Keystone Monon Neighborhood Association

Fantastic news for the Nickel Plate Trail!

A bridge over Keystone is a GO!!!!

City reveals street projects getting $30.5M in federal funds, including Nickel Plate pedestrian bridge - Indianapolis Business Journal Indianapolis plans to use $30.5 million in federal transit funding on eight street projects, including a pedestrian bridge connecting the Nickel Plate Trail over Keystone Avenue and a transformation of Madison Avenue.

Reminder: Indianapolis Department of Public Works has announced the closure of E Fall Creek Parkway North Drive from April 15-30 for construction on the Nickel Plate Trail near Evanston Ave. See the map below for the detour route around the closure starting Monday for the remainder of April: https://bit.ly/43ZAdOg

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/new-apartment-complex-on-46th-street-aims-to-provide-affordable-housing-options?fbclid=IwAR2IbCz80A1y-YLcjtWDxFsKEj7aiEiaepsZ-dRsztBZK9NZXnZxNxBM3bg

New apartment complex on 46th Street aims to provide affordable housing options Forty Six Flats will have one and two-bedroom apartments for those who make 60% ore less of the area’s median income, which would be about $46,000 a year for a two-person household.

The MLK Center will host another round of open house events for the community to view updated plans for the expansion project at the community center and provide feedback. The open house will be held September 6 and 7 at different times. Community members are encouraged to invite friends, neighbors, and family to this event, which will help share more about the plans to empower our beloved community by creating a family wellness center.

Learn more and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/OpenHouseMLKCenter

No!!!

Help is still needed! Let's push this way over the ask.

Save the Circle, organized by Jesse Rice It's never easy to ask for help but I have been strongly encouraged to do so by so many good hearted folks … Jesse Rice needs your support for Save the Circle

So sad So sad...

Indiana AG sues owner, manager of Indianapolis apartment complex - Indianapolis Business Journal The complaint lists problems alleged by seven residents involving repairs that were never made, incorrect bills that caused financial hardship, and general difficulties in contacting and dealing with management.

GoldLeaf owners replacing Grumps pizza restaurant in Indianapolis The new restaurant will take over the Refinery 46 Black Circle space left vacant by Grumps Slicestop.

Ride Indy Ride!!!

“PeOpLe DoN’t RiDe ThE BuS”

Do people use sidewalks, bike lanes, traffic signals, crosswalks and roads?

BRT is more than a bus.

https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Keystone-Monon-Planning-Process--Meeting-Wednesday--Feb--15.html?soid=1115542303203&aid=6iIb91f-O4I

Keystone-Monon Planning Process: Meeting Wednesday, Feb. 15 Join us! View as Webpage DEVELOPING A KEYSTONE-MONON DMD CERTIFIED PLAN Midtown Indy, Inc. was invited to facilitate a certified community planning process by community stakeholders based on our exper

We'll be at Martin Luther King Community Center tonight from 5:30 - 7 p.m. with Enroll Indy staff to make sure your Indianapolis Public Schools OneMatch applications are answered.

Who must complete a OneMatch application?

▪️All students new to school in Indianapolis, including incoming Kindergarteners, who wish to attend an IPS Choice, innovation, or participating charter school. (Example: A 5-year-old attending school for the first time, or a 3rd grader who is new to Indianapolis)

▪️All students in terminating grades that are not a part of a Feeder Program. (Example: An 8th grader at Avondale Meadows Middle School, which does not have a high school program)

▪️All students who wish to attend a different school in 2023-24 than they are attending in 2022-23. (Example: A 2nd grader at a neighborhood school who would like to attend a charter school for 3rd grade)

▪️All students entering 9th grade next year who wish to attend an IPS or participating charter high school and are not part of a Feeder Program

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ips-one-match-help-session-tickets-511013433937

Keystone-Monon Planning Process: Recap of Jan. 4 and Upcoming Meeting Dates Join us! View as Webpage DEVELOPING A KEYSTONE-MONON DMD CERTIFIED PLAN Midtown Indy, Inc. was invited to facilitate a certified community planning process by community stakeholders based on our exper

Great News!

Come All! Please join us...

