by Matt Nowlin | Jan 14, 2018 | Community Development, Economy, Infrastructure, Poverty & Income
This week, Chicago Policy Review looks at a paper that finds Atlanta’s low-income households moved to where transit is available, NPR highlights the work of an Indianapolis CDC, and Brookings provides an economic development dashboard.
by Matt Nowlin | Nov 30, 2017 | Community Development, Economy, Poverty & Income
There were 50 percent more Central Indiana home purchase loans in 2016 compared to 2012. Among upper-income borrowers, the number of new loans went up 80 percent.
by Matt Nowlin | Nov 29, 2017 | Community Development, Government & Policy
Indianapolis adopted a new zoning ordinance called Indy Rezone, effective May 2016. A zoning ordinance generally consists of list of regulations defining what property owners are permitted to build in each zone, accompanied of a map defining where particular zones are...
by Matt Nowlin | Oct 2, 2017 | Community Development, Equity, Government & Policy
A proposal in the state legislature would offer long-time homeowners in designated areas relief from rising property taxes. Indiana House Bill 1056, which was debated in a study committee last week, would cap assessed value increases at three percent for eligible...
by Jim Dowling | Oct 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
At the end of this year’s Governor’s Conference on Service and Nonprofit Capacity Building, we gave each attendee a blank sheet of paper and asked them to complete the following sentence. When I leave this conference, I will _____________. The responses range from...
The Lasting Impacts of Segregation and Redlining
Animated Map of New U.S. COVID-19 Cases Over Time
Indiana Geographic Information Council’s (IGIC) Special Achievement in GIS Award