Placemaking has been a hot term over the last several years, as people move back to cities around the country. This shift in population has led to increased demand for more usable streets, parks, buildings, public spaces, and neighborhoods. After…
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Making Places Great Join us at our 2018 Annual Community Luncheon for great food and focus on how NEAR is helping to shape the Near Eastside’s future. Keynote Speaker • Indy Parks Director Linda Broadfoot Linda Broadfoot is giving energy…
MoreAs 2017 comes to a close, we, like most of you, have spent a bit of time reflecting on the year that was. It’s been a whirlwind of a year, and we’re proud of many of our accomplishments. A year…
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Passionate teachers inspire change. They challenge, mentor, and have a passion for instilling hope in the future. In our asset-based community development approach, teachers are without doubt among a school, neighborhood, and city’s most important assets. They are civil servants…
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With Summer in full swing, the NEAR team has been keeping busy with the opening of our new office, the Center for Community Development (and dodging pickup trucks in the process), promoting and expanding our NEAR Indy Guide, hosting neighborhood…
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