Keystone-Monon Planning Process: Meeting Wednesday, Jan. 4 Join us! DEVELOPING A KEYSTONE-MONON DMD CERTIFIED PLAN Midtown Indy, Inc. was invited to facilitate a certified community planning process by community stakeholders based on our experience advocating

Hearts of Gold SoBro is home to a café with a heart of gold. GoldLeaf Savory & Sweet is known for great coffee and mouthwatering breakfast and lunch offerings—and the décor serves up a feast for the eyes as well. The sapphire-blue interior is adorned with pieces of work crafted by local artists. Also notable i...

We need your help to create the Keystone Monon DMD Certified Plan.

The next Keystone Monon meeting will be January, 4, 2023 at 5:30pm.

Nice!

Hey all - come out / stroll, walk, run and support Midtown!

IPS is planning a series of community meetings to discuss the rebuilding stronger initiative, see details in the image below:

I was proud to help secure state funding for the Nickel Plate Trail in the last state budget by expanding the Next Level Trails program. It's exciting to see the planning for this trail getting underway. I encourage all who are interested to attend this Public Open House to learn more about the plans for the Nickle Plate Trail and share your feedback!

Hey Neighbors,

Below is the most urgent update regarding IPS School 91. Please see the information below that our neighbor, Anderson, shared on Facebook.

School 91 is the reason a lot of people moved into this neighborhood. Closing this school would drive a lot of people to leave, gift us with an empty un-maintained building in the middle of our neighborhood, and disrupt the growth this neighborhood has seen. Even if you don’t have a kid in our school, please help us keep our neighborhood school.
Dear 91 School Community,
If you're not already aware of some of the IPS administration's proposed changes to our school system under their Rebuilding Stronger agenda https://myips.org/rebuilding-stronger-community.../), they include (but are not limited to):
- Reconfiguring all K-8 schools to go through the 5th grade only.- Create new, stand alone middle schools for 6-8th grades. Currently, there is no plan for how Choice school curriculums (like Montessori) would be handled and whether there would be a Montessori track for these grades.
- Close schools with poor facilities ratings (School 91 is currently rated in poor condition).
As you can imagine, Rousseau McClellan Montessori stands to undergo some significant changes should the IPS Board pass this plan in October. The 91 MPTA urges all our school community members to attend the upcoming August IPS Board meeting to share your thoughts and concerns. The district is presenting a final draft plan of these changes to the board sometime this month so time is of the essence. See below for board meeting details and how you can participate.
*IPS School Board Meeting
Thursday, August 25th
6:00pm in the boardroom of the Ed Center at 120 E. Walnut St.

Here is the link to register to attend meeting in person: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4ogp8hFu6cq6fYehYyQlvJ0Iop48_hU8JbljkFJkAyKWy9g/viewform

The meeting will also be streamed live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M3rpXmIHUk

Link for Public Comments Submission: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDwCLqoP6fbqezkOqY8Wn1Jrnekz-6LS6Bb4cN2ubrb7YKfQ/viewform

Your voices matter and our school board must know how you feel about these possible changes.
Links with helpful research:
Bedard, Kedard and Do, Chau. 2005. Are Middle Schools More Effective? The Impact of School Structure on Student Outcomes. Journal of Human Resources. https://faculty.econ.ucsb.edu/~kelly/middle.pdf
Lockwood, Benjamin, and Jonah Rockoff. "Stuck in the Middle: Impacts of Grade Configuration in Public Schools." Journal of Public Economics 94, no. 11-12 (December 2010): 1051-1061. Abstract/article found at: https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/researcharchive/articles/3369
Schwerdt, Guido, and Martin R. West. 2012. The impact of alternative grade configurations on student outcomes through middle and high school. Journal of Public Economics. https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/8139254

The Impact of Alternative Grade Configurations on Student Outcomes through Middle and High School Except where otherwise noted, this work is subject to a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which allows anyone to share and adapt our material as long as proper attribution is given. For details and exceptions, see the Harvard Library Copyright Policy ©2022 Presidents and Fello...

