Year archives: 2013
Station Design & Service Q’s for Washington Street BRT
Back in January I hypothesized about what BRT along Washington Street might look like, envisioning the future from 30000 ft of what service might look like and how stations might look. Since then, I have put on my engineering hat to think about how we plan for the stations along the route. Additionally, how might those …
IndyGo to go Interactive
Last week, during the roll-out for the brand new IndyGo line on 86th Street, a very exciting bit of news was mentioned in the IndyStar article on a related subject. Aside from the route changes, IndyGo riders can also expect real-time bus arrival information available through its website, text messaging and a smartphone app later this year, …
Fall Creek Trail Extension – Construction Update 2
Back in March we reported that construction was underway on the Fall Creek Trail extension from the intersection of the Monon Trail, southward. I am happy to bring to you some updated photos from those efforts. The photos for this post were taken where the trail will intersect at the Monon Trail. Next time, …
June 2013 Wallpaper
Better Blocks (recap)
Thanks again to everyone who arranged, volunteered, or attended the Better Blocks event on East Washington last weekend. It was great fun to see so many people there and even more fun to see the result – Indianapolis’ Main Street full of life, activity, and happy citizens. I was only a spectator myself, but was …
B-Cycle Bike Share Coming to Indy
According to the agenda for this week’s Board of Public Works meeting, B-Cycle LLC will be awarded $1.5 million for professional services related to the “Indianapolis Cultural Trail Bike Share”. $1 million of this will come from a CMAQ grant with the remaining $500k unknown at this point in time. According to prior communications, it could …
IndyGo launches Northside Crosstown Route
Today, IndyGo began service of the new crosstown along 86th street (click to open .pdf) on the north-side of Indianapolis. The service, one of the few of the fixed services which does not run through downtown, connects a number of north-side spoke routes along 86th street providing access to a multitude of jobs, medical facilities, grocery …
Walk Urban Indy
A new organization has been formed to promote neighborhood walking groups called Walk Urban Indy. Â They are starting their first group walk in the Watston-McCord neighborhood, which has an upcoming event on Saturday, June 15th from 9am to 3pm. Â I will quote from their website to give more information about the group’s mission: The WUI …
Better Blocks – East Washington Street (UPDATE)
This Saturday, a block of East Washington Street near Rural will be transformed under the Better Blocks program. Â This is the first installment of this idea in Indianapolis, which intends to engage residents in the potential for a new vision for their streetscapes. These renderings are lifted from their facebook page, and were put together …