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Abstract
The reconstruction of the built environment in downtown Indianapolis over the past 25 years demonstrates the impact of powerful individuals constituting a potent urban regime in an archetypal middle-American city. Change began on January 1, 1970, with the establishment of a new unified city-county government that targeted creating a new image for this essentially one-party, one-economy city. The rise and demise of the governing coalition determined the trajectory of development across time, as realized in the changing utilization of central-city land. Macroeconomic national scale elements provided challenges and opportunities, but individuals acting within the contextual rules and resources of their particular locale proved decisive in determining spatial outcomes. The significance of this research lies in its reassertion of the power of agents to anticipate and adapt successfully to changing political-economic circumstances by reconfiguring the built environment. [Key words: urban regime theory, growth coalition, urban built environment.]
