February 2022 Update
NATIONAL
The Inner Loop Makes NBC National News
NBC news featured the Inner Loop as part of its Black History Month celebration. Beatrice “Miz Pete” Miller shares about the people who lived around her in her historically Black neighborhood in the 1950s who were displaced by highway construction. Here's the NBC digital article and video.
Potential Funding for Indianapolis Efforts
New federal funding available via the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act offers a historic opportunity to rethink and rebuild highway structures and knit back together the communities they divided. Rethink will be working to help position Indianapolis for a grant from the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program.
US Chamber of Commerce Weighs In on Infrastructure Opportunities
The US Chamber of Commerce recently weighed in on the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, highlighting how the Act provides a once-in-a-generation chance to close opportunity gaps that exist in our nation’s core infrastructure. Read more.
OTHER CITIES
NY to Remove I-81 in Downtown Syracuse
New York’s Governor has confirmed that the state will tear down 1.4 miles of elevated highway through downtown Syracuse and replace it with a street-level grid. In rebuilding, the Governor wants to reconnect communities split in the 1950s and ‘60s and develop beautiful, affordable housing in the urban core. Read more.
Albany, NY Reimagining its Urban Highway
New York’s capital city is positioning itself to receive funding to remove I-787, which cuts Albany off from the Hudson River. Concerned citizens have created a nonprofit similar to Rethink to lead their collaborative effort. Read more.
AROUND INDIANAPOLIS
An Important Article on Redlining
As Tom Gallagher, urban designer and IBJ columnist, recently wrote in the IBJ, repairing the damage done by redlining is an uphill battle. The issue of equitable development is one Rethink is taking seriously. Read more.
Building Quality of Place in Indianapolis
Built infrastructure matters to how we experience our city and its long-term viability. 16 Tech’s efforts to ensure that the bridge connecting the innovation district to Indianapolis’s research corridor is an architectural centerpiece and highlights the importance of paying attention to quality of place. Read more.
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