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Martindale Brightwood residents can learn how the neighborhood will implement its quality of life plan at a town hall from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 13 at Frederick Douglass Park, 1616 E. 25th St. 

These plans set goals and strategies created by residents to improve a neighborhood’s quality of life. The city does not adopt plans, but plans can be certified by the Department of Metropolitan Development to recognize the neighborhood’s preferences. 

The neighborhood’s quality of life plan was certified by the city this year. The five-year plan focuses on 10 areas:

• Arts and culture
• Education
• Economic development
• Environmental justice
• Youth engagement
• Neighborhood engagement
• Health and wellness
• Public safety
• Workforce development
• Housing and infrastructure. 

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Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian or on Bluesky @darianbenson.bsky.social.

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Town hall will focus on Martindale Brightwood’s quality of life plan

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
November 7, 2025

<h1>Town hall will focus on Martindale Brightwood’s quality of life plan</h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />November 7, 2025</p> <p>Martindale Brightwood residents can learn how the neighborhood will implement its quality of life plan at a town hall from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 13 at Frederick Douglass Park, 1616 E. 25th St. </p> <p>These plans set goals and strategies created by residents to improve a neighborhood's quality of life. The city does not adopt plans, but plans can be certified by the Department of Metropolitan Development to recognize the neighborhood’s preferences.&nbsp;</p> <p>The neighborhood’s quality of life plan was certified by the city this year. The <a href="https://us-east-1-indy.graphassets.com/ActDBC5rvRWeCZlNNnLrDz/cmeiqtkeg0boe08k90t3oq2rc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">five-year plan</a> focuses on 10 areas:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Arts and culture</li> <li>Education</li> <li>Economic development</li> <li>Environmental justice</li> <li>Youth engagement</li> <li>Neighborhood engagement</li> <li>Health and wellness</li> <li>Public safety</li> <li>Workforce development</li> <li>Housing and infrastructure. </li> </ul> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is</em><a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em> funded through grants and donations</em></a><em> from individuals, foundations and organizations.</em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X </em><a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@HelloImDarian</em></a><em> or on Bluesky </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/darianbenson.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@darianbenson.bsky.social</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-quality-of-life-plan-town-hall-meeting/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=66611&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-quality-of-life-plan-town-hall-meeting/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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