Anyone traveling around downtown knows that almost everything is under construction. That’s great news for this blog, of course. This post, while not all-inclusive, is intended to give readers a photographic update on a number of recent projects. Indy Bike Hub: The most recent addition to downtown is an exciting one. Once a food court, …
Here’s what I’ve come across in Metropolitan Development Commission and Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission filings as of 9/20/11 (click links to read staff reports on these cases): 1. IHPC 9/7/11 – Updating a previous posting on this topic, the commission voted to deny the proposed gas station proposal at 10th/DMLK and continue the 16th/Central proposal …
According to a press release last week, Miller Trailways in partnership with CIRTA will be offering Colts gameday services from the normal weekday park & ride lots in Carmel & Fishers. This will provide a new way for people in the north suburbs to get to the Colts game without having to fight traffic & pay …
As part of an ongoing series to promote the non-profit Every Body Walk, I wanted to bring attention to their exciting Campaign Launch Week to be held in Washington D.C. this week from September 19-23, 2011. As I have covered before, Every Body Walk is an online educational campaign aimed at getting Americans up and …
Here’s what I’ve come across in City filings as of 9/15/11 (click links to read staff reports on these cases): 1. MDC Hearing Examiner 9/15/11 – a developer requests rezoning of land at 1450 N Pennsylvania (former Payton Wells body shop) for a multifamily residential project. No details are provided at this time. This site …
2011 has been a busy year in Indianapolis with road repairs, sidewalk fixes and creation and the addition of more cycling infrastructure. Generally, I feel like I should leave coverage of cycling in the city to the folks over at IndyCog. My recent observations however, have spurred me to action. This year we have seen …
Just to the south of Butler University, Berkley Road is a 3 block-long pedestrian street. This was first pointed out to me by our own Kirsten Eamon-Shine after I posted about Washington Court last year. Yesterday, my wife, daughter, and I biked over there via the Canal Towpath to see it for ourselves. The houses …
The Indyconnect proposal that is currently on the table makes no rail transit proposal for Carmel. Carmel is Indy’s largest and seemingly most prosperous suburb and has been making strides in recent years to tackle it’s long term suburban built form. These change have come in the form of a revitalized downtown arts district with …
In the past, I’ve dabbled in attempting to comprehensively cover the City regulatory approval process for new projects. Unfortunately that’s proved to be an impossibly large job. Instead, whenever I come across things in regulatory filings that interest me, I’m going to post just a little bit of info in this “Quick Hits” post with …
The Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission (IHPC) will be hearing cases related to two gas stations at their hearing tomorrow, September 7th. It’s fairly unusual to see a gas station proposal for a historic district, let alone two at once. Here are the locations for the proposals (click links for staff reports on the plans): The …