Abstract
Monon Boulevard Construction: A Case Study in Trail-Oriented Economic Development—At over 20 years old, the Monon Trail in Carmel has become our beach front property. The trail through downtown Carmel has now reached over 2,000 users per day and is driving redevelopment. This presentation shows how the City is investing $25 million into widening the Monon Trail and new green infrastructure to support the $200 million in private investment for new office space, restaurants, and housing.
Range Line Road Streetscape: Who Needs Four Lanes When You Have a Bike?—The City of Carmel has focused its growth around redevelopment of older areas that already contain city services, emphasizing urban design and walkability. This session presents the Range Line Road reconstruction project, which has constructed landscaped medians—reducing the number of lanes from five to two and adding an on-street protected bike lane—and replaced traffic signals with roundabouts with raised pedestrian crossings.
Session Number
89
Session Title
City of Carmel Redevelopment: Green Infrastructure, Urban Design, and Walkability
Track Title
Design/Construction
Location
STEW302
Date of Version
March 2019
Recommended Citation
Kashman, Jeremy, "City of Carmel Redevelopment: Green Infrastructure, Urban Design and Walkability" (2019). Purdue Road School. 50.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/roadschool/2019/presentations/50
Start Date
3-6-2019 4:00 PM
End Date
3-6-2019 4:50 PM
City of Carmel Redevelopment: Green Infrastructure, Urban Design and Walkability
STEW302
Monon Boulevard Construction: A Case Study in Trail-Oriented Economic Development—At over 20 years old, the Monon Trail in Carmel has become our beach front property. The trail through downtown Carmel has now reached over 2,000 users per day and is driving redevelopment. This presentation shows how the City is investing $25 million into widening the Monon Trail and new green infrastructure to support the $200 million in private investment for new office space, restaurants, and housing.
Range Line Road Streetscape: Who Needs Four Lanes When You Have a Bike?—The City of Carmel has focused its growth around redevelopment of older areas that already contain city services, emphasizing urban design and walkability. This session presents the Range Line Road reconstruction project, which has constructed landscaped medians—reducing the number of lanes from five to two and adding an on-street protected bike lane—and replaced traffic signals with roundabouts with raised pedestrian crossings.
