Apologies for the recent dearth of posts here on Urban Indy. Â I know I personally needed a mental break from the blog world, plus I’ve been busy with trying to sell a house, but I hope to get back in to the swing of things this week. Â Here is a list of some recent links …
As part of my volunteer work with the Green Line citizen’s advisory committee, I recently attended a meeting which provided updates regarding the study efforts for not only the Green Line, but also the Red Line and Blue Line. By now, if you are one of the many Central Indiana residents following these studies closely, …
Last weekend, I packed up my bicycle and drove to Fort Wayne, the city where I was born and spent my high school years. Â I was able to explore a bit of their urban trail network, most of which follows along the rivers. Â I had ridden along the Rivergreenway as a teen, but while the …
Indy Connect may not have succeeded at the State House this year, but that has not stopped them from attempting to move forward with Bus Rapid Transit options for Indianapolis. Â Here is the schedule for the next round of public meetings, discussing potential Red, Green, and Blue Line routes: I hope to be able to …
Urban Indy has obtained renderings of the revised mixed use development being proposed for the former Shell station (and neighboring apartment buildings) on the north side of the Central Canal in Broad Ripple. Initial renderings of the project, which we aired in April, resulted in an uproar from residents and business owners of Broad Ripple. …
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful is hosting a walking tour tomorrow at 7 pm to commence the recent opening of 4 projects in the Mapelton-Fall Creek neighborhood: Urban Indy posted about 2 of these projects a year ago. Â Central Avenue, as well as small segments of 29th and 30th Streets, are now 2-way streets within the neighborhood, …
If you have traveled the stretch of Illinois Street north of 16th street that is being repaved, you have undoubtedly observed that new lines have been painted on the new pavement. We previously reported that this would be the site of Indy’s first buffered bike lane and true to that, the new striping reflects that! Jamison …
The following photos were received from DPW this morning. These were taken at 71st & Cross Key but the idea is the same for all 3 boxes on the north side bike route. We previously reported on these and how they were not painted. The unpainted box is shown below from our original report. According …
The long vacant structure at 42 East Washington Street is finally seeing some quality redevelopment work. Â The building, which could even date to 1846, will soon contain a sculpture gallery on its first floor, and perhaps a second floor use. A view from Pennsylvania Street to show the building peaking up above, along with its …
When was the last time you set off in your own neighborhood, on foot or bike, to explore just how far you can get before it becomes a real chore to get where you really want to go? This task happens often in my household since we are a 3 member family with one car …