Monthly archives: November, 2007

Randomly Miscellaneous

Friday links: Indygo introduces the Green Line express shuttle from downtown to the airport. This is something I’ve wanted for a while. Shout-out to the Green-Lemonade blog, which deserves more traffic. I really like their “green gift” ideas as well as the challenge they took a while ago to only eat local food for a …

Downtown Project update

There is a large number of projects either under construction or planned downtown. I’ll start with those under construction today; look for planned developments soon. The main branch of the Library, which is set to open in a few weeks. Looks quite nice, hopefully all that money and wasted time will be worth it. Lucas …

Lacking Options

Last weekend, I went down to Bloomington to watch the Oaken Bucket game. The trip from the north side of Indianapolis to Bloomington took around 3 hours total, with only one quick stop for gas and ice. Traffic was a mess, with a major back-up at nearly every major traffic light along the way. There …

On Downtown Greenspace

Recently, there has been quite a bit of talk regarding the amount of Downtown Greenspace in the comments section of Property Lines blog. My feeling is that this should be looked at on a case-by-case basis. First, there’s the Simon Building, which replaced part of a public space known as Capitol Commons Park. I liked …

Chatham Center Approved by the IHPC

Last night, the IHPC gave the go-ahead to the Chatham Center Project. It was certainly an interesting meeting, and I gained a new appreciation of the process. The meeting started with the principal architect explaining the changes that have been made to appease the commission and the neighborhood. One key change was taking a retail …

The Obligatory Vote Post

It’s Election Day. I’m sure that the people who read this blog are well aware of this fact, but I have to say it anyways. Exercise your right. The future of the city is at your hands. Also, a reminder that tomorrow evening is the meeting of the IHPC for approval of the Chatham Center …

Chatham Center Update

The Chatham Center Project, which I’ve blogged about twice, is up for approval at the IHPC next Wednesday. I’m planning on attending the meeting. I have been sent a letter by the developer of Chatham Center that he would like to share: Dear Urban Indy Readers, Over the last several months I have been working …