Earlier this month, a new web magazine known as Untold Indy launched a bicycle map for Indianapolis. Â This eye-catching map displayed the disparate routes around town that are known to have infrastructure that is geared toward cycling. I contacted Natalie Atwell and Racheal Thomas from Untold Indy to find out more information about the project. …
As construction moves forward, I will provide updates as I can get them. This week started simply with a dirt trench graded on the south side of 62nd street. As of Thursday, there are two curbs that define what I assume to be, a grass median between the trail and the roadway. Nothing is happening …
The past year, civic boosters have cheered new infill development occurring in the city. Noteworthy among these developments, are 2 that I would like to focus on here. The first being the multi-use parking structure in Broad Ripple, something we have reported on heavily in the past, and the second being the new Block 400 …
Last Thursday, I finally had the opportunity to ride the IndyGo Green Line bus to the airport. I had a late afternoon flight, and I worked a half a day downtown before heading out. I bought my $7 ticket at the IndyGo store at 34 N Delaware Street and headed west on Market. The first …
Former Indianapolis resident Kris Davidson reflects on public transit in her new city. Our new landlord and her 16-year-old daughter Audrey took us to their favorite Thai restaurant, a ten minute walk from our new place. In an attempt to make small talk, I asked Audrey if she was excited to finally be getting her …
I reported on the 62nd street multi-use path plans nearly a year and a half ago and I am happy to report that real earth is now being turned towards the realization of the planning. Tree removal along 62nd street has been occurring for a few weeks now. Last week, median reconfiguration began and finished. This week, pavement …
Last week, INDOT commenced work on I-69 at the interchange with state road 37 and 116th street, on Indianapolis’ NE side. According to INDOT’s page on the project, work is being conducted, “To alleviate the existing bottleneck at the I-69 interchange at 116th Street/State Road 37 (SR 37), the current design will be reconfigured.”  The work will …
This is an idea we have kicked around in our blog’s e-mail threads.  I know that I personally do quite a few things out of character for a person who runs an urban affairs blog, and this is the post where I mention a few of them. 1. Golf. I play golf. Not very often, …
Here is May’s wallpaper brought to you from Mass Ave. Hope you enjoy! 2560 x 1600,1280 x 853, 1280 x 1024, 1366 x 768
After 7 long years of fundraising and background legal work, the Irvington streetscape project kicked off yesterday.  Photos of the groundbreaking can be seen via the Irvington Development Organization’s facebook page. This project will help reclaim Washington Street for pedestrians in the neighborhood, which has seen a good deal of new locally-owned businesses open in …