The 102-page plan—released by Indianapolis’ Vision Zero Task Force, part of the city’s ongoing street safety efforts—offers strategies that may improve driver behavior and road safety.
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A local firm with plans to build a 46-unit apartment project north of downtown Indianapolis soon could have the means to request up to $2 million and change in city funds to help finance the development.
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In eight years, Butler grad Natalie van Dongen she risen from an internship with the mayor’s office to the city’s point person for addressing the concerns and complaints of nearly 1 million people.
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A proposal backed by the mayor to change curfew times in Indianapolis was introduced to the City-County Council on Monday night in the wake of a downtown shooting that left two teenagers dead over the holiday weekend.
Read MoreMore than 18 months after accusations surfaced in the media that Joe Hogsett’s former chief of staff and campaign manager had sexually harassed three women, the fallout continues for the Indianapolis Democratic mayor and his administration.
Lewis previously served as president from 2012 to 2017. The council—which Democrats control 19-6—will make the decision official at the Jan. 5 council meeting.
The Indianapolis Local Education Alliance is scheduled to vote Wednesday night on final recommendations about the future of the city’s district and charter schools.
District 31 is currently represented by Republican Kyle Walker, who announced earlier this month that he will not seek reelection next year.
Indianapolis should adapt its own leadership culture to invest in decentralized and intersecting ‘dense networks’ of engaged residents.
A year after a $450,000 contract intended to help shape development for historic Indiana Avenue expired with no published results or recommendations, the city of Indianapolis has hired a new contractor.
Parker has served as chief deputy mayor for Mayor Joe Hogsett since August 2022, appointed to the post after five years as the director of the Indianapolis Department of Public Works.
Convenience store chain Wawa has the go-ahead to build a location along IndyGo’s future Blue Line route after receiving a variance of development standards for the proposed project.
For 20 years, every mayoral administration has explored taking over or facilitating the sale of the post office directly east of Lucas Oil Stadium—with each attempt failing to gain traction.
The move nearly triples the number of highlighted areas and recasts perceptions of what areas are worthy of recommending to visitors.
Nearly six months ago, a Chicago law firm made a series of recommendations to the council aimed at making the city of Indianapolis a safer and better operation for its employees. Few of those recommendations have been implemented.
Indianapolis won’t open up additional shelter space intended to house people during cold-weather months until Dec. 1 this year, a month later than usual.
In response to Attorney General Todd Rokita’s social media posts, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett told The Indiana Lawyer that he discourages any request for a National Guard intervention.
The commission’s vote authorizes up to $11 million in cash from the city’s downtown tax-increment financing district to be used for the purchase.
Using more than $2 million in philanthropic funding, 100 pregnant women in the city’s poorest ZIP codes will be given monthly cash-assistance allocations.
Carmel’s elected leaders are working to mend differences after a contentious budget-writing season during which conflicts arose and disagreements played out in public.
Fort Wayne billionaire Chuck Surack made an offer to buy the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport at a 38% premium on the price the city has agreed to pay for the site.
The project is being funded through a $12 million commitment from the city along with $20 million approved by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority.
Council leaders say they want a third party to investigate human resources complaints at the City-County Building, but steps on how that would happen are far from being worked out.
A special meeting of the council next week will allow public comment regarding the recommendations, based on the results of an investigation into Mayor Joe Hogsett’s handling of harassment allegations within his administration.
