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Downtown Indy, Inc. celebrates ‘blockbuster’ year for the city

The city saw major growth in downtown development, but also has some room for improvement. Downtown Indy, Inc. broke down a big year for Indianapolis.

Golden Hour Skyline of Indianapolis

We love our city all the time, but even moreso during golden hour.

Last week, in front of more than 300 community leaders and stakeholders, Downtown Indy, Inc. laid out what it called a “blockbuster” year for the city of Indianapolis — and it had the numbers to prove it.

The list of wins for the city include a long lineup of major sporting + entertainment events. INDYtoday readers should know because we’ve been sharing with them with you all year.

In total, those major events brought more than 7.4 million visitors to downtown this year.

Other numbers mentioned during the presentation includes:

  • Seven major projects completed from September 2023 through September 2024 + 17 under construction.
  • The number of families living downtown has increased 66.4% since 2010.
  • Downtown only accounts for 5% of crime, making it the safest district in Marion County.

See the full report.

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