by Toni Takacs | Jul 7, 2025
Greenwood, IN
Comprehensive Plan
HWC led a team of planners, landscape architects, urban designers, and engineers to create a new City of Greenwood Comprehensive Plan. Since the last comprehensive planning effort, the City had added almost 15,000 residents and experienced significant commercial and industrial growth. This new plan establishes a vision for coordinated growth to the east of I-65 while shifting the focus from growth to reinvestment in established areas of the community. Central to this idea is continuing redevelopment and enhancement efforts in the City’s historic Old Town area while also developing specific recommendations for mature commercial areas so they remain vibrant and valuable assets in Greenwood.
The Greenwood Comprehensive Plan includes new thoroughfare plan and trail network maps. Together, these plan components will ensure that the necessary right-of-way and improvements are dedicated as development and redevelopment projects occur. The plan also details recommendations for six key focus areas, including concept plans, precedent imagery, and area specific guiding principles.
The planning process was guided by a project Steering Committee and included significant community outreach through both in-person and online engagement opportunities. This included a project website, online surveys, interactive mapping tool, community workshops and open houses, outreach at the Greenwood Farmers Market and a Greenwood High School football game, and workshops with the Greenwood High School Student Council.
by Toni Takacs | Jul 7, 2025
Hendricks County, IN
Comprehensive Plan
Hendricks County has consistently been one of the fastest growing counties in Indiana in recent years. The community has a history of celebrating agricultural heritage and preserving the rural character that has attracted residents, but growth in Avon, Brownsburg, Danville, and Plainfield continues to push westward. Employment hubs centered around I-70 and I-74 have attracted significant investment, some of which is now occurring in unincorporated Hendricks County. The new Hendricks County Comprehensive Plan identifies potential growth areas and the inter-community collaboration needed to appropriately manage investment in more rapidly growing areas to the east, attract investment to the historic small towns to the west, and promote agriculture preservation across remaining areas of the County. Hendricks County is prepared to allow more intense residential, commercial, and industrial development in unincorporated areas when it can be served by municipal or regional water and sewer utilities as a means to land conservation elsewhere. At the same time, the County understands there will always be demand for rural residential estates and is using the Comprehensive Plan to inform potential development standards and processes for creating new lots in an appropriate manner.
by Toni Takacs | Jul 7, 2025
New Albany, IN
River Recreation Site Boat Launch
The City of New Albany has historically been cut off from its adjacent waterways due to industrial development and flooding protections, including earthen levees and levee walls. To better connect residents to Silver Creek and the Ohio River, HWC was tasked with developing the River Recreation Site Boat Ramp.
The River Recreation Site Boat Ramp was a multi-phase brownfield restoration project, which included demolition and clean-up, boat ramp for motorized watercraft, trail extension, and river overlook.
The final phase will develop a nature park with trails and passive recreation opportunities.
by Toni Takacs | Jul 7, 2025
Brazil, IN
Craig Park Pedestrian Bridge
Once the City’s water reservoir, Craig Park is now a well-loved public park on the west side of the City of Brazil. HWC has assisted with multiple phases of trail improvements at Craig Park in partnership with the Clay Community Parks Association. The first phase was a loop trail around most of the lake. A second phase added a spur trail connecting the lake to the sports fields in the upper part of the park. The third and final phase of the project was the pedestrian bridge over the western outlet stream from the lake which completed the loop trail. The completed bridge provides a unique view of the lake and the original stacked stone overflow weir for the reservoir. In total, the 97-acre park now has three miles of trails.
by Toni Takacs | Jul 7, 2025
White County, IN
Bridge #315 Rehabilitation
The White County Bridge #315 rehabilitation project included the replacement of the original bridge deck that was constructed in the 1970s. After conducting an inspection of the existing bridge, it was concluded that the six spans of prestressed I-beams were in generally satisfactory condition and would be repaired as needed with fiber wrap. However, the piers were in poor condition at the water line with major concrete deterioration and exposed rebar and required repair utilizing an in-water method. Additionally, the street lights and sidewalk were replaced and upgraded to current standards.
This project was constructed during winter and spring to avoid conflicts with the summer tourist season of Lake Shafer.
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