Public Engagement & Affordable Housing Development
Summer 2022
Part of Rundell Ernstberger Associates Internship
I was running through my neighborhood when I noticed signs that said “No Espero” - or “No Hope” - in almost every front yard. Curious, I looked up what those signs could be protesting. Blocks north of my childhood home, a proposal for a permanent supportive housing development was rejected by the HOA. As a strong supporter of affordable housing and permanent supportive housing, I became eager to know how, or even if, what could have changed in the development or engagement process such that the project could have been approved.
Researching Fall Creek Place development history
Interviewing key players in affordable housing development in Indianapolis - developers, planners, citizen leaders
Conducting policy research and investigating current state of affordable housing in the city
Developing suggestions for better public engagement regarding affordable housing
