RE: Predictions for Indy's Future
November 09, 2007 by Jolene@foodiemom.com in response to Predictions for Indy's Future
Fountain Square has plenty of potential, and the immediate "fountain" area is certainly coming along. But to be a premier locale for anything, the surrounding residential area will need considerable help. And gentrification brings its own challenges. More restaurants and galleries sound great, but Fountain Square needs more nice stuff for the people who live there, not just good restaurants for people who drive to a destination. Parks, popular schools, nice neighborhood amenities like supermarkets. Look how long it took for the Lockerbie area, for example, to get a supermarket and a hardware store and a great public school that people want to send their kids to, things that developing neighborhoods really need to make people willing to live there.
Plus, Fountain Square needs a quick connection to downtown -- it seems more separate, farther away, than it really is.
I hope the city continues to focus on rebuilding city neighborhoods, like the Mapleton-Fallcreek redevelopment.

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