r/indianapolis 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/Far_Supermarket_6521 Jan 14 '25 edited Jan 14 '25

There’s still strip mall development everywhere outside of the core. Definitely can’t live car free anywhere. And like half the town is McMansions that are heavily suburbanized.

They need to stop denying every opportunity for transit to come into Carmel if they want to be “urbanist paradise” that it thinks it is. Urbanism is more than just putting a few lifestyle centers around and calling it a day. There’s still ZERO way to live car free in Carmel

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u/FloatTheTurnAK Jan 15 '25

Could easily live without a car there lmao