Monthly archives: November, 2010
Fun for Friday: American Bus Stories
This post is meant to be a companion piece to my German Train story that I posted in January. Traveling by bus in America can lead to some interesting stories. I’ve only ridden a Greyhound on one occasion, back in the year 2000, which was a round trip to Pittsburgh.  The trip eastward boarded around …
BRT and what it might look like in Indy
Since the unveiling of Indyconnect’s long term proposal on Monday November 8th, those of us who were advocating AND EXPECTING light rail transit, are left to pick up the pieces. What we had been hoping for was light rail transit that would be implimented along Washington Street. Traditionally, light rail has been a GREAT motivator …
Ohio Street Rain Garden
A couple of weeks ago, Mayor Greg ballard announced a green infrastructure project which would be located on Ohio Street in downtown. The stretch of sidewalk to be improved (and in this case, improved is the proper term) is between College Ave, and Park Ave. This is the same block that contains the newly, and …
What Indy could learn from Glendale, CA and its Parking Plan
As we move closer to a final decision by the Indianapolis City-Council and the public learns more about what the deal could mean for the region’s long term parking meter reality, a constant light needs to be shined so that we can all stay current. I read a really good op-ed by local political blogger …
IndyConnect Unveiling: Reaction
Here at Urban Indy we wanted to give our reactions to the big IndyConnect unveiling and let our readers do the same. An in-depth review of the plan from Urban Indy will be coming later, but here is a collection of our responses after the initial press release. The plan is online at IndyConnect.org and …
Indianapolis Cultural Trail Northeast Corridor – Before and After, Pt. 5
In recognition of the completion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s Northeast Corridor, Urban Indy is running a series of comparison shots to show you how this project has transformed our city streets. Today is the last day of our series and we’re featuring sets of photos from Walnut St. and New Jersey St. We apologize …
Indianapolis Cultural Trail Northeast Corridor – Before and After, Pt. 4
In recognition of the completion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s Northeast Corridor, Urban Indy is running a series of comparison shots to show you how this project has transformed our city streets. Today we’re featuring three pairs of photos from the intersection of Massachusetts Ave., Park Ave. and Walnut St. In order to facilitate trail …
Glick Eye Institute
The Glick Eye Institute is currently under construction on the IUPUI Campus. The top 3 floors of it are an attractive arrangement of glass, but the entry floor is mostly a blank wall of bricks. I believe this is more of a statement of the current auto-orientation of Michigan Street than anything else. Walking around …
Indianapolis Cultural Trail Northeast Corridor – Before and After, Pt. 3
In recognition of the completion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s Northeast Corridor, Urban Indy is running a series of comparison shots to show you how this project has transformed our city streets. Today we’re featuring three pairs of photos from one of the more interesting features of the Northeast Corridor. For most of its run, …