Monthly archives: March, 2012

College Avenue Nodes: 42nd Street Edition

This is the last post in a series featuring College Avenue nodes in the Meridian Kessler neighborhood. Again, thanks to Mary Owens from the MKNA for all of the helpful information.   Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 can be read here. Northwest: The northwest corner contains the 2 most prominent historic buildings at the intersection.  …

Rockdale Proposal in Broad Ripple

Wednesday night, after our first family visit to Brics of 2012, I discovered a rendering along the Monon trail for a new office development known as Rockdale in the former Broad Ripple Pet Center along Westfield Boulevard.  More information can be found at these links: 1 and 2.  They are aiming to become the first LEED-certified …

A Ride on Tampa’s TECO Streetcar

Tampa Streetcar in Downtown (image credit: Curt Ailes)

I had the recent fortune to be in Tampa while on spring break with my family. I convinced my wife to make another small excursion for one of, “dad’s transit trips” and as a result, we were able to ride the Tampa Streetcar line from it’s northern-most station to the downtown end point, and back. …

College Avenue Nodes: 46th Street Edition

This corner has remained pretty much unchanged for a good number of years. The farther south one goes on College, the more impact a game-changing project like a streetcar or even a rapid bus line could have. Northeast: One of the most interesting and older buildings in the neighborhood with its limestone facade and exterior …

Canal Tower Redesigned

It’s still massive, just not skyline-altering-ultra-massive. A proposed student housing tower at 9th St and the downtown Canal Walk has been redesigned and reduced in size, whittling the original 26 story proposal down to a more palatable 10 stories. That reduction in height reduces the total capacity by about a third but still places it …

College Avenue Nodes: 49th Street Edition

This corner has seen the largest amount of change within the past four years.  And there is potential for that to continue, with a proposal for the first major mixed-use project along College Avenue to be built since the days of the streetcar. Northeast: This recently renovated building which used to house Steck Plumbing is …

Quantifying Transit Equality

IndyGo route 17 on Mass Ave (image credit: Curt Ailes)

A recent epiphany came to me when I was debating how we advocate for transit improvements. Often times, as an advocate, its hard to easily craft a message that everyday citizens can understand; especially when we live in a time where nearly everyone alive grew up during the rise and golden age of the automobile. …

Tackling 16 Tech Part 2

16 Tech Plan - Revised (image credit: Develop Indy)

Last July, Urban Indy brought you the 30,000 foot view of the newly announced 16 Tech Plan. We asked Develop Indy a lot of questions about the project which would take a currently underutilized tract of land on the NW side of downtown and turn it into an office/industrial park for the urban core. Urban …

March 2012 Wallpaper

March 2012 (image credit: Curt Ailes)

Been a crazy first couple months of the year, but made some time for this. Here is the March 2012, wallpaper. A little late, but hope you enjoy. 2560 x 1600,1280 x 853, 1280 x 1024, 1366 x 768

College Avenue Nodes: 52nd Street Edition

This is the second post in a weekly series featuring College Avenue business nodes. Post number one featuring 54th Street can be seen here. Northeast: This large building has been empty for several years ever since the former Movie Gallery closed.  A Mexican restaurant known as Calle 52 was proposed here, but a few of …