December 5, 2019

Great Places 2020 Initiative Working To Transform Strategic Areas In Marion County


Taylor Bennett
LISC Indianapolis Executive Director Ted Grain. - Taylor Bennett/WFYI

LISC Indianapolis Executive Director Ted Grain.

Taylor Bennett/WFYI

Great Places 2020 seeks to transform strategic places in Marion County into dynamic urban villages. These places already have great assets and potential, but they also have challenges that this effort hopes to address.

LISC Indianapolis is the backbone organization for the Great Places 2020 initiative. WFYI’s Taylor Bennett spoke with the executive director-  Tedd Grain about how the initiative started and where it is to date.

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