Steering Committee #2 White River Vision Plan INDIANAPOLIS AND HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA • SEPTEMBER, 2018 AGENDA Thank you for joining us! • Project Schedule • Outreach to Date • Opportunities and Barriers • Reveal History • Express Our Identity • Experience Nature • Connect Communities • Get Outdoors • Destinations Workshop • Next Steps OUR TEAM Leadership Indianapolis Department of Steering Committee Metropolitan Development Stakeholder Committee Hamilton County Tourism Task Force Groups Visit Indy Vision Plan Lead Agency Landscape + Planning Engagement Technical Team Team Applied Ecological Services Engaging Solutions CBBEL RATIO Architects Land Collective Porchlight Landstory Project Photo Docs Heritage Strategies HR&A Advisors Shrewsberry PROJECT TIMELINE Discover Envision Action 2018 2019 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr KICK OFF PM #1 ST PM #2 ST PM #3 ST ST ST + SH ST + SH ST + SH ST = Steering Committee SH = Stakeholder Committee PM = Public Meeting ENGAGEMENT METHODS PROJECT GUIDANCE Steering Committee Stakeholder Committee Six Task Force Groups PUBLIC OUTREACH Public meetings Pre-existing events Community discussions Online surveys Social media River guides HARD TO REACH POPULATIONS OUTREACH SUMMARY Online Over 4,000 unique visits 818 website sign-ups 42 confirmed river guides Events and Meetings 190+ attended public meetings 261 reached in existing events Public Relations Over one million people reached through media MANY VOICES I am thrilled to hear that the White River is becoming a priority for the city! It is a huge resource and if done right, can be another big draw to the city. Will the protection of the property rights of riparian owners, especially farmers, be a priority in the plan? My property is just within the flood plain and I pay flood insurance. I do not want to see potential risk of Many happy memories canoeing increased flooding as a result of any and fishing, and my parents new development. even got married on an island on the river. I look forward to seeing the river become a sought-after destination. A DESIRE FOR ENGAGEMENT Although outreach was Top 5 responses organized within the five vision plan themes, responses in public meetings and online spanned a range of topics. Recreation ideas were the most talked about, followed by healthy growth opportunities and concerns about property and overdevelopment. Over 75% of the comments were forward thinking or proposed ideas. The majority of positive comments were located east of the river. 50 100 150 EVEN MORE VOICES Hamilton County Tourism and the City of Indianapolis have also met with special interest groups and targeted communities to better understand community concerns and opportunities for the plan to reinforce community needs and desires. STUDY AREA US - 31 US - 38 58 miles of the White River The plan spans from NOBLESVILLE Lafayette Trace Park south to Southwestway Park in Marion and Hamilton counties. CARMEL FISHERS The goal of the vision plan is to create an accessible, US - 31 I - 69 recreational, and cultural environment that encourages a unique sense of place for the community as a whole. INDIANAPOLIS I - 70 I - 465 I - 465 I - 65 Study area boundary 0 1 2 4 6 8 I - 70 N Miles The White River Vision Plan is about rediscovering a valuable, shared asset Reveal History Express our Identity The unique mo- Our changing ments in Central region and river Indiana White River neighborhoods. history. THE VISION PLAN THEMES Get Outdoors The attractions that Experience Nature bring people to the Connect Communities The natural systems river year round. The existing access points to the and wildlife of the White River river. and the character of the trail system. The Wild River What if we enhanced the river to make it the most ecologically-rich, scenic river in the country? The Teaching River What if we enhanced the river to tell stories, maximize educational opportunity and foreground history? The Welcoming River What if we enhanced the river to activate its edges and surface, creating a central park for the region? LET’S IDEATE! THE The Wild The Teaching WELCOMING River River RIVER Reveal History ? ? ? Express Our Identity ? ? ? Experience Nature ? ? ? Connect Communities ? ? ? Get Outdoors ? ? ? Reveal History LAYERS OF TIME Late 20TH Century Early-Mid 20TH Century Gas Boom Civil War The Early Republic Early Settlement Deep Time Milling + Manufacturing TRACES OF Transportation Government HISTORY Natural History Commerce Archeology Residential Public Works Agriculture TH Century Early SettlementDeep Time The Early Republic TH Civil War Century Gas Boom Late 20 Early-Mid 20 UPPER HAMILTON HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND SITES Zenas Beckwith House Oldfields Estate (IMA/Newfields) Potter's Covered Bridge Campbell, Henry F., Mansion Holliday Hydroelectric