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PAYNE: How we can improve our 'talent dividend'
December 19, 2009
We Hoosiers are starting to treat education with a sense of urgency and as something
worth achieving. This response to our city’s, state’s and country’s education crisis is reassuring, because
the
stakes couldn’t be higher.
MoreVIEWPOINT: Follow 3 C's of strategic charitable giving
December 19, 2005
You do your best every day to make smart decisions about how you and your family members spend money. You know a haphazard
approach to your personal finances isn't efficient or effective, and you rely on common sense and planning to help you make
smart spending decisions. I suggest you apply that thoughtful approach to your charitable giving, whether you're a veteran
philanthropist or someone who seldom does more than throw a few coins in a kettle. In fact, I...
MoreVIEWPOINT: Get ready for big-time public art
February 28, 2005
As president of Central Indiana Community Foundation, I get challenged by a lot of people who have a lot of questions. "Why
can't we have some of the cool stuff other cities have, like major public art?" a CEO of a public company asked me the other
day. This time I was pleased to be able to answer not only that we can, but that we will. The Indianapolis Cultural Development
Commission, with generous support from the Deborah Joy Simon...
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.