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.
ADUs: a small but strong housing option for Carmel
In Carmel is that we mostly have two options on either end of the spectrum - large suburban homes or tightly-packed apartments. What's missing, because it is illegal or impractical to build due to our zoning code, is more house-scale options. An ADU is a small, self-contained home on the same property as a single-family house.
Cargo Bike Meet-up On April 25th
Strong Towns Carmel is hosting a cargo bike meet-up on April 25th at 3:30pm to 4:30pm in Midtown Plaza, Carmel. A casual gathering of people who ride cargo bikes and for those inte...
Continue readingJoin Us in February 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 readingAtlast 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.
Continue readingZoning as a tool to grow and build wealth in Carmel
In our last meeting we had a very informative discussion on zoning, thanks to the expertise of urban planner Jeffery Tompkins as well as Carmel city councilor Shannon Minnaar, who sits on the Housing Commission.
Continue readingJoin 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 create a safe, active, and neighborly Carmel that works for everyone who lives here.
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