Eastside. You can attend a monthly Community Action Team meeting or the quarterly Plan Summit.
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