The Indianapolis downtown success story has been well-documented. However, one area where we have struggled is in revitalizing historic buildings with little or no off-street parking. The Illinois Building and Consolidated Building are over 10 stories tall, and have been empty for years. The stretch of East Washington Street one block east of Meridian is …
The Highland Stacks are 6 attractive modern townhomes located in Holy Cross Neighborhood built by Re-Development Group. They received the cover story of EcoHome Magazine (starting on page 18) for their project, which features a great deal of unique energy and resource saving amenities, including a roof made from recycled materials and siding made with …
The development of 3 large multi-use buildings at 10th and Indiana will break ground in August. This attractive project has the potential to reshape the area’s currently suburban-character, and not a moment too soon, as IUPUI is looking to start limiting the number of parking permits. Giving students and workers a place to live and …
On Saturday, I joined Indy Cog for Pedal Indy, and had a great time as expected. One of my favorite aspects of this ride was the diversity of the bicycles people brought to the event. I have a comfort bike, complete with (completely unnecessary in Indianapolis) 21 speeds, but I didn’t feel out of place …
Or, more accurately, awesome idea of years ago that I’m just now learning about. Artist Andrea Zittel is building a foam island in the lake at IMA’s Art and Nature park. That may be interesting enough, but the artist is building it with the intention that it can be lived in by one or two …
I’ve added a few new links to the blog, and if you haven’t seen them yet, I’ll point them out here: Urban Out. He makes a point I certainly agree with with regards to the experiment to close Monument Circle to traffic. There may not be enough storefronts or permeable buildings for this to be …
Most readers are probably already aware of the plan to reconfigure Georgia Street, but if you haven’t seen it, take a look here. It’s a fine idea, as the street has little auto traffic, and the pedestrian environment downtown could certainly use a place that serves as an outdoor room. I hope it can be …
This is the 3rd post in my extremely intermittent series inspired by the book Suburban Nation. Terminated vista is a term used to describe a prominent building placed directly at the end of a street. These have become increasingly uncommon with the advent of the automobile, as they are bad for traffic flow, as well …
Last Thursday, I attended the Indy Connect meeting at 40th and Pennsylvania. While it was an informative meeting, and I was excited to be able to participate in the discussion with the planners, the most surprising contribution was from the Harmoni table. They displayed an impressive report, complete with sobering demographic statistics, as well as …
I generally try to keep this blog topical, so this will be a rare exception. But, I do need to mention that my wife and I are expecting our first child in mid-October. We are of course excited about this. It remains to be seen about changes in my posting frequency, but I plan to …