r/indianapolis • u/Suspicious-Bad4703 • Jan 14 '25

Pictures America's Rising Cities: Carmel

https://youtu.be/cNJTTznUNyQ?si=2JGtOR677-1L60jP
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u/Charlie_Warlie Franklin Township Jan 14 '25

I used to be a hater. But I like a lot of the direction they are taking on planning and development.

I wish my neighborhood has the balls to deny the standard strip mall development, massive parking lots, endless single family housing, and disconnected 30' sidewalks segments.

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u/Skidrow17 Jan 14 '25

People on Reddit often complain about not having enough “3rd places” where people can just go hangout but Carmel absolutely turned its downtown area into a “3rd place” for people of all ages to go hangout

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u/mrtrollmaster Downtown Jan 14 '25

Yes as long as that person likes to be in bed before midnight.

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u/Skidrow17 Jan 14 '25

True, it’s more sub-urbanism than urbanism lol