Clarksville, Indiana

single-family homes, row homes, brownstones, townhouses, and lots of green space, putting people in the area where the retail shopping and restaurants are.” Arbital weighs in on potential changes to zoning ordinances in the 3C area, explaining, “It’s a large area and contains about nine different zone districts, ranging from our lowest density, single-family district, to our heavy commercial, and everything in between, with the majority of that area being heavy commercial, which is very specific, with very few design standards, and allows pretty much any type of commercial use that you can imagine. What we know is that we can develop a vision, but ultimately, if our ordinance says we are going to permit large- box, huge-surface parking lots with very little focus on design and form, we’re not going to be able to achieve that vision. So, once we get that vision in place for the 3C, we’re going to do the same thing that we did with South Clarksville and follow up with zoning modifications to facilitate, enable, and enforce the outcome that we’ve tried to create.” While redeveloping Clarksville’s physical identity, Fisher adds that the town is also going to emphasize its historical importance as the centerpiece of the newly extended, 4,900-mile, Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail that now stretches from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to the mouth of the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon. “The significance of that history will be shared better,” he claims. “It will be broadcast on a much higher level and shared with tourists and residents.”