News & Updates
from Rethink Coalition
Grant Received to Study Recessed Highway Concept
Rethink Coalition partners with Indy Chamber Foundation and receives Lilly Endowment grant to study alternative concepts for future Inner Loop reconstruction . . .
Rethink’s Response to INDOT’s Sec. 106 Adverse Impact Recommendations
The Rethink Coalition has developed a collective response to INDOT’s identified “adverse effects” on historic properties . . .
Rethink Coalition's 2nd Submission to the INDOT CSS Process
The Rethink Coalition has developed a collective response to INDOT’s request for input to its second round of proposed CSS concepts, ideas, and treatments for the North Split project . . .
Rethink Coalition's 1st Submission to the INDOT CSS Process
The Rethink Coalition has developed a collective response to INDOT’s request for input on suggested CSS concepts, ideas and treatments for the North Split project . . .
Battle Over Inner Loop Must Shift to New Phase
Our downtown interstate system is approaching the end of its life span. Since its installation 50 years ago, the inner loop has divided our capital city and displaced more than 17,000 residents. Now, it will be reconstructed in stages, starting with the north split. What will replace it?
An Update to Supporters on Rethink 65/70
Over the last two months the Rethink 65/70 Coalition Leaders have been busy conducting a series of meetings and presentations with business leaders, business associations, civic leaders, city-county councilors, state legislators, the staffs of our federal Senators and Congressman, as well as representatives of our state government. We continue to educate and explain the enormous benefits of the Recessed Highway Reconstruction concept we developed for the downtown Inner Loop with the help of the economic impact analysis conducted by Arup Advisors, Inc.
Listen Up, Governor: Let's Rethink I-65/70 In Indianapolis
Here's a simple but vitally important request for Gov. Eric Holcomb and his transportation team concerning the future of Downtown Indianapolis: Please listen.
Listen to what community leaders in Indy say about how the state could dramatically improve the quality of life for residents in and near Downtown. Listen to what national experts say about the potential for major economic development if the state Department of Transportation were to adopt a visionary approach to rebuilding the interstates that slice through Downtown. Listen to what taxpayers (and voters) say about their strong desire for better connected, more equitable and healthier neighborhoods in our state capital's core.
The Rethink Coalition’s Design and Arup Advisors’ Presentation
On November 12, 2018, Rethink Coalition unveiled its design for I-65/I-70 reconstruction, and international transportation firm Arup Advisors released its assessment of this design’s enormous positive economic development impact.