Rethink submits comments to the September 2025 ProPEL Indy Draft Alternatives Identification and Screening Report

Rethink has consistently emphasized that the Inner Loop should be rebuilt with a recessed, compact footprint—an approach that can reconnect communities, catalyze economic vitality, and unlock new development opportunities. As reflected in the ProPEL Report, the current configuration divides neighborhoods, undermines quality of life, and creates vast areas of underutilized land around downtown.

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.