Indianapolis development meetings planned for June

Does your neighborhood need more housing? What about parks and places to shop

Here’s your chance to tell the city’s Department of Metropolitan Development about your vision for future city planning.

The department’s long-range planning team will host a series of public meetings in June across Marion County. Residents can learn more about what development is already in their communities and share what they would like to see.

The information will be used to update the Marion County land use plan. In short, a land use plan informs zoning decisions, which determines what types of businesses can open and where housing can be built.

“Land use is the vision,” Logan Lane, DMD’s administrator of long-term planning, said at a recent Metropolitan Development Commission meeting. “Zoning is the law that allows us to do that.”

Lane said a new plan will be adopted in the spring of 2026. There will be more opportunities closer to then for residents to give feedback.

Here are the meetings you can attend in June:

Warren Township

When: 5:30-8 p.m. June 2

Where: Warren library branch, 9701 E. 21st St.

Lawrence Township

When: 5:30-8 p.m. June 3

Where: Lawrence library branch, 7898 Hague Road

Perry Township

When: 5:30-8 p.m. June 9

Where: West Perry library branch, 6650 S. Harding St.

Franklin Township

When: 5:30-8 p.m. June 10

Where: Franklin Road library branch, 5550 S. Franklin Road

Decatur Township

When: 5:30-8 p.m. June 11

Where: Decatur Township School of Excellence, 5106 S. High School Road

Wayne Township

When: 5:30-8 p.m. June 16

Where: Wayne library branch, 198 S. Girls School Road

Center Township

When: 5:30-8 p.m. June 17

Where: Frederick Douglass Family Center, 1616 E. 25th St.

Pike Township

When: 5:30-8 p.m. June 18

Where: International Marketplace, 4233 Lafayette Road Suite A

Washington Township

When: 5:30-8 p.m. June 24

Where: Broad Ripple Family Center, 1426 Broad Ripple Ave.

Countywide

When: 5:30 p.m. June 30

Where: Martin University, 2186 N. Sherman Drive

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