CEOs for Cities, a national network of urban leaders, brought its Livability Workshop to Indianapolis last October. There, national leaders worked with a local team to hone in on keys project areas for improving the quality of life in Indianapolis. Two main focal points that emerged were “renewing our center†with Monument Circle and “reclaiming the …
The Shrine Room of the World War I Memorial is indeed a sacred space. What I find amazing is that many people who’ve lived here for years haven’t even heard about this treasure, let alone visited. I’ve often said that if this building were in Washington DC, it would have a line out the door. …
For quite some time, the intersection of Delaware and Merrill Street in downtown Indianapolis has been subjected to some particularly gnarly looking construction. What has been identified by the Indianapolis DPW as a “sanitatary sewer bypass” currently masks what will soon become the site of a rather transformative streetscape project. The DPW aims to transform Merrill Street …
The city welcomed St Patricks Day on Thursday by dyeing the canal green and holding festivities around town. Judging from my scenes out of my window, the revelers started early and kept going late into the night. I’m sure the fact it fell on a Thursday and featured beautiful spring weather helped the turnout. I …
I was recently contacted by Railvolution to help spread awareness about this year’s event. Specifically, to help spread the word here in Indy. We may not have a world class transit system, but there are some topics worth talking about at the national level and the organizers of Railvolution are looking for you. If there …
The latest Census figures tell us that the southern heart of Broad Ripple lost population last year: Here is a look at new buildings that have been constructed in this region. Lines in red indicate a change from 2001 to 2011: Not much going on here. A few new condos near the Monon Trail, but …
An interesting blog post over at Portland Transport recently got my gears turning. The post in question, put to the test the argument that nearly ALL road expansion projects tout the ability to be able to move freight quickly and efficiently. The post also points out that freight does not always win out, yet if …
What started as a squeak in November has turned into a low roar. What is this low roar? The dying gasp of transit projects across the nation. In case you have not noticed, there is a bit of political turmoil going on here in America. It seems that no one is immune to the affects …
Anyone who knows me can tell you I’m not much of an exercise guru. Â Don’t get me wrong, I love getting out on my bike, but I love it even more when there is a set destination and purpose for the trip. Â With gas prices rising even faster than the spring temperatures, this is a …
In 2010, Mayor Greg Ballard used bonding capacity against equity in our water/sewer utilities as well as future rate increases to fund a program that is called, Rebuild Indy. The first injection of funds came in to the tune of $55 million. It was used to jumpstart the program and largely includes resurfacing streets, repairing some …