Indianapolis Launches Placemaking Competition

Posted by Shayna Pollock on March 10, 2011

One Big Idea that came out of the US Initiative Livability Challenge came to fruition this week when the Indianapolis Downtown Inc. launched the Monument Circle Idea Competition. The placemaking initiative is seeking constructive assessments “to inform future planning and uses for Monument Circle.” An article in the Indianapolis Star reports that minor tweaks stemming from the competition “would go a long way toward drawing more people to the Downtown landmark and keeping them there.” The competition, which will award a $5,000 prize to the contestant who enters the best idea for improving Monument Circle, hopes to generate ideas to make Indianapolis’ most recognizable landmark an important component of an increasingly vibrant and thriving city center.