Westfield's 20-Year Growth Plan: Housing & Trails
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Westfield City Unveils Comprehensive Plan for Future Growth: Prioritizing Housing Choices, Trails, and Road Networks
Westfield city leaders have presented a draft comprehensive plan for the citys growth over the next two decades. The blueprint focuses on expanding housing options, developing trails, and improving road networks to accommodate increased traffic.
A key aspect of the plan is the promotion of missing middle housing, such as duplexes, triplexes, and small apartment buildings, to attract young professionals and essential workers. This initiative is driven by the high median home prices in the area, which reached $488,500 in February, surpassing nearby cities like Indianapolis and Fishers.
Local residents have expressed support for these housing ideas, citing the challenges of purchasing single-family homes and welcoming diverse options that cater to various budgets and family structures.
The plan also emphasizes lively development along trails, inspired by successful areas in Carmel, and targets the west side with new east-west and north-south roads, along with pedestrian safety upgrades.
The full draft of the plan can be reviewed in the March ninth city council agenda packet on the citys website. City leaders are currently seeking feedback to refine the plan before final approval.
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