On Monday January 29, despite overwhelming opposition from residents and businesses, the Senate passed SB 52, a bill authored by Sen. Aaron Freeman that would place a moratorium on dedicated lanes projects while a study is conducted to determine its viability.
The fight from outdoor advertising companies to chip away at Indianapolis' restrictions on billboards continues. They've now enlisted allies in the state legislature to attempt to circumvent and bully the City of Indianapolis from the Statehouse.
Billboard and outdoor advertising companies continue to push aggressive requests that violate standards designed to foster and protect an inviting visual environment within our City.
You can help! Stand with historic neighborhoods by opposing these recent variance requests made by the advertising companies to the City's Board of Zoning Appeals.
Corporate investors contributing to housing crisis in Indiana.
A new report by the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI) is outlining how corporate investors are buying up a significant amount of Indianapolis' single family homes.
HUNI + Indiana Landmarks are pleased to host a Mayoral Forum on September 28, 2023, ahead of the election in November.
HUNI's second quarter meeting took place in person on May 4 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.
The Old Southside neighborhood's Short Term Rental (STR) efforts have formalized and been named the "Coalition to Address Short-Term Rentals (CASTR).” All organizations, neighborhood associations and individuals are welcome to join.
For the third year Preserve Greater Indy held its Arch(itecture) Madness bracket competition. This year's match-up was based on Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission local districts. By only six votes, Irvington beat Woodruff Place for 'favorite' neighborhood in a 51% to 49% victory.
To learn about the many IHPC district neighborhoods, check out past tweets and Insta posts from Preserve Greater Indy:
On February 28, 2023 Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett, Congressman Andre Carson, the Rethink Coalition, and the Indy Chamber announced a $2 million (with local matches bringing the amount to $2.75million) US-DOT grant for a planning study around the southeast leg of I-65/I-70 of the downtown Inner Loop. [Press Release Link] The study, kicking off later this summer and lasting for a year, will look at how we reconnect neighborhoods at our southeast gateway divided by the original interstate pathway.
At its 2023 Annual Meeting, the HUNI Membership affirmed a new leadership slate including President Tom Abeel, Vice President Paula Brooks, Secretary Jordan Ryan, Treasurer Chad Lethig, Immediate Past President Glenn Blackwood, and Membership Chair Sharon Butsch Freeland.
