by Polis Center | May 15, 2020 | Coronavirus Hub, Equity, Health
Black residents of Marion County have tested positive for COVID-19 at a rate nearly twice that of white residents, similar to other cities across the country. According to Indiana State Department of Health as of May 5, 1,763 residents with confirmed COVID-19 cases...
by Polis Center | Jan 15, 2020 | Equity, Health
This past November, we released the report Getting Groceries: Food Access Across Groups, Neighborhoods, and Time. Expanding on this report, we created an interactive map to display food access information for each block group in Marion County. Click on a block group...
by Polis Center | Nov 21, 2019 | Health, Older Adults, Poverty & Income
When people do not have access to healthy food, this can impact their diet, their health, and their quality of life. Food deserts are a way of defining communities that lack healthy food access. These are neighborhoods with both low healthy food access and low income....
by Polis Center | Oct 9, 2019 | Infrastructure
With the addition of 29 new bikeshare stations, Pacers Bikeshare now makes trips possible on one third of Indy’s bike trail system. In August, Pacers Bikeshare expanded, adding 275 new bikes and 21 new bikeshare stations, bringing the total to 50 stations across...
by Polis Center | Sep 30, 2019 | Community Development
On the border between Willard Park and St. Clair Place, Michigan Street near Jefferson and Beville Avenues carries the ghosts of its former heyday as a center of neighborhood retail. One and two-story commercial buildings indicate that these blocks were once what city...
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