House/Dam Butler (Hinkle) Fieldhouse NOBLESVILLE Indianapolis VA Hospital Cole-Evans House Heslar Naval Armory Stone, Judge Earl S., House Joseph J. Bingham School #84 Wilson, Robert L., House Jordan, Arthur, Memorial Hall Hamilton County Courthouse Square Irwin Library, Butler University LOWER HAMILTON Craycraft, Daniel, House Atherton Hall Craig, William Houston, House Wheeler-Stokely Mansion 2 - Noblesville Milling Company Mill Harrell, Dr. Samuel, House McCormick Cabin Site Forest Park Log Cabin Central Canal QUARRY REACH Military Park Conner, William, House Michigan Road Tollhouse West Washington Street Pumping Stat. BROAD RIPPLE West-Harris House Indiana State Capitol, the Statehouse Marion County Bridge 0501F H. Lauter Company Complex West-Harris House (Mansion House) Madam C.J. Walker Building (NHL) INDIANAPOLIS NORTH Indiana Theatre Kassebaum Building Bush Stadium Broad Ripple Firehouse Nurses' Sunken Garden & Conval. Park Edwards--Aufderheide House Indiana State Library INDIANAPOLIS CENTRAL Foster Hall Lockefield Gardens Apartments Crown Hill Cemetery Nicholson-Rand House LOWER MARION Haverstick, Hiram A., Farmstead 0 1 2 4 6 8 N Miles TOP HISTORIC DESTINATIONS Noblesville Conner Prairie Oldfields (Lilly House) I would love to see a mural series along Noblesville’s River Walk that depicts our stages of development/settlement through history. Point to gas boom, milling, etc. Crown Hill Cemetery Central Indianapolis HISTORIC PLACES YET TO BE PROTECTED I am concerned that future projects will adversely impact archaeological sites otherwise not yet identified on Heritage Lists. North Hamilton County White River Trail at 10th Street Broad Ripple Cold Spring Road Butler University US - 31 Strawtown Koteewi Park HISTORIC DESTINATIONS US - 38 Noblesville Historic districts and sites US - 32 along the river tell a story NOBLESVILLE I - 69 Conner Prairie Challenges CARMEL FISHERS Places without historic US - 31 protections, like Broad Ripple and I - 465 Cold Spring Road I - 69 Obstacles Broad Ripple Shifting priorities for childhood Butler University INDIANAPOLIS education Oldfields (Lilly House) Crown Hill Cemetery I - 465 Lack of interest or awareness of Cold Spring Road historic significance White River Trail at 10TH Street I - 465 Central Indianapolis I - 65 I - 70 LEGEND Significant Destination Opportunity 0 1 2 4 6 8 Significant Destination Challenge N Miles The Wild River reveals history WildWoods at Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta The Teaching River reveals history Mill Ruins Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota THE WELCOMING RIVER reveals history Smale Riverfront Park, Cincinnati, Ohio Express Our Identity STRONG COMMUNITIES Provide a high quality of life Appropriate density Access to amenities Attract and retain talent Job creation New developments Population growth Serve the needs of the most disadvantaged communities Removing barriers to access Invest in a high quality of life for everyone Preserving places for all PULSES OF GROWTH KAR AUCTION SERVICES INC. AND JOB DENSITY REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS 58 miles of the White River CNO FINANCIAL GROUP Job centers are distributed along the White River, mainly downtown, and major highways. CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS These pulses and intersections ALLISON TRANSMISSION of activity represent clear opportunities for economic development investments. BALDWIN & LYONS INC ANTHEM INC ELI LILLY & CO CUMMINS INC. LEGEND City populations Industry hubs - number of establishments 0 1 2 4 6 8 N Miles Roads QUILT OF COMMUNITIES, PATCHWORK OF NEEDS NOBLESVILLE CARMEL FISHERS Poverty Population of Color INDIANAPOLIS Children Seniors Vacancy LEGEND 0 1 2 4 6 8 N Miles LOWEST HIGHEST NEED NEED PERCEPTIONS ALONG THE RIVER Map with only concern comments visible NOBLESVILLE WHITE RIVER STATE PARK CARMEL FISHERS DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS LEGEND Obstacles or Concerns General Comments, Questions 0 1 2 4 6 8 Ideas or Aspirations N Miles PERCEPTIONS ALONG THE RIVER Map with only concern comments visible NOBLESVILLE CARMEL FISHERS INDIANAPOLIS SOUTHWESTWAY PARK LEGEND Obstacles or Concerns General Comments, Questions 0 1 2 4 6 8 Ideas or Aspirations N Miles We don’t want to see PERSPECTIVES eminent domain and bulldozers destroy what Sustainable identity requires Sustainable identity we worked for. economic activity. We can requires economic activity. & should promote local We can promote local entrepreneurial activity that gives entrepreneurship that gives communities identity & character communities identity and as well as creates jobs. creates jobs. What step are you taking to keep residents in there homes, how will Don’t lose our identity but move this affect parking? forward with purpose. Hopefully I the community of this new focus towards