I moved to Fishers in 1991.  The 1990 census put the population for the Town of Fishers at about 7,500.  My wife Jane and I lived in a Sunblest Subdivision home initially.

At that time, Allisonville Road was a commercial center for Fishers.  We had Sahm’s Restaurant.  We had a Marsh grocery, now a name associated with the past once Marsh went out of business.

That was then.  Over the years, Fishers commercial development moved to downtown and eastern parts of the city.

Three years ago, Fishers officials commissioned an Allisonville Road Corridor revitalization study.  That document led to many actions.

Reporter Daniel Bradley did a deep dive into the city’s efforts to revitalize the Allisonville Road corridor.  This has resulted in a newly-opened roundabout at 96th Street and Allisonville, replacing the controversial Michigan Left constructed in 2012.

The River Place private development north and west of that intersection has been under construction.  It will feature residential and commercial activity.

The City of Fishers is expected to unveil plans for a new park along the White River in coming weeks.

There is a story to tell and Daniel Bradley does a nice job of using many sources familiar with the history and future of the corridor in order to put the whole issue into its proper context.

You can read Daniel Bradley’s story, featured on the front page of the November 8,2024 print edition of the Indianapolis Business Journal, at this link   (NOTE:  If you do not subscribe to the IBJ, your access to this story may be limited.  Once again, subscribe to your local media.  If you do not, it will go away)