by Aim Admin | Jun 12, 2017 | Legislators, Media, Members
Chelsea Schneider, Municipal Innovations Specialist Hoosier alleyways are experiencing a Renaissance. Re-imagining the narrow streets into public spaces with artwork and seating is a growing trend as cities and towns look to redevelop their downtowns. With the rise in...
by Aim Admin | Jun 7, 2017 | Legislators, Media, Members
Chelsea Schneider, Municipal Innovations Specialist Munster is charting the course for its future amid plans for major infrastructure projects, including a proposed commuter rail expansion. That’s prompted leaders of the Northwest Indiana town to explore a complex...
by Aim Admin | Jun 6, 2017 | Legislators, Media, Members
Chelsea Schneider, Municipal Innovations Specialist (This is part of an ongoing series on the positive impacts federal community development funds have on local communities.) In Fort Wayne, families facing homelessness can lean on Just Neighbors, a non-profit that...
by Aim Admin | Jun 2, 2017 | Legislators, Media, Members
Chelsea Schneider, Municipal Innovations Specialist How happy are your residents? West Lafayette is taking part in an international study to better understand the answer to that question. Through the “Happy West Lafayette” project, community members are tracking their...
by Aim Admin | Jun 1, 2017 | Legislators, Media, Members
Chelsea Schneider, Municipal Innovations Specialist (This is part of an ongoing series on the positive impacts federal community development funds have on local communities.) When Waterloo undertook a major storm water project, the town received funding from the...
by Aim Admin | May 31, 2017 | Legislators, Media, Members
Chelsea Schneider, Municipal Innovations Specialist As a candidate, Winchester Mayor Shon Byrum would go door-to-door asking residents the most important issues the city faced. At several of those doors, residents talked to Byrum about their concerns with drug abuse....