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- Why GOP Mayor Was Pushing Climate Change Policies in Congress This Week - 4/5/19 - Governing staff writer, Graham Vyse interviewed Mayor Brainard about what Carmel, Indiana is doing to be more green.
- GOP Mayor of Carmel, Indiana, Turns His City into a Pedestrian Paradise - 4/3/19 - Reporter Sarah Kennedy of ChavoBart Digital Media discussed building a new walkable downtown with green spaces and bike paths.
- UrbanLand: From Active Transportation to Assessed Value: Lessons from ULI’s Small-Scale Development Forum - 11/15/18 - Jim Brainard, has been implementing a vision that prioritizes the built environment and placemaking.
- Talk Media News - 6/4/18 - Indiana mayor stands by his conservative case for the Paris climate deal
- The Green Living Guy - 3/18/17
- All Aboard: The Goal of Mayor Jim Brainard - 2/20/17 - Interview with Gina Murphy-Darling, also known as “Mrs. Green,” an environmental educator for a podcast on Mrs. Green’s World.
- Midest Energy News - 8/16 - Q&A: In Indiana, fighting climate change by rethinking the suburb
- NUVO: A commitment to climate change - 7/25/16 - Mayor Brainard joins environmental leaders at first ever Climate Leadership Summit in Indianapolis.
- TriplePundit.com: Conservation shouldn’t be partisan - 8/1/16 - Mayor Brainard discusses the strong connections between environmental efforts and the Republican party.
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- Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard was a featured speaker at the Climate Summit in Los Angeles, CA. See mentions in articles from ThinkProgress.org and LATimes.com
- Project for Public Spaces - 7/7/15 - Carmel, Indiana: Roundabout City, USA
- Newgeography: The Emerging New Aspirational Suburb - 2/10/15 - The City of Carmel’s transformation program 20 years in the making.
- Americans for the Arts - Arts Blog - 2/4/15 - Mayor Jim Brainard on Carmel, Indiana’s Arts and Culture District.
- National Association of Realtors: What’s Behind the Fastest-Growing Suburban Cities in America? - Winter '15 - The history behind the development of the City of Carmel’s downtown.
- Apartment List: The 100 Best Cities for Young Families - 12/18/14 - The City of Carmel listed as #6 top cities for families.
- Purdue Agriculture - Agricultures Magazine: Next Generation Cities Designing Urban Areas with Climate Smarts - Summer '14 - Mayor Brainard discusses how the city’s quality of life and environmental health are intertwined.
- Rouge Elephant - What happened when the Republican mayor of Carmel, Indiana, bucked his party and embraced sustainability? He got reelected – four times - 10/14 - Reporter Kim Larsen from onEarth, the magazine of the National Resources Defense Council, visited Carmel earlier this year to report on Mayor Jim Brainard’s efforts with redevelopment, city planning and sustainability.
- Al Jazeerah America - 8/27/14 - Mayor Jim Brainard appeared on broadcast of Al Jazeerah America.
- Swiss Radio - 8/9/14 - Mayor Jim Brainard discusses roundabouts and their benefits to the environment on this radio program that is on a station that would be compared to our national public radio. This interview came about due to the Mayor’s service on the President’s Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resiliency.
- Environment & Engineering Publishing - E&E News - 7/28/14 - Obama Finds Kindred Spirit On Climate Change In A Republican Who Sees Paris In Indiana. Climate Wire’s story about Mayor Jim Brainard serving on the President’s State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience.
- Huffington Post - 7/7/14 - “Republican Mayor Jim Brainard Believes in the Science of Climate Change”.
- The New York Times - 7/2/14 - City of Carmel feature focusing on the redevelopment of the city.
- Bloomberg News - 6/23/14 - "Mayors Skip Debate Over Climate Science, Move to Deal With Community Impacts.”
- The Hill - 6/23/14 - US Mayors Pass Climate Change Resolution.
- Huffington Post: "Climate Discussion" - 6/4/14 – “Meet One Republican Who’s Happy About Obama’s New Climate Rules”.
- Livability.com - 5/19/14 – Carmel, IN Named a Top 10 Best City for Kids.
- Current in Carmel - 1/1/14 - Carmel No. 1 city for job seekers. “This ranking, along with many other good rankings and recognition, helps us build a brand,” Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said in a statement.
- Climate Progress: “That Panel Where Republicans And Democrats Agreed That Climate Change Needs Comprehensive Attention” - 12/12/13 - Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard participated in climate change discussion in Washington D.C. today.
- Bloomberg - 12/11/13 - Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard sat down with Bloomberg News reporter today in Washington D.C. to discuss his role on the While House climate task force.
- Indy Star - 12/11/13 - Global Warming.
- Forbes: The Surprising Cities Creating The Most Tech Jobs - 11/20/13 - Read the full story about the Indy-Carmel metro region ranking 9th in the nation for the creation of high tech jobs.
- Carmel was ranked #1 Best Town for Young Families - 11/4/13 - Based on public school rating, median home value, ongoing cost of home ownership, median income and economic growth.
- The WHITE HOUSE - 11/1/13 - Mayor Jim Brainard’s appointment to the Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience by the President of the U.S.
- Area Development OnLine - (9/3/13) - American Specialty Health Incorporated Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Carmel, Indiana.
- Business Facilities - 9/3/13 - California Health Care Firm Moving Headquarters to Carmel, IN
- San Diego Business Journal - 9/3/13 - American Specialty Health Moving Its Headquarters to Indiana; It Will Maintain Office
- Indianapolis Business Journal - 8/30/13 - Health Firm Plans Move to Carmel, adding 675 Jobs (American Specialty Health Corporate Headquarters move announcement).
