This video was amazing to me. Â Most of the time, local news crews seem to focus on any changes or challenges to driving conditions, but this report deals directly with the lack of sidewalk clearance within the city after a snowfall. Â Not only that, the first part of the report mentions that snow should be …
I don’t know about anyone else, but spring weather is on my mind right now. Â With that in mind, I checked out Sustain Indy’s Bikeways homepage to see if anything new was on the way. Â They have released their bicycle and pedestrian study from September of last year, the results of which can be seen …
Details have been released on the proposed downtown fire station which will replace the one that currently sits on prime real estate on Mass Ave. The new station will sit on the property that is currently occupied by the Red Cross, which itself will be moving to Meridian Street. The early returns on the design …
We the undersigned at Urban Indy would like to take this opportunity to lend our voice in support of Freedom Indiana, and against HJR-3, which seeks to discriminate against Hoosiers based on their sexual orientation. Â This constitutional amendment only sends a message that leaders in the state are behind the times. Â Instead, elected officials …
A mostly innocuous-looking building at Alabama and New York Streets is undergoing a major renovation project. Formerly housing only a law firm, the first floor is being converted into a bank. Here is what it used to look like, courtesy of Google Street View: Here is how it looked, as of this morning. Â Notice the …
Welcome to the flipside of the great freeze-out of 2014 (hopefully it will be the only one). I was happy to act as directed by the mayor and stayed home from Sunday until Tuesday afternoon. Fortunately, I didn’t have to leave the house to see something inspiring on the internet. Our man living next to …
I briefly thought of coming up with a list of the highs and lows as they pertained to Indianapolis development. Â But lists are not my thing, and instead I will focus on my favorite trend of the year: buildings being reused as apartments. Â This has been going on for a number of years, but it …
A quick photo update on a project I like quite a bit, the new structure at 6 East Washington: More information can be found in this article on the IBJ. The first floor tenant will be Chipotle. Let the burrito wars commence.
Indianapolis residents have been treated to a good deal of press releases in the past two days about the new Velocity action plan for downtown. The ambitious plan is full of great ideas that we at Urban Indy are excited about. Â Of course, more could be done for the urban core surrounding downtown, but …
Last week, the Metropolitan Development Commission approved a massive redevelopment of the Central State Hospital grounds. According to the staff report, the grounds will include a brewery, an events center, student housing, office uses, and urban farming. Â A couple of image captures from the lengthy staff report can be seen below: It will be interesting …