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Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown
Casual observer here with no skin in the game. But as someone who goes to both Indianapolis and Columbus for work occasionally, I find downtown Columbus to be FAR more lively than downtown Indy. Granted, I might not be thinking specifically of downtown because I don't know the exact definitions, but there's definitely more pedestrian activity in Columbus than in Indy. It could also be that there are just denser close in neighborhoods in Columbus like German Village and the Short North that sort of blend seemlessly with downtown and really I'm characterizing those, but I dont' remember seeing any close in heavily residential neighborhoods in Indy that felt connected and super walkable.
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I do think it's true that outside of the immediate area around the highway loop, Indy lacks a real urban fabric.
Fountain Square has a bit going on, I guess, which is immediately adjacent to the Downtown highway loop (Similar to German Village/Short North).
there's a lot of activity in Broad Ripple too, though it's sort of this weird isolated node surrounded by semi-suburban density.
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