Strong Towns Indianapolis
@strongindy.bsky.social
A bottom-up movement focused on connecting communities across Indianapolis and making Indy a great place to live, work, and play.
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Data centers pose health risks, place a big strain on the local water supply and electrical bills, and don’t make up for it with jobs or tax revenue.
Voice your concern by attending the public hearing, or emailing [email protected].
Voice your concern by attending the public hearing, or emailing [email protected].
Metrobloks wants to build a data center close to home.
The developer wants nearly 14 acres of land to build at 2505 N. Sherman Drive. Their plans include a 70-foot tall building, nearly twice the height allowed by local zoning standards (38 feet).
The developer wants nearly 14 acres of land to build at 2505 N. Sherman Drive. Their plans include a 70-foot tall building, nearly twice the height allowed by local zoning standards (38 feet).
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Data centers pose health risks, place a big strain on the local water supply and electrical bills, and don’t make up for it with jobs or tax revenue.
Voice your concern by attending the public hearing, or emailing [email protected].
Voice your concern by attending the public hearing, or emailing [email protected].
Metrobloks wants to build a data center close to home.
The developer wants nearly 14 acres of land to build at 2505 N. Sherman Drive. Their plans include a 70-foot tall building, nearly twice the height allowed by local zoning standards (38 feet).
The developer wants nearly 14 acres of land to build at 2505 N. Sherman Drive. Their plans include a 70-foot tall building, nearly twice the height allowed by local zoning standards (38 feet).
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Metrobloks wants to build a data center close to home.
The developer wants nearly 14 acres of land to build at 2505 N. Sherman Drive. Their plans include a 70-foot tall building, nearly twice the height allowed by local zoning standards (38 feet).
The developer wants nearly 14 acres of land to build at 2505 N. Sherman Drive. Their plans include a 70-foot tall building, nearly twice the height allowed by local zoning standards (38 feet).
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Got my son out helping neighbors this morning.
Residents in SoBro are helping their neighbors in need this winter season by offering free snow removal services to elderly and disabled residents across the neighborhood.
Snowy weather turns into day of kindness for residents in SoBro neighborhood
Residents in SoBro are helping their neighbors in need this winter season by offering free snow removal services to elderly and disabled residents across the neighborhood
www.wrtv.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Got my son out helping neighbors this morning.
If DMD re-interprets Indy's Transit-Oriented Development ordinance, more gas stations will likely be built along BRT routes in the future.
Attend the meeting, mail [email protected] and your city councilor to make your voice heard.
Attend the meeting, mail [email protected] and your city councilor to make your voice heard.
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If DMD re-interprets Indy's Transit-Oriented Development ordinance, more gas stations will likely be built along BRT routes in the future.
Attend the meeting, mail [email protected] and your city councilor to make your voice heard.
Attend the meeting, mail [email protected] and your city councilor to make your voice heard.
Want to connect with other urbanists and make a plan to make Indy better? Discord is the best place to spark a discussion and get the ball rolling.
Link in bio!
Link in bio!
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Want to connect with other urbanists and make a plan to make Indy better? Discord is the best place to spark a discussion and get the ball rolling.
Link in bio!
Link in bio!
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Legislative Warning from an Indiana transit agency: “A central Indiana Senator is forming arguments against transit funding in Indy, concerned that IndyGo's budget is larger than Indy's commitment to public safety. This may have implications around the state.”
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Legislative Warning from an Indiana transit agency: “A central Indiana Senator is forming arguments against transit funding in Indy, concerned that IndyGo's budget is larger than Indy's commitment to public safety. This may have implications around the state.”
Interested in meeting like-minded folks that want to help out in the bottom-up efforts to make our city better for everyone?
Fill out the short Google Form in our bio so that we know when you’re free.
Fill out the short Google Form in our bio so that we know when you’re free.
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Interested in meeting like-minded folks that want to help out in the bottom-up efforts to make our city better for everyone?
Fill out the short Google Form in our bio so that we know when you’re free.
Fill out the short Google Form in our bio so that we know when you’re free.
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Don’t want to boost my neighborhood too much but the change has been coming even outside of the typical neighborhoods: The Near Eastside of Indianapolis has massively improved over the last decade and a half.
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Don’t want to boost my neighborhood too much but the change has been coming even outside of the typical neighborhoods: The Near Eastside of Indianapolis has massively improved over the last decade and a half.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Join the rally to support and promote pedestrian safety in Indy - we are gathering to call on the City of Indianapolis and the Department of Public Works to take significantly stronger and more rapid action to solve Indianapolis’ ongoing pedestrian and bicyclist safety crisis.
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Join the rally to support and promote pedestrian safety in Indy - we are gathering to call on the City of Indianapolis and the Department of Public Works to take significantly stronger and more rapid action to solve Indianapolis’ ongoing pedestrian and bicyclist safety crisis.
Want to meet fellow Hoosiers that are interested in Strong Towns, and make a positive impact on your community?
Sign up with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful for Nov 15th, where we'll be going to Brookside Park to pick up trash and remove invasive plants!
We look forward to meeting you!
