Our Mission
Incremental Housing
The housing market is broken. To fix it for everyone, we promote more small-scale, incremental development in Carmel.
Safe and Productive Streets
We seek to shift the priority of local streets from automobile throughput to human safety and wealth creation.
Transparent Local Accounting
We strive for equitable and sustainable approaches to local taxes and infrastructure development to build a strong Carmel for future generations.
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.

Here’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 readingAn invitation: Join the Strong Towns conversation in Carmel, Indiana
A small group of passionate advocates is building a Strong Towns Local Conversation in Carmel, Indiana. Maybe you’ll join us?
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