Specific Land Use District
Summit District’s specific land uses are designed to provide variety and density and housing options, while respecting natural features and connecting the neighbors to each other and the larger community.
Summit District
The Vision
The vision of Summit District is to provide a sense of place that creates a group of neighborhoods and promotes a mixed-use planned development that focuses on affordable living, home ownership and quality of life for the residents of Bloomington.
The four residential neighborhoods situated around a district hub, offer a wide variety of residential housing options, including much needed affordable and workforce housing, that also promote home ownership to create housing for all. The data shows a need for 4,150 additional dwelling units within the City over the next 10 years to meet the needs of the market, Indiana Uplands Regional Housing Study 2023.
Everest Center, a fifth neighborhood and hub of the district, serves as the community gathering space and is the location of supportive services and commercial opportunities for residents.
Connectivity and Mobility
In Summit District streets, trails, dedicated bike lanes and pedestrian infrastructure will connect to adjacent transportation infrastructure of the City utilizing a modified gridded street pattern.
Pedestrian and Bike Access
Connectivity to existing infrastructure and dedicated pedestrian and bike facilities are provided throughout Summit District. 38 % of the land dedicated to open space.
Five Neighborhoods
Five (5) neighborhoods are connected by Adams and Sudbury to the larger area with a mostly gridded pattern of neighborhood streets that connect to the wider area.
