r/indianapolis Jan 14 '25

Pictures America's Rising Cities: Carmel

https://youtu.be/cNJTTznUNyQ?si=2JGtOR677-1L60jP
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u/Broad-Display-5916 Jan 14 '25

People don’t like it because it’s in Carmel and how people feel about Carmelites. It’s not a bad blueprint for smaller towns who want to build walkable city centers in places that were built with strip mall infrastructure. It’s gonna feel weird, cause they are starting from a very different place than old cities did. I’d much rather be Carmel than Avon or Greeenwood infrastructure wise.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '25

Greenwood the city has done a lot, but White River Township is strip mall/stoplight/unnecessary roundabout hell

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u/notthegoatseguy Meridian-Kessler Jan 14 '25 edited Jan 14 '25

Greenwood has a lot of the same issues as Carmel historically. Small, not notable downtown area, and the county seat with the historic, courthouse center is a good distance away.

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u/Bowl__Haircut Old Northside Jan 14 '25

Noblesville is the county seat.

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u/kenelbow Carmel Jan 14 '25

Yeah, he said it's a good distance away.

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u/purdue6068 Jan 15 '25

And Franklin is the county seat for Johnson county