Project

CITY OF ELKHART, INDIANA

2015 – 2018

Location

Elkhart, Indiana

Practice Area

Economic Development and Community Resiliency

Service Area

Market Scan, District Master Plan, Economic Diversification Strategy

RIVER DISTRICT MASTER PLAN & ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION STUDY

Project Overview

Elkhart, Indiana is a community of over 52,000 residents located in Northern Indiana along the St. Joseph River. The City wanted to reconnect a primarily industrial river front district to its adjacent central business district via a new innovative market-driven land use plan. Additionally, the City of Elkhart was suffering from labor shortages and its current jobs were highly vulnerable to automation. They were interested in an economic diversification strategy.