Jeffery Tompkins
@JATompkins
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urban planner + strategist / @planproformus I help build better cities great places can happen if bad rules get out of the way https://t.co/klPASFBxAI
Indianapolis
Joined September 2009
Y’all. I am starting a new firm. One focused on placekeeping just as much placemaking. An urban planning consultancy that acts like a think tank. There’s much more to come but I’d love it if you gave us a follow: @planproformus . We’re Proformus. For good form, for people.
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this is a wild thing for planners to do when Central Township has half as many people as it did in 1950. thankfully the MDC saw through it.
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“…city planners requested the rezoning petition be denied. Planners cited concerns with the plan's density…”.
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this is the way.
MAINE OFFICIALLY LEGALIZES *3* HOMES ON EVERY RESIDENTIAL LOT STATEWIDE!!!. Look how hard Maine cooked 🤯.- 3 units legal statewide.- 4 units legal in “growth areas”.- ADUs no longer limited to SFH lots.- Lowered min lot size to 5,000 in all cities
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It’s more expensive to park your car in Indianapolis than NYC.
97% of NYC on-street parking is FREE. Charging a measly $5/day per space would raise $5 billion annually. Or $10/day to raise $10 billion. That money could go towards traffic calming, bike lanes, transit improvements. all sorts of good stuff.
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Dumb down the country to own the libs? Brother we are going to lose to China if we all have dollar general diplomas.
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Indiana’s universities are one of its top attractions. Gutting them makes no sense. There is just this weird, pervasive nihilism on the culture war right that makes no sense. Cutting STEM? What do you want kids to study? Nothing?.
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Cities should rethink megaprojects by instead parcelling out and selling to individuals as we once did.
Our white paper Thinking Big by Thinking Small drops today! . Link here:
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Our white paper Thinking Big by Thinking Small drops today! . Link here:
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We talk about middle middle housing in the US but not so much missing middle retail. I’m trying to change that. We need small, entry level spaces for entrepeneurs. Starter retail. Full article below
Our retail landscape is a betrayal of what urbanism does best: weaving the hustle into the minutiae of daily life. But retail is not dead, it's just trapped in the wrong box. Read my latest for Building Excellence: .
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This is the happy face of someone who got ingredients for Bologonese and a bottle of pairing red wine all in a 5 minute walk. No parking. No stress. Said hello to a few friends. Living in a walkable neighborhood is joyous. 🇺🇸
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Nashville has country music. Austin has longhorns. Travel abroad and ask people in other countries of Indianapolis and their response will be “vroom fast cars”. Lean into it!.
@NTillBilly @JATompkins Nah - gotta move away from just falling back on the IMS brand.
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Here are some of my ideas:. Indy Ice.Indy Wheel.Indy Racers.Indy Speed.
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An NHL team in Indy would be incredible. What’s your name for a future franchise?
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monolithic, sterile, and unaffordable developments are a byproduct of our corporate megaproject era
For the first time in almost 20 years of visiting Nashville, the city no longer strikes me as an attractive place to move. Don’t be surprised if the buzz starts fading soon. Nashville has been a boomtown for over 25 years, and on previous visits I’ve been known to kick myself.
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Full article below:
Our retail landscape is a betrayal of what urbanism does best: weaving the hustle into the minutiae of daily life. But retail is not dead, it's just trapped in the wrong box. Read my latest for Building Excellence: .
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Our retail landscape is a betrayal of what urbanism does best: weaving the hustle into the minutiae of daily life. But retail is not dead, it's just trapped in the wrong box. Read my latest for Building Excellence: .
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