[southside water center] How the provision of clean water can remediate land, people, and community How can a community address basic needs in an open, non-binding, non-judgmental, dignified manner? How can personal infrastructure generate stability while working alongside the people of a neighborhood? Encompassing the need for clean drinking water and water for bathing and washing clothes, the Water Stop provides short and long term infrastructure and resources to the near-southeast side of Indianapolis. It would provide users the ability to remain clean in order to gain or maintain employment and to reduce health risks caused by inadequate sanitation. Additionally, it offers gathering and socialization space in conjunction with a proposed cafÊ and an existing neighborhood farmers’ market. By engaging a strong, but overlooked neighborhood, it aims to integrate into and strengthen the Indianapolis network by adding a unique set of services and amenities.
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