Indy Rezone was the largest overhaul of Indianapolis’ zoning ordinances and development standards since 1969 – an effort aimed at making a more livable, more sustainable city. Our team played a critical role in this initiative by leading the facilitation of dozens of controversial discussions across multiple stakeholder groups and managing the efforts and outcomes of the Steering Committee over a two and half year timeframe. We served a leadership role by engaging focus groups at round tables, technical task forces, and the multi-stakeholder, 30-person Steering Committee. Outreach efforts were aimed at insuring that any ordinance changes had been thoughtfully developed and publically vetted across many groups and neighborhood scenarios. We focused on increasing the public’s understand of topics such as transportation choices; equitable, affordable housing; economic competitiveness; green investment; natural resource protection; and neighborhood invigoration. This understand was then leveraged into meaningful contributions by developing and facilitating diverse public input mechanisms. Indy Rezone will shape Indy’s built environment into the kinds of places people want to work, live and play for the next several decades.

PROJECT TASKS

• Overhauled the City’s zoning code to promote livability and sustainability
• Created and implemented strategic communication plan
• Facilitated multi-stakeholder Steering Committee and neighborhood focus groups
• Consulted on technical ordinance content and incentive programs focused on water sustainability
• Planned and executed large-scale public meetings
• Developed public outreach materials and cultivated new and unique venues for input
• Engaged public officials and professional organizations through policy round-tables
• Synthesized public and professional feedback from agencies and organizations to provide critical content to City project staff

Working with Empower Results means actually getting results that are meaningful, creative, on time and within budget!Empower Results first understands you, your project, then delivers a tailored approach that works. Empower Results is all about getting the results that you need; they always find a way – even when it looks impossible. As the saying goes, “it’s easy to make a decision when you don’t have all the information.” Empower Results takes all the information and enables the decision to be found relatively pain-free.

Tammara Tracy
City of Indianapolis