Downtown Survey 2026 – Indianapolis Business Journal

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IBJ is interested in your thoughts about downtown Indianapolis, regardless of whether you live in the city, the suburbs or elsewhere. Please fill out the survey. You will have the OPTION of giving us your name, but that is not required.

Note: This survey has been edited since it was originally published to include questions about Indiana University Indianapolis and Purdue University. Several of the early respondents understandably noted the absence of questions about the schools. Also, the City Market/Gold Building block has been added to the list of projects.

What county do you live in?

Do you live downtown?

What is your age?

Do you come to downtown Indianapolis?

Do you come downtown more or less often than just a few years ago?

What brings you downtown?

Is your office or workspace downtown?

How many days per week do you work downtown?

Do you go to the office more or less than than just a few years ago

What are your impressions of the following aspects of downtown on a 1-5 scale, with 1 being very unfavorable, 3 being neutral and 5 being very favorable.

Has your opinion about downtown changed over the last few years?

What keeps you from coming downtown more often?

Do you think downtown has recovered from the pandemic? Explain why or why not.

What changes, if any, would you like to see downtown?

What projects are underway downtown that you are aware of or looking forward to?

How do you think the IUPUI split into Indiana University Indianapolis and Purdue University in Indianapolis could help downtown? Are there any negatives? Do you expect the schools to grow?

What do you think of when someone mentions downtown Indianapolis?

How aware of you of the following projects underway downtown?

	Completely unaware	Somewhat aware	Closely following progress
Plans to transform the former Circle Centre Mall into the Traction Yards mixed use development
Indiana University Health Hospital
Ritz Carlton and music venue at the former CSX site
Indiana Fever practice facility
Efforts to develop Old City Hall block
Proposal to build an MLS stadium at the site of the heliport site
Transformation of former jail site into Cole Motor Campus
Ongoing development and expansion at Bottleworks
Signia hotel and Indiana Convention Center expansion
IU and Purdue building projects
Redevelopment of City Market/Gold Building block

If you are aware or or have been following the following projects, which statement best describes your thoughts about them?

	Strong project for downtown	Exciting development that could draw me downtown.	Exciting project but it wouldn't bring me downtown.	Not that interested in this project.	This is project isn't good for downtown or won't help anything.
Plans to transform the former Circle Centre Mall into the Traction Yards mixed use development
Indiana University Health Hospital
Ritz Carlton and music venue at the former CSX site
Indiana Fever practice facility
Efforts to develop Old City Hall block
Proposal to build an MLS stadium at the site of the heliport site
Transformation of former jail site into Cole Motor Campus
Ongoing development and expansion at Bottleworks
Signia hotel and Indiana Convention Center expansion
IU and Purdue building projects.
Redevelopment of City Market/Gold Building block

Tell us anything else that would help us understand your feelings about downtown.

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