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Placemaking & Infrastructure Action items2022-11-11T23:21:04-05:00

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.

Create stronger commercial corridor connectivity to create a connected and accessible community.

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
25%
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
25%
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
NOT STARTED
1.4: Install bike maintenance stations at local parks and along bike trails and paths.

Implementation Partner: Department of Public Works
NOT STARTED
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
NOT STARTED

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
NOT STARTED
2.2: Increase pedestrian-centered access to transit (and other forms of transportation) on near Eastside corridors.

Implementation Partner: City of Indianapolis
NOT STARTED
2.3: Ensure all corridors are safe for residents, including individuals with ADA requirements.

Implementation Partner: Department of Public Works
NOT STARTED
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
NOT STARTED
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
NOT STARTED
2.6: Prioritize the number of streets to become Complete Streets.

Implementation Partner: Department of Public Works
NOT STARTED

3.1: Implement environmental best practices when developing transit stop infrastructure.

Implementation Partner: IndyGo
25%
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
25%
3.3: Encourage the development of placemaking and improved wayfinding at transit stops.

Implementation Partner: Arts Council of Indianapolis
NOT STARTED
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
NOT STARTED

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
NOT STARTED
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
NOT STARTED
4.3: Provide training opportunities to empower neighbors to address code enforcement violations through Acela.

Implementation Partner: NESCO
NOT STARTED
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
NOT STARTED

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
NOT STARTED
5.2: Determine greenspace opportunities in each neighborhood [i.e. pocket parks, linear parks, community gardens, playgrounds, etc.]

Implementation Partner: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
NOT STARTED
5.3: Increase concentration of pocket parks/open spaces on corridors which connect to heavily traveled corridors.

Implementation Partner: Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
NOT STARTED
5.4: Develop parks infrastructure for adults as the end user (adult exercise equipment or senior-specific exercise equipment).

Implementation Partner: NEAR
NOT STARTED

6.1: Determine a scope of work for trail development for Pogue’s Run Trail.

Implementation Partner: Pathways over Pogue’s
NOT STARTED
6.2: Improve the connectivity of the community infrastructure by leveraging Indy Connect and other community-based groups.

Implementation Partner: NEAR
NOT STARTED
6.3: Create a near Eastside Connectivity Master Plan that connects near Eastside assets, major transit corridors, trails and parks.

Implementation Partner: NEAR
NOT STARTED

7.1: Pursue sustainable funding sources for programming or maintenance of current parks.

Implementation Partner: NEAR
NOT STARTED
7.2: Highlight the benefits and unique value of near Eastside parks to community.

Implementation Partner: Indy Parks
NOT STARTED
7.3: Expand real estate development opportunities around parks.

Implementation Partner: NEAR
NOT STARTED

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