Indianapolis 2012 Super Bowl.

So we all know the news that Indianapolis has the 2012 Super Bowl.
Now is the time to get out the hot dogs and a cold beer in celebration of something four years away!
However, this is great news for Indianapolis and central Indiana. The media attention will be fantastic for Indianapolis and Indiana. The amount of development this could spur for downtown is just fantastic and hopefully the development picks up.
In the IBJ article, it stated that Goodell found the idea of rebuilding the near east side very appealing and important. I am assuming he speaks of Arsenal Tech and the neighborhoods just east of the interstate. The Arsenal is getting some attention also.

"The city’s bid includes creating a $9 million practice facility for the NFC Super Bowl representative on the Arsenal Technical High School campus. The facility is intended to spur redevelopment in the area."-IBJ

Well, it seems the city is shining some light on a forgotten area. I have been past Arsenal Tech. Nice looking campus and from what a book told me it is apparently a civil-war arsenal also with a clock tower that stored cannons (not everything can be for aesthetic appeal.).
However, the sudden interest in this almost forgotten area of town by the city somewhat makes me wonder. If this is what it is said to be this is important I would suppose being a civil-war arsenal so shouldn't the city handle this in a delicate fashion? I am curious where it would be able to be placed and why would they place it in the near east side? Eh, maybe it IS to help rebuild that part of town but then maybe they just want cheap land they can do whatever they want on.
The Arsenal has a few interesting structures of importance and if I remember correctly a large cast iron fence much like that of the old asylum on the west side which I think is pretty cool.
I hope that the city does it tastefully and does not place a massive box on the front mall of the Arsenal.
Anyway, on to its contribution to salty old' downtown.
My question is if downtown is prepared for such media exposure. Downtown Indy is great and many cities would kill for such life in the central city.
However, every time I have been to downtown Indy there has always been a homeless convention on every corner. I have never been asked for change probably due to the large number of people I go with but in all honesty, the city should really do something. Personally, I think a lot of it has to do with Wheeler as shallow as that sounds.
Wheeler does a great thing for a great cause but it is also sort of like an outpost for the homeless in downtown. Recently they closed multiple shelters in the city in areas that need it far worse than that of downtown. I've heard opinions from “they can't handle the large amount of homeless so they go to the areas with less amounts." or” Wheeler is incredibly selfish for remaining such a drain on the downtown market."
Either way, we cannot ignore the issue with the homeless. Everyone has the rights to the streets and the sidewalks and everyone has the right to sit on the corner but there are laws against begging and it is obvious when one is begging. One time we were in Indy and a woman begging stated she ' didn't get her paycheck for two weeks' and she needed some 'extra money to feed her kids.'
Personally, I think people should not pay pity upon them. They will not beg if they cannot get anything out of it, but people and their Hoosier hospitality do not realize that some people just want your money.
This will help downtown no doubt and give Indianapolis media attention.
A lot can change in four years.