based vision, a set of action steps that
partners have committed to completing
by the city’s Bicentennial in 2020, and
updates to six technical city plans,” said
Brad Beaubien, Administrator for Long
Range Planning, Department of Metropolitan
Development, City of Indianapolis-Marion
County. “The vision lays out how Indy can
be a healthier, more resilient, more inclusive,
and more competitive city, and the action
steps are intended to implement that
vision.”
Because of the multi-pronged planning
effort, Plan 2020 needed a single way
to monitor its impact on communities
and neighborhoods in Marion County to
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determine if the results match the desired
outcome. Plan 2020 stitched as many
existing initiatives together into a broad
and cohesive storyline. It turned to The
Polis Center to leverage the data and
reporting capabilities of its SAVI Community
Information System to create IndyVitals, a
new online neighborhood monitoring tool.
“Plan 2020 isn’t just about action.
It’s about impact,” continued Brooke
Thomas, Deputy Director, the Greater
Indianapolis Progress Committee, and
Plan 2020 Co-Manager. “Even if every
single action step was completed, Plan
2020 wanted to be able to measure if
neighborhoods across the city were
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