The Rethink Coalition invites residents, community leaders, and advocates to join Workshop 3: Shaping the Vision, the final community engagement event in the USDOT-funded Southeast Gateway Reconnecting Communities Study. This is a pivotal opportunity for community members to help shape the future of one of Indianapolis’s most transformative infrastructure projects.

The state’s transportation agency recently released a draft of its two-year “ProPEL Indy” study, which seeks to gather public input to inform the next two decades of investment in our interstate system.

Particular attention is given to downtown Indianapolis, given the critical condition of its infrastructure and the potential impact of investment in the economic engine of our city, region and state.

As the Indiana Department of Transportation considers its path forward, we must reframe the conversation. This is not a roads project. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to invest boldly in infrastructure that will unlock the next 50 years of growth and development in our region.

Rethink Coalition is encouraged that ProPEL has retained the recessed option as one of the transformative alternatives under consideration for the I-65/I-70 Inner Loop. We look forward to working with INDOT, the State, the City of Indianapolis, and key stakeholders to chart a clear path toward implementing the transformative alternatives in the ProPEL Report.

Read Rethink Coalition’s full response to the September 2025 ProPEL Indy Draft Alternatives Identification and Screening Report

The Rethink Coalition is excited to announce the launch of its first workshop related to the Southeast Gateway Planning Study. This initiative has been made possible by a highly competitive $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) through their Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Grant Program. This inaugural federal initiative aims to address the long-term impacts of past transportation infrastructure decisions.