Noblesville, IN
Comprehensive Master Plan

The City of Noblesville hired Camiros, Ltd., in conjunction with The Center for Urban Policy and the Environment at Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis, to revise the Comprehensive Master Plan for the city and Noblesville Township. The revision began with an extensive participation process called "benchmarking." Camiros and the Center facilitated the benchmarking sessions, allowing the people of Noblesville to evaluate their likes and dislikes, articulate goals based on those preferences, set strategies to attain those goals and establish benchmarks to measure their achievement.

Camiros translated the city's goals and strategies into a land use concept and related policies that would help the city meet its benchmarks. The plan recommended channeling the area's rapid growth into four mixed-density neighborhoods, each of which is focused on a mixed-use village center. The neighborhoods are linked by a system of greenways and hike/bike trails as well as an improved thoroughfare plan. Each neighborhood had a unique identity, such as the Corporate Campus, but contained common elements that contributed to the overall community's sense of place.

The Center prepared maps of existing conditions which may be used as the city implements a G.I.S. system. Camiros prepared the Comprehensive Master Plan document.