Neighborhood Action Plans

These citizen-generated plans contain initiatives that were developed by Muncie residents in collaboration with the Muncie Action Plan and/or Ball State University Neighborhood Studio.

Blaine/Southeast Neighborhood Action Plan
Completed in Spring 2015 by Blaine/Southeast Neighborhood Association and Ball State University Neighborhood Studio (Urban Planning). The Urban Planning team used survey results collected by Ball State sociology students in Fall 2014.

East Central Neighborhood Action Plan
Completed in 2016 by East-Central Neighborhood Association and Ball State University Neighborhood Studio (Urban Planning).

Heart of the City Action Plan
Completed in 2011 by the Muncie Downtown Development Partnership.

Industry Neighborhood Action Plan (2015) | Industry Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan (2020)
Completed in Spring 2015 by Industry Neighborhood Association and Ball State University Neighborhood Studio (Urban Planning).
The Redevelopment plan was completed in 2020 as a collaborative effort between the Industry Neighborhood Association, Ball State University, and Urban Light Community Development

Ludingwood Neighborhood Plan
Completed in 2016 by Muncie Action Plan.

Minnetrista + McKinley Neighborhood Action Plan (MMNAP)
Developed in 2017 by Ball State University Neighborhood Studio (Urban Planning) Graduate students.

Old West End Neighborhood Action Plan
Redeveloped in 2018 by the Old West End Neighborhood Association and Ball State University Neighborhood Studio (Urban Planning). The 2013 version of the plan won the American Institute of Certified Planners’ Student Project Award in 2014.

Riverside/Normal City Neighborhood Action Plan
Completed in Fall 2015 by Riverside/Normal City Neighborhood Association and Ball State University Neighborhood Studio (Urban Planning). The Urban Planning team used survey results collected by Ball State sociology students in Spring 2015.

South-Central Neighborhood Action Plan
Completed in 2012 by South-Central Neighborhood Association, Christian Development Corporation, and Ball State University Neighborhood Studio (Urban Planning).

Southside Neighborhood Analysis and Action Plan
Completed in 2019 by Ball State’s Neighborhood Action Plan course, Urban Planning Studio 302, in partnership with neighborhood residents. Through a series of community meetings, residents were presented the details of neighborhood assessments and the outcome of a SWOT analysis and provided input as to what they considered to be the top priority issues for their neighborhood.

Thomas Park/Avondale Neighborhood Action Plan
Completed in 2016 by Thomas Park/Avondale Neighborhood Association and Ball State University Neighborhood Studio (Urban Planning).

Western Woods Neighborhood Action Plan
Completed in 2012 by the Western Woods Neighborhood Association and Muncie Action Plan.

Whitely Neighborhood Action Plan
Completed in 2011 by Whitely Community Council and Ball State University Neighborhood Studio (Urban Planning).