Bringing residents together to create a more people-oriented, resilient and fiscally responsible Carmel.
Get InvolvedOur Mission
Legalize Housing Choice
Carmel is an amazing place to live and we want our children, teachers, firefighters, and service workers to afford living here. We advocate for small zoning changes to allow missing middle housing without destroying existing neighborhood character.
Safe and Productive Streets
Monon Boulevard shows how streets designed for everyone's safety are valued by businesses, residents, and visitors. We aim to extend this to all of Carmel, benefitting residents with vibrant and safe streets. We support quick and cheap improvements rather than costly, long-term projects.
Reduce Parking Mandates
We question using our limited land for car storage. Parking minimums waste valuable space, drain city resources, reduce green areas, and increase housing and business development costs. We advocate for fewer parking mandates to create more people-centered spaces.
Atlast Wild Podcast Interview
Atlast Wild is where branding, storytelling, and stewardship meet. In this episode, Brian Thibodeau talks with Jordan Kohl, Strong Towns organizer in Carmel, Indiana, about what it means to shape living cities — places designed for people first. From walkability and bike culture to third spaces and local business, this is an eco-story of how towns grow stronger when they serve both residents and visitors.
Join Us in October for our Monthly Meeting!
Come and join our monthly meeting! We'll discuss Carmel's City-Council meetings as well as other events around our city, celebrate our wins (big and small), and work together to cr...
Continue readingJoin Us in September for our Monthly Meeting!
Come and join our monthly meeting! We'll discuss Carmel's City-Council meetings as well as other events around our city, celebrate our wins (big and small), and work together to cr...
Continue readingWhy good active infrastructure benefits everyone
Everyone who lives in Carmel should support funding and building quality active infrastructure: sidewalks, multi-use paths, raised crosswalks, protected bike lanes, secure bike parking, and more green space. Why? Because having alternatives to driving benefits everyone, including drivers.
Continue readingJoin Us in August for our Monthly Meeting!
Come and join our monthly meeting! We'll discuss Carmel's City-Council meetings as well as other events around our city, celebrate our wins (big and small), and work together to create a safe, active, and neighborly Carmel that works for everyone who lives here.
Continue readingSolving Carmel's Climate Goals with Strong Towns Principles
We are focused on making Carmel an even safer and more joyous place to walk, bike, and (hopefully someday soon) ride public transit. Better options for replacing car trips will make Carmel stronger, sustainable, and help achieve our Climate Action Plan goals by lowering our dependency on greenhoue-gas emitting vehicles.
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