#strongtowns
Sign up with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful for Nov 15th, where we'll be going to Brookside Park to pick up trash and remove invasive plants!
We look forward to meeting you!
#strongtowns
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Want to meet fellow Hoosiers that are interested in Strong Towns, and make a positive impact on your community?
Sign up with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful for Nov 15th, where we'll be going to Brookside Park to pick up trash and remove invasive plants!
We look forward to meeting you!
#strongtowns
Sign up with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful for Nov 15th, where we'll be going to Brookside Park to pick up trash and remove invasive plants!
We look forward to meeting you!
#strongtowns
Do you want to get active in your community and make Indy a better place?
Through a short and easy process, you can coordinate a day where friends of Strong Towns will come and volunteer for a day at a local nonprofit of your choice.
Please contact [email protected] if you’re interested!
Through a short and easy process, you can coordinate a day where friends of Strong Towns will come and volunteer for a day at a local nonprofit of your choice.
Please contact [email protected] if you’re interested!
October 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Do you want to get active in your community and make Indy a better place?
Through a short and easy process, you can coordinate a day where friends of Strong Towns will come and volunteer for a day at a local nonprofit of your choice.
Please contact [email protected] if you’re interested!
Through a short and easy process, you can coordinate a day where friends of Strong Towns will come and volunteer for a day at a local nonprofit of your choice.
Please contact [email protected] if you’re interested!
INDOT is conducting a study to rework how I65 and I70 run through Indianapolis. Link in bio.
#urbanism #indianapolis #naptown #strongtowns
#urbanism #indianapolis #naptown #strongtowns
September 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
INDOT is conducting a study to rework how I65 and I70 run through Indianapolis. Link in bio.
#urbanism #indianapolis #naptown #strongtowns
#urbanism #indianapolis #naptown #strongtowns
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@strongindy.bsky.social @cclusa.org @goodtroubleindiana.org looking for some strong towns-, climate smart-, health-minded individuals to serve as IURC Commissioners!
Energy, environment, and health have been siloed to our great detriment.
www.in.gov/gov/governor...
#hoosiersky #energysky #medsky
Energy, environment, and health have been siloed to our great detriment.
www.in.gov/gov/governor...
#hoosiersky #energysky #medsky
IURC Commissioner Application
www.in.gov
September 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@strongindy.bsky.social @cclusa.org @goodtroubleindiana.org looking for some strong towns-, climate smart-, health-minded individuals to serve as IURC Commissioners!
Energy, environment, and health have been siloed to our great detriment.
www.in.gov/gov/governor...
#hoosiersky #energysky #medsky
Energy, environment, and health have been siloed to our great detriment.
www.in.gov/gov/governor...
#hoosiersky #energysky #medsky
Creating spaces for people, not cars, enhances the beauty, appeal, safety, and economic sustainability of our city. We’re proud of how far we’ve come, and have a tremendous amount of hope for future developments in Indianapolis.
#urbanism #strongtowns #glowup #indianapolis #naptown #indiana
#urbanism #strongtowns #glowup #indianapolis #naptown #indiana
September 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Creating spaces for people, not cars, enhances the beauty, appeal, safety, and economic sustainability of our city. We’re proud of how far we’ve come, and have a tremendous amount of hope for future developments in Indianapolis.
#urbanism #strongtowns #glowup #indianapolis #naptown #indiana
#urbanism #strongtowns #glowup #indianapolis #naptown #indiana
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Don't forget another important detail:
"The Statehouse's road-funding formula allocates gas-tax funds and other revenue by center-lane miles instead of lane miles, favoring roads with fewer lanes. But many Indianapolis roads are multi-lane thoroughfares."
ibj.com/articles/ind...
"The Statehouse's road-funding formula allocates gas-tax funds and other revenue by center-lane miles instead of lane miles, favoring roads with fewer lanes. But many Indianapolis roads are multi-lane thoroughfares."
ibj.com/articles/ind...
Indy faces $1B annual transportation infrastructure funding gap, report says - Indianapolis Business Journal
The city of Indianapolis faces a huge funding gap to improve and maintain its roads, bridges, sidewalks and other transportation infrastructure—an amount approaching the city's $1.3 billion annual bud...
ibj.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Don't forget another important detail:
"The Statehouse's road-funding formula allocates gas-tax funds and other revenue by center-lane miles instead of lane miles, favoring roads with fewer lanes. But many Indianapolis roads are multi-lane thoroughfares."
ibj.com/articles/ind...
"The Statehouse's road-funding formula allocates gas-tax funds and other revenue by center-lane miles instead of lane miles, favoring roads with fewer lanes. But many Indianapolis roads are multi-lane thoroughfares."
ibj.com/articles/ind...
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Just want to emphasize that the funding gap is‼️PER YEAR‼️ and every day that we fail to act on that gap, it increases - because the roads degrade further AND become more expensive to repair.
We could put the entire city budget towards this shortfall for a decade and we would still not escape.
We could put the entire city budget towards this shortfall for a decade and we would still not escape.
Indianapolis is in a hole of infrastructure debt. Many of our roads are a financial liability instead of a useful resource for our city's economy.