- Inside Indiana Business - 8/30/13 - George DeVries, CEO of American Specialty Health comments on why Carmel is an ideal place for the long-term growth of the company.
- US Mayor - the Official Publication of the US Conference of Mayors - 7/29/13 - The US Conference of Mayors featured a photo in their newsletter of local GEICO director Gary McKenzie, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, GEICO Chairman and CEO Tony Nicely and Indiana Governor Mike Pence with the GEICO Gecko as they cut the ribbon for the new GEICO offices in Indiana, located in Carmel.
- International Making Cities Livable L.L.C., Portland Oregon - 6/28/13 - Mayor Brainard received an award from International Making Cities Livable.
- Indianapolis Monthly - 4/2/13 - Brave New Burbs: Indy’s Outlying Areas Are Booming
- Danbury Connecticut NewsTimes.com - re-posted article from The Indianapolis Star - 3/30/13 - Carmel Arts Venue Houses Hidden Treasures.
- BØRSEN Ejendomme (Danish news weekly) - 3/14/13 - “The City’s Aesthetics Creates Jobs” by Louise With. Mayor James Brainard uses unconventional means in Carmel in search of jobs and growth.
- WIBC - 3/4/13 - Carmel Auto-Dealer Financing Firm to Double its Workforce. Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard joined Governor Mike Pence, NextGear Capital’s president Brian Geitner and Manheim president Sandy Schwartz in announcing the expansion of NextGear in Carmel.
- Indianapolis Business Journal - 3/4/13 - Baldwin & Lyons plans to move its headquarter to Carmel. The company plans to add 133 jobs over the next five years to its current workforce of 350.
- U.S. Conference of Mayors - 1/13 - Mayor Jim Brainard was quoted in this article about "local warming" while at the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting this week in Washington D.C.
- U.S. News & World Report Weekly - 12/28/12 - This Week in Washington: Heading Over the Cliff –Mayor Jim Brainard is quoted on page 3 paragraph 6.
- Indianapolis Star - Carmel has major plans for 2013 - 12/26/12 - This article is about what Mayor Jim Brainard has planned for Carmel in 2013 including new buildings, roundabouts and a pedestrian path. Another main focus in 2013 is to bring more jobs to Carmel.
- Latitude News - '12 - Carmel: A Little Bit of Western Europe in Central Indiana. How roundabouts and other Euro-style urban designs make Carmel more livable.
- U.S. MAYOR - 12/3/12 - The Official Publication of The US Conference of Mayor’s mentions Mayor Jim Brainard’s feature on the cover of the USA Today (pg 11).
- USA Today - 10/18/12 - More Small Towns Thinking Big by Haya El Nasser - Article about smaller cities that are becoming more cosmopolitan through redevelopment efforts. El Nasser traveled to Carmel recently to experience our community first hand. See the link below to read the article.
- CNN - Money Magazine - 9/20/12 - Best Places to Live 2012 - Carmel, Indiana was ranked as the number one best place to live in America for cities with a population of 50,000 – 300,000 by Money Magazine. They selected communities based on a combination of strong job opportunities, the variety of leisure and cultural activities available, great schools, low crime and quality health care.
- Smart Growth America - 9/19/12 - Smart Growth Stories: Local Planning for Global Competitiveness in Carmel, IN by Nicholas Chang - The article focuses on how the built environment and thoughtful smart growth planning can attract the best and brightest and stimulate economic development.
- US Mayor: 'We have a lot to learn from Europe' Deutsche Welle - The city of Carmel in the US state of Indiana has been named the best place to live in America among smaller cities. DW spoke to Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard, who's always looked to Europe for inspiration.
- The Keating Report - 7/10/12 - Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard quotes regarding Carmel’s reduced traffic management costs and traffic accidents due to the placement of over 60 roundabouts
- Wall Street Journal - 6/28/12 - Cities Outpace Suburbs in Growth. See chart in online article showing that Carmel is outgrowing Indianapolis, making it one of a few suburbs growing faster than their larger city neighbor.
- New York Times - 6/16/12 - Orlando. FLA - Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard quoted regarding actions taken by mayors to make economic progress in their cities.
- PJStar.com - East Peoria, Peoria take roundabout way to roads - 2/25/12 - Mayor Brainard interviewed about roundabouts in the online Peoria Journal.
- New Publication Shines Spotlight on Carmel - A newly-released coffee table style book, Carmel ‘round about right, chronicles this city’s incredible tale of growth and development with vivid text and vibrant photography.
- Fox & Friends - 1/23/12 - Mayor Jim Brainard was interviewed on this national morning show segment titled "Cities Still Struggling to Recover" regarding what our federal legislators needs to do to help local economies recover.
- New York Times - 1/18/12 - “Few Cities Have Regained Jobs They Lost, Report Finds,” by Michael Cooper.
- The Economist - 11/19/11 - Reporter Natasha Loder traveled to Carmel to meet with Mayor Brainard and experience roundabouts first hand.
- BBC News Magazine - Is the British Roundabout Conquering the US? - 7/1/11 - Reporter Tom Geoghegan traveled to Carmel, Indiana to visit with Mayor Jim Brainard and get a tour of the city driving many of its roundabouts.
- Belgian Public TV Press Release - 9/21/09 - Mayor Brainard interviewed on Belgian Public TV
- Roundabout Central - 5/28/09 - Sarasota Observer
- CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 Show - “Building Up America: Keeping Traffic Moving”
- Midwest Construction Magazine - A Roundabout Highway Design - Indiana city takes control of state road, alters reconstruction project