A recent trip to Denver afforded me some time to see how the Mile High City operates on a given day. Normally, when I come home from visiting somewhere with a great urban identity and awesome transit, I spend hundreds of words describing it. This time around, instead of beating my head on the wall comparing how …
The City County Council is considering a motion that would adopt a Complete Streets ordinance. This ordinance would encourage transportation projects that would allow for safe passage for all modes of travel. A good example from my own history is located on the south side, where I used to live when I first moved here …
If you are not familiar with the saga of the Di Rimini, I suggest that you first catch up by reading here, here, here, here and here. Needless to say, this is a story that should serve as an example to designers and developers that they must consider the City’s Regional Center Design Guidelines and …
This project makes me giddy on a personal level. When I drive to work, I park in the massive garage just to the north of this ugly building, which is now undergoing demolition: The gray building used to house a small factory, while the beige building on the left housed the Bank One Operations Center. …
Regional stakeholders continue to push for action at the state level allowing local power to create funding options for transit. I know this because I am a part of the transit coalition debating this issue. However, a recent conversation brought to light an interesting notion. What could the city of Indianapolis do on its own …
Here is this week’s update on the 62nd street multi use trail taking shape on Indianapolis’ northside. A prior update to this project can be viewed here. The work currently taking place is adjacent to the Glendale Town Center and is removing a single lane of automobile traffic on the eastbound side of 62nd street. …
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 …