The HUNI + Indiana Landmarks Mayoral Forum on Neighborhoods
Indiana Landmarks
1201 N. Central Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Historic Urban Neighborhoods of Indianapolis (HUNI) and Indiana Landmarks team up to present the HUNI + Indiana Landmarks Mayoral Forum on Neighborhoods, featuring Democratic incumbent Mayor Joe Hogsett and Republican candidate Jefferson Shreve running for Indianapolis mayor in 2023.
This FREE event is open to the public and HUNI hopes to see neighbors from ALL HUNI neighborhoods at the Forum.
Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the evening begins at 5:30 p.m.
Indiana Landmarks
1201 N Central Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
HUNI's second quarter meeting took place in person on Thursday, May 4 from 5:30-7:30 P.M. at Indiana Landmarks.
Jordan Blair Ryan, Architectural Historian and Archivist, was our featured presenter on the topic of "Middle Missing Housing." Her co-presenter was Lourenzo Giple, Deputy Director, Dept. of Metropolitan Development, City of Indianapolis. Missing middle housing – or all housing types between single-family homes and mid-rise apartments – was once common throughout the country, particularly in cities. However, early zoning ordinances, which favored single-family zoning, have had a detrimental impact on our housing options, density, affordability, and attainability. Jordan and Lourenzo offered several examples of historic-missing-middle-housing to enable attendees to better understand the scale, type, footprint of these structures.
Present-day critiques of the lack of new missing middle housing center on local zoning ordinances. The duo highlighted the actual obstacles in cities like Indianapolis where zoning ordinances have largely been corrected in recent years.
The presenters also offered comments on current challenges and how we can incentivize missing middle housing during a national housing crisis.
Feb
4
Sat
HUNI Annual Meeting
16 Tech
1220 Waterway Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Aug
2
Thu
HUNI Quarterly Meeting
HUNI reps gathered on August 2 for our third quarter meeting. Brad Beaubien, Long Range Planning Administrator, explained the Marion County Land Use Plan -- which serves as one component of the Comprehensive Plan for Indianapolis and Marion County. The update of the Land Use Plan is part of the broader Plan 2020 Initiative and is guided by the Plan 2020 Bicentennial Agenda. The Marion County Land Use Plan: a) sets Land Use policy for the future; is consulted when the zoning petitions are reviewed (zoning regulates what a property owner can build today); guides the highest and best use for land parcels and larger areas with regard to future development.
Marjorie Kienle reported on current status of the Rethink65-70 initiative. The Rethink Coalition recently agreed upon two acceptable modifications to its four fundamental principals guiding the Coalition for North Split and Downtown interstate loop.
Additionally, Marjorie shared an update on the city's proposed Sign Ordinance.
