Our 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.
In Support of Off-Street Paths
Everyone should feel safe walking and riding everywhere Carmel, not just along the Monon. A new proposed off-street path would take our city to the next level.
Designing Carmel’s next steps with lessons from the Dutch
As Carmel continues to develop and redevelop our urban spaces and infrastructure, we need to be very thoughtful and mindful of the details. This will result in a network that is welcoming and accommodating for all ages and abilities.
Continue readingHere’s a traffic-free pitch to fix Carmel’s struggling business corridor
Culdesac Carmel would provide housing, inviting spaces for local workers and further cement Carmel as a placemaking leader among its suburban peers — all without putting more cars on the road.
Continue reading