Tomorrow, Garfield Park is hosting a Better Blocks event, where residents collaborate with urbanists to activate streets. Â This is the second year the neighborhood is hosting this event. Â Last year, Graeme Sharpe and I attended the Better Blocks event in the Englewood neighborhood and had a great time. Â I hope to be able to attend …
Finally, after 2 years of work, Indy Rezone is setting up public meetings to release some of their future plans for reforming our zoning code. Â This is absolutely critical work. What are you hoping to see from this presentation?
I have received some initial renderings from the Coal Factory redevelopment project in Irvington.  This looks to be an exciting reuse which should help bring some new attention to the neighborhood, as well as link to an extension of the Pennsy Trail.
Last Saturday, I spent some time in the back of Chatham Tap, among all of the old brick buildings near Mass Ave. Â I was commenting with my friends about how special this part of town is. Â It’s easy to dismiss Indianapolis as a new town made of buildings constructed within the past 100 years, and …
Most construction on the trail appears to be complete, so it’s a good time for a follow up post. Â See earlier posts on the construction by Curt Ailes here. I like the signage, and blue color theme to contrast with the red color of the Monon Trail: Nice bioswale here: Not sure why the benches …
Earlier this month, Indy Connect hosted a set of open houses focusing on the next rapid transit corridor up for study; the Purple line. Currently, studies regarding the Purple line are at the Alternative Analysis stage. In this stage planners are evaluating route and vehicle alternatives along with station locations and operating features. The line …
This post was written by a visitor to our town who took the Pacers Bike Share for a spin. The original post is located on the blog No Visible Lycra, and a second post on the topic can be found here. As the day drew to close as far as the convention was concerned and …
Virginia Avenue is hopping with new developments. Each article and news report that is written about the renewed focus on the street has mentioned the Cultural Trail as major catalyst for the revitalization of the street. The Cultural Trail is parallel to the commercial district for almost the entire stretch, with the exception of the …
Fresh off the mass transit victory in the statehouse, Indy Connect along with Indy Go and the Metropolitan Planning Organization are moving forward with their assessment of the 5 rapid transit lines planned for Indianapolis.  Last year’s open houses focused on the Red, Blue, and Green lines.  Now, organizers are setting their sites on the Purple line …
One of our Urban Indy bloggers recently pointed out this lovingly restored double with Victorian touches, easily visible on Google Streetview as recently as the last camera run-through, waaaaay back in the summer of 2009. Even from the Google photo, it’s obvious that the restoration just took place; the paint is flawless, landscaping efforts haven’t …