The suburban doughnut counties have had a long reputation as an area that is hospitable to vehicular traffic, and not much else. Â Carmel has been fighting that reputation for decades now, but how are the other areas in the region faring? In some instances, better than Marion County. Let’s look at one example from each …
November 2013’s wallpaper is the property located at 1352 N Illinois. As reported by Urban Indy’s own Kevin Kastner last week, an effort is underway to rehab the building and bring 63 residential units into the fold. The particularly inspiring point to take away is the planned 0.65 parking spaces per unit that if successfully …
Apartment conversions have to be among the most exciting trends for urban advocates, especially when the building that is being reused has been vacant for a long period.  That trend continues with this month’s approval (page 40) of 63 residential units at 1352 North Illinois Street.  This proposal asks for less than one dedicated …
In case it has escaped notice, earlier this week INDOT struck an agreement with Amtrak to preserve Amtrak’s Hoosier State service for a year with the possibility of extending it under the same terms for an additional 4 months. Â If the Hoosier State service had been cancelled, one of a number of short Amtrak routes …
Polarization: A division into two opposites. One could not find a better manifestation of this definition than the case of the Green Line, the proposed rapid transit line between Indy’s NE side and downtown. One might conclude the division is between those who think we shouldn’t build this line at all and those who do …
Construction has quietly been underway at Hotel Broad Ripple, which is located on Westfield Boulevard, and set to open by spring of 2014. Â Exterior work appears to be mostly finished, as I was able to see on Friday: This project is downscaled quite a bit from their original vision first put forth in 2010, although …
Back in June, Urban Indy reported that Cornell Ave, located north of the central canal in Broad Ripple Village, would be the location of a project to resurface the street, streamline the pedestrian right of ways and create reverse angle parking areas near the Broad Ripple Brewpub. As of early October, significant progress has been …
Another week, another project proposal for the Virginia Avenue Corridor. Â This one is from Von Deylen, who also were behind The Hinge (one of my favorite new buildings in the city). Looks to be another solid addition. What do you think?
It is so easy to select images from the Cultural Trail for the monthly wallpaper. In terms of design, the trail really does raise the bar for Indianapolis and I do not mind showing it off so that people become used to this and begin demanding better. Cities all over the country should look to …
A few weeks ago, Mayor Ballard started a pitch known as the Neighborhood Investment Plan.  The plan calls for large investment in bike lanes, greenways, and sidewalks, as well as a similar amount devoted to more standard street projects.  I will remain neutral on the economics and politics behind the plan (and to be honest, those …