Indianapolis

Make plans, build relationships, target support

Ed Finkel, Jun 4, 2012

Laying the right groundwork helped communities in Indianapolis and Duluth seize opportunities and bring in millions in investments.

You’ve got a plan. Now how do you fund it?

Eileen Figel, May 7, 2012

A collaborative in Indianapolis built a locally supported system to fund dozens of small-scale projects in their quality-of-life plan.

Getting the most from sports, arts and culture

Eileen Figel, Apr 30, 2012

Ten tips to engage residents, reclaim community space and develop leadership.

Immigration and "a five-continent food court"

By Eileen Figel, Mar 9, 2011

A New York Times article describes how the Honey Creek Plaza in Indianapolis, with the help of the local LISC office, has created "an international marketplace."

Entire Indianapolis region depends on the urban core

By Bill Taft, executive director, Indianapolis LISC, Mar 4, 2011

The core neighborhoods of Indianapolis are an essential infrastructure for the future vitality of the entire metropolitan region.

Planning, leadership keys to turnaround in Indianapolis

By James Taylor, Mar 4, 2011

Residents in six Indianapolis neighborhoods are working together to implement one of the most ambitious plans for neighborhood transformation ever conceived in the city --- albeit quietly.

Innovation in Indianapolis as CDC Sector Evolves

By Joe Kriesberg, Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations, Nov 10, 2010

New organizations are filling the void left by the failure of a large CDC in Indianapolis, showing the value of local, accountable and place-based leadership.

East 10th Street Project Can Be Repeated

Oct 5, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL - The 10th Street corridor just east of downtown is in the midst of an amazing transformation—one that has gotten a lot of attention and support thanks to its…

For Once, Planning Trumps Politics

By Elizabeth Duffrin, Feb 25, 2010

The unexpected turnover of the mayor's office in Indianapolis in 2007 seemed to spell doom for a six-neighborhood effort called the Great Indy Neighborhoods Initiative. But the turnout of local…

New Jersey Street: 'A Sense of Unity and Pride'

By Elizabeth Duffrin, Feb 22, 2010

Two years ago, the historic Bates-Hendricks House in Indianapolis overlooked a dangerous and dilapidated stretch of South New Jersey Street. Small cottages had fallen into disrepair. Weeds sprouted…

'Legacy Project' Swings Indy's Super Bowl Bid

By Elizabeth Duffrin, Feb 15, 2010

After a narrow loss to Dallas in its bid to host the 2008 Super Bowl, Indianapolis leaders regrouped and found help for a second bid in an unlikely place: the Near East Side neighborhood. By…

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