My wife has embarked on the 100 years, 100 parks challenge, which is a similar to a city-wide scavenger hunt. The great thing about this challenge is it enables us to travel to areas of the city which we are unfamiliar with. Last night, we had to answer a question at Clayton & LaSalle Park, …
This past week, a new venture known as Developer Town launched an Innovation Showcase in a vacant property at 53rd and Winthrop Avenue. The event was co-hosted by a group known as Verge. I’ve long wondered if there was any hope of revitalizing these defunct buildings, which were previously served by the Monon Railroad. Developer …
The intersection of 116th and Allisonville serves as an icon of Hamilton County’s suburban boom. I recently visited the area, and concluded that unless it undergoes an aggressive transformation, it could easily become a strip version of the next dead mall. Here’s a view of the built environment in this area. Fishers Station is to …
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m tired of talking long-term. For transit plans, it basically seems to be a code word for “probably never.”  So it was quite a pleasant surprise that IndyGo can actually implement some system enhancements in the next 3 years without a need for improving their funding situation. …
Photo Credit: Eric Gilliland via Flickr Last week I traveled to Washington DC with my wife and daughter. While my wife was in conference, and our baby was with family, I had the opportunity to try out DC’s Bike Share program. I was completely impressed at how tourist friendly this service is compared to …
Word about a new neighborhood map for the city came to me unexpectedly. Phil Hooper, from DMD and the Greater Indianapolis Neighborhood Initiative, stopped me in the lobby of the City County Building, and the first thing he said was “have you seen the new Indianapolis neighborhood map?” He was excited, and I was intrigued. …
When I think about the Chamber of Commerce, I envision a small group of old white men in suits sitting around smoky board rooms, glumly deciding the fate of the world. Their Neo-Gothic building does nothing to dissuade that impression. However, the Chamber has been nothing of the sort in recent history. Their recent push …
I’ve now lived in Indianapolis for 12 years. In that time, I’ve never actually attended an Indianapolis 500. The thought of sitting in traffic and walking miles past other parked cars to attend a sun-baked car race for 3+ hours is unappealing to me. I will be out of town this year, so I’ll miss …
Indianapolis, like many other cities, is looking for ways to gain revenues and cut costs. There is a great opportunity to do both at the same time to the east of Irvington. I believe that it’s safe to say that this city-owned cloverleaf at the crossroads of Washington and Shadeland is no longer necessary. Irvington …
An abandoned railroad bridge over the downtown interstate sits unused, but lurking with possible potential. Â The bridge can be seen from aerial view here: Let’s look closer. Last week I met up with Curt and he took some photos of the bridge and its surroundings: Such a project could potentially display the existing infrastructure …