by The SII Team
On March 4-5, the IU Indianapolis Sports Innovation Institute and the Monon Development Group collaborated to develop creative and innovative concepts that could be included when it opens in March 2023. Students from the School of Informatics, School of Computer Graphics Engineering, School of Health and Human Sciences, and others came together to develop ideas that could shape the development of Monon | 30 to make it a destination experience.
Monon | 30 is a $100 million mixed use development on the Monon Trail corridor at 30th & Fall Creek Parkway at the intersection of the Monon and Nickle Plate trails in Indianapolis. The mission of the Monon Development Group is to eliminate blight and create inspiring mixed use property projects designed to benefit the workforce and the surrounding neighborhood. The site will feature food & beverage, commercial, entertainment, and public activity offerings in addition to residential apartments. The Monon 30 Project aims to redefine entertainment in Indy and become a destination experience by creating a casual, economical, flexible, and multipurpose environment. Monon | 30 is a multi-functional, always innovative and never-the-same-twice space for Indiana by Indiana.
Relevant concepts students created included programming, retail and restaurant concepts, tourism attractions, sports and physical activity, engineering and design concepts, application of technology to the visual and physical environment, thematic storytelling in the built environment, and other suggestions for interest and activity.
Students grouped together, ideated, and delivered a five-minute pitch to project developers, industry experts, and community residents at the end of the sprint. Ideas with merit and students with passion for their ideas will have an opportunity to connect with various stakeholders to further develop ideas created during the sprint.
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