Cars damage roads too quickly. The spare lanes need to be turned over to other mobility solutions (Bike, bus, scooter, etc)
#urbanism #strongtowns
Cars damage roads too quickly. The spare lanes need to be turned over to other mobility solutions (Bike, bus, scooter, etc)
#urbanism #strongtowns
August 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Just want to emphasize that the funding gap is‼️PER YEAR‼️ and every day that we fail to act on that gap, it increases - because the roads degrade further AND become more expensive to repair.
We could put the entire city budget towards this shortfall for a decade and we would still not escape.
We could put the entire city budget towards this shortfall for a decade and we would still not escape.
Indianapolis is in a hole of infrastructure debt. Many of our roads are a financial liability instead of a useful resource for our city's economy.
Cars damage roads too quickly. The spare lanes need to be turned over to other mobility solutions (Bike, bus, scooter, etc)
#urbanism #strongtowns
Cars damage roads too quickly. The spare lanes need to be turned over to other mobility solutions (Bike, bus, scooter, etc)
#urbanism #strongtowns
August 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Indianapolis is in a hole of infrastructure debt. Many of our roads are a financial liability instead of a useful resource for our city's economy.
Cars damage roads too quickly. The spare lanes need to be turned over to other mobility solutions (Bike, bus, scooter, etc)
#urbanism #strongtowns
Cars damage roads too quickly. The spare lanes need to be turned over to other mobility solutions (Bike, bus, scooter, etc)
#urbanism #strongtowns
Could Indiana expand its passenger rail?
If they did, where would you go?
What impact would it have on your life?
INDOT is conducting a survey for its 2025 Rail Plan, and they should know that citizens want passenger rail.
#rail #indianapolis #indy #naptown #trains #transit #publictransit
If they did, where would you go?
What impact would it have on your life?
INDOT is conducting a survey for its 2025 Rail Plan, and they should know that citizens want passenger rail.
#rail #indianapolis #indy #naptown #trains #transit #publictransit
August 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Could Indiana expand its passenger rail?
If they did, where would you go?
What impact would it have on your life?
INDOT is conducting a survey for its 2025 Rail Plan, and they should know that citizens want passenger rail.
#rail #indianapolis #indy #naptown #trains #transit #publictransit
If they did, where would you go?
What impact would it have on your life?
INDOT is conducting a survey for its 2025 Rail Plan, and they should know that citizens want passenger rail.
#rail #indianapolis #indy #naptown #trains #transit #publictransit
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How TF does Indianapolis still have "secret votes" to approve gigantic data centers the community is opposing?
Huh?
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Huh?
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August 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
How TF does Indianapolis still have "secret votes" to approve gigantic data centers the community is opposing?
Huh?
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Huh?
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Organized by Mass Ave Cultural Arts District Inc. Sign up at our Linktree, in our bio!
#urbanism #strongtowns #indy #naptown #indianapolis
#urbanism #strongtowns #indy #naptown #indianapolis
August 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Organized by Mass Ave Cultural Arts District Inc. Sign up at our Linktree, in our bio!
#urbanism #strongtowns #indy #naptown #indianapolis
#urbanism #strongtowns #indy #naptown #indianapolis
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Despite the uninspiring architecture....
These new developments in the pipeline is GREAT transit oriented development for Indianapolis
www.indystar.com/story/news/r...
These new developments in the pipeline is GREAT transit oriented development for Indianapolis
www.indystar.com/story/news/r...
August 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Despite the uninspiring architecture....
These new developments in the pipeline is GREAT transit oriented development for Indianapolis
www.indystar.com/story/news/r...
These new developments in the pipeline is GREAT transit oriented development for Indianapolis
www.indystar.com/story/news/r...
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My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
New York Has a New E-Bike Speed Limit—and No Way to Enforce It
August 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
Say no to another gas station.
This is a great opportunity for Indy to build something much better in this location, that invites community, creates a third space, and bolsters our city’s economy.
#urban #cities #strongtowns #indianapolis #walkability #urbanism
This is a great opportunity for Indy to build something much better in this location, that invites community, creates a third space, and bolsters our city’s economy.
#urban #cities #strongtowns #indianapolis #walkability #urbanism
August 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Say no to another gas station.
This is a great opportunity for Indy to build something much better in this location, that invites community, creates a third space, and bolsters our city’s economy.
#urban #cities #strongtowns #indianapolis #walkability #urbanism
This is a great opportunity for Indy to build something much better in this location, that invites community, creates a third space, and bolsters our city’s economy.
#urban #cities #strongtowns #indianapolis #walkability #urbanism
If you’re on the Near Eastside, you may be interested in this upcoming meeting!
There are loads of pedestrians and cyclists in those neighborhoods, and their infrastructure needs some love more than many other places in the city.
There are loads of pedestrians and cyclists in those neighborhoods, and their infrastructure needs some love more than many other places in the city.
July 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If you’re on the Near Eastside, you may be interested in this upcoming meeting!
There are loads of pedestrians and cyclists in those neighborhoods, and their infrastructure needs some love more than many other places in the city.
There are loads of pedestrians and cyclists in those neighborhoods, and their infrastructure needs some love more than many other places in the city.