Sharing this here, because it effects our entire neighborhood. School 91 is the reason a lot of people moved into this neighborhood. Closing this school would drive a lot of people to leave, gift us with an empty un-maintained building in the middle of our neighborhood, and disrupt the growth this neighborhood has seen. Even if you don’t have a kid in our school, please help us keep our neighborhood school.
Dear 91 School Community,
If you're not already aware of some of the IPS administration's proposed changes to our school system under their Rebuilding Stronger agenda https://myips.org/rebuilding-stronger-community.../), they include (but are not limited to):
- Reconfiguring all K-8 schools to go through the 5th grade only.- Create new, stand alone middle schools for 6-8th grades. Currently, there is no plan for how Choice school curriculums (like Montessori) would be handled and whether there would be a Montessori track for these grades.
- Close schools with poor facilities ratings (School 91 is currently rated in poor condition).
As you can imagine, Rousseau McClellan Montessori stands to undergo some significant changes should the IPS Board pass this plan in October. The 91 MPTA urges all our school community members to attend the upcoming August IPS Board meeting to share your thoughts and concerns. The district is presenting a final draft plan of these changes to the board sometime this month so time is of the essence. See below for board meeting details and how you can participate.
*IPS School Board Meeting
Thursday, August 25th
6:00pm in the boardroom of the Ed Center at 120 E. Walnut St.
*A link to register to attend in person will be live about a week before the meeting as well as a link to submit online public comment. The 91 MPTA will provide those links as soon as they are available. Your voices matter and our school board must know how you feel about these possible changes.
Links with helpful research:
Bedard, Kedard and Do, Chau. 2005. Are Middle Schools More Effective? The Impact of School Structure on Student Outcomes. Journal of Human Resources. https://faculty.econ.ucsb.edu/~kelly/middle.pdf
Lockwood, Benjamin, and Jonah Rockoff. "Stuck in the Middle: Impacts of Grade Configuration in Public Schools." Journal of Public Economics 94, no. 11-12 (December 2010): 1051-1061. Abstract/article found at: https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/researcharchive/articles/3369
Schwerdt, Guido, and Martin R. West. 2012. The impact of alternative grade configurations on student outcomes through middle and high school. Journal of Public Economics. https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/8139254

The Impact of Alternative Grade Configurations on Student Outcomes through Middle and High School Except where otherwise noted, this work is subject to a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which allows anyone to share and adapt our material as long as proper attribution is given. For details and exceptions, see the Harvard Library Copyright Policy ©2022 Presidents and Fello...

https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/patachou-foundation-launches-neighborhood-farm-stand

Patachou Foundation launches neighborhood farm stand - Inside INdiana Business The Indianapolis-based Patachou Foundation is today launching its new Neighborhood Farm Stand program. The farm stand, part of the foundation's Food Fellowship, is a student-run effort designed to teach high school students about entrepreneurship, food marketing and photography, and customer service...

This is huge!

I am very excited to share that Indianapolis has received $5 million for the Nickel Plate Trail and Fishers has received $4.5 million! These funds come from the Next Level Trails program, which I was proud to advocate for with a budget amendment to increase funding by $60 million which helped make today's grant possible! I also want to thank my colleagues Rep. Carey Hamilton, and Councillor Dan Boots, for their hard work on this issue. None of this would have been possible without the hard work of volunteers and the work of BRAG - Binford Redevelopment and Growth, Inc. Thank you for your efforts!

FYI

Over the next year, Broad Ripple Village will undergo a construction facelift to provide much needed improvements to our infrastructure including wider sidewalks, increased lighting, and sewer/stormwater capacity adjustments. While this construction will present challenges to vehicular access to our area, we are working closely with the Department of Public Works to anticipate and respond to as many of those issues as possible. We will continue to share information through emails and social media as we have receive it.

More info here:
http://ow.ly/iYeJ50IpF4U

Can't wait - welcome to the hood
https://www.ibj.com/articles/distillery-will-be-fairgrounds-first-year-round-retail-tenant-in-two-decades

Distillery will be fairgrounds’ first year-round retail tenant in two decades - Indianapolis Business Journal HI & Mighty will open at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in June 2023, making and selling alcoholic spirits in Southwest Pavilion, a building that’s been used for storage in recent years.

The relocated Glendale Branch Library will open in 2023 at the former John Strange Elementary School site! We can't wait to start building!

https://www.ibj.com/articles/new-nearly-15m-townhouse-project-slated-for-meridian-kessler

Nearly $15M townhouse project slated for spot where Meridian-Kessler meets Monon - Indianapolis Business Journal In the latest of a slew of projects planned by local developer Onyx + East, more than 50 units in the high $200,000s to the low $400,000s are planned by the trail's intersection with 46th Street.