Greenwood Comprehensive Plan

Greenwood Comprehensive Plan

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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 a 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.

economic development/planning

Align Southern Indiana – Trails Master Plan

Align Southern Indiana – Trails Master Plan

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Align Southern Indiana

Trails Master Plan 

HWC led the planning process for a six-county Regional Trails Master Plan in southeastern Indiana. Working with the Trails Taskforce at Align Southern Indiana, HWC reviewed existing trail networks and developed recommendations for new greenway corridors and connections within Clark, Floyd, Washington, Scott, Harrison, and Jefferson Counties. The project included public input in the form of an online survey and workshops in each county. A set of design guidelines were also established towards the end of the process to provide system-wide preferences and guidance for future design and implementation.

economic development/planning

Avon Comprehensive Plan

Avon Comprehensive Plan

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Avon, IN

Comprehensive Plan

Since its last Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2017, the Town of Avon’s population has increased by 38%. With growth expected to continue, the time had come to reassess and refine Avon’s long-term vision and goals with a new plan that the Town could rally behind. Over a 12-month period, HWC worked closely with elected officials, community leaders, Town staff, business owners, and residents through a series of steering committee meetings, public workshops, pop-up events, public input surveys, and focus groups to develop a plan that will guide Avon through anticipated challenges and opportunities over the next 10 to 15 years.

The Plan was organized into 13 chapters that analyze current conditions and land use before moving into topic-specific chapters, including chapters focused on transportation, housing, and economic development. The Plan concludes with a detailed implementation chapter outlining procedures and action steps to help Town stakeholders prioritize, fund, and carry out the Plan’s goals and strategies. Following review and revision based on input from the steering committee, Town staff, and members of the public, the final draft was presented to the Avon Advisory Plan Commission and Town Council, and the Plan ultimately adopted on November 24, 2025.

economic development/planning

East Central Indiana READI Plan and Program Management R2.0

East Central Indiana READI Plan and Program Management R2.0

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East Central Indiana 

East Central Indiana READI Plan and Program Management R2.0

HWC led East Central Indiana in an effort to update their regional development plan. The 2024 East Central Indiana Regional Development Plan was formed through robust stakeholder engagement from across the eight-county region, which includes Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant, Henry, Jay, Randolph, and Wayne counties. The final plan establishes a shared vision for a welcoming, authentic region where existing and future residents thrive. The plan also outlines a four-part regional investment strategy focused on the following key elements:

  • Quality of Life
  • Housing & Infrastructure
  • Childcare & Support for Families
  • Education & Opportunity

This regional development plan serves as a guide for the region, but also represents a key component in East Central Indiana’s compelling and competitive application for Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) funding from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC). In the first round of READI, East Central Indiana secured $15 million in state funding. In the second round with HWC support, the region received $35 million to fund transformative childcare, housing, quality of place, and economic development projects.

economic development/planning

Steuben County Trails Strategic Plan

Steuben County Trails Strategic Plan

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Steuben County, IN

Trails Strategic Plan 

HWC is assisting an advisory group led by Steuben County Trails in the preparation of a Countywide Greenway Master Plan for Steuben County, Indiana. The purpose of the plan was to establish a vision for primary greenway corridors within the County as well as an implementation strategy. The plan will be developed using AASHTO, NACTO, related guidelines, and local requirements. The final plan will include a vision statement with goals and objectives for the County, a greenway corridor routing map, trail development standards, a priority phasing plan, and implementation strategies.

The Steuben County Trails group has a vision to connect destinations, communities, and surrounding areas through a well-connected, multiuse trail network. The current trail network is comprised of one main trail, the Steuben County Multi-Purpose Trail. Nine additional trails were proposed with alternative routes and spur connections to connect nearby destinations. The community expressed interest in connections to the different cities and towns within Steuben County, neighboring counties, as well as two key destinations Pleasant Lake and 4 Corners. These trails were phased out in three stages based off priorities determined by the Steuben County Trails group.

economic development/planning