UPDATE: Irvington Streetscape Project
Commenter Graeme has updated me about the Irvington Streetscape Project, which has cleared a major funding hurdle. Good news here.
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The creator and administrator for Urban Indy. I have a background in Geographic Information Systems, and a passion for promoting neighborhood redevelopment. Indianapolis deserves more voices encouraging it to move in a direction that encourages urban living, and this is the place for that discussion.
Big Hat Books
Big Hat Books recently completed a move from Westfield Blvd to 6510 Cornell. Â This is a new construction, and I believe they did a great job with it. Of course, they have the same friendly staff. Â The building also contains a clothing store called Marigold.
Excellent Article on Indy’s Slow Food movement
The Locally Grown Gardens blog has posted a nice article on the nascent Slow Food movement in Indianapolis. It seems that awareness on this front is increasing, which I believe is essential.
The light is on at the White House
The President had this to say yesterday: “Transportation is not just fixing our old transportation systems but its also imaging new transportation systems. That’s why I’d like to see high speed rail where it can be constructed. That’s why I would like to invest in mass transit because potentially that’s energy efficient and I think …
‘Round Fountain Square
It was a great day for a walk in one of Indy’s more diverse neighborhoods. These pics are out of order from how we walked, but Blogger’s photo uploader is kind of funky. There were 3 cats in this house, this one wanted its picture taken: I was intrigued by this little place: Colors!: KIB’s …
Places with Atmosphere
I love a good atmosphere. They seem to be tough to come by in this city, but they are the places I tend to visit most often. Here are some of my favorites: Red Key. This is an obvious choice. The place hasn’t changed much since the early 1950’s, and has a great jukebox. It’s …
Can Mass Transit be funded without Tax Increases?
The latest article regarding Mass Transit in the Star plainly presents how difficult it must be to govern. The article sites a survey which finds that a majority of Hoosiers want better Mass Transit, but they don’t want to see taxes rise in order to pay for them. So, what are the other options? The …
Proposal at 22nd and Delaware
It’s been over a month since this blog has had a picture, and I haven’t been using my camera recently. I thought this rendering of the project at 22nd and Delaware was worthy of featuring.
Update: The Trail Side proposal has been posted
Urban Times has now posted the story. The rendering is by A2SO4. Sadly, the part that jumps out at me is the brick stairwell, which screams “public housing project” to me. Otherwise, this could be a solid infill project.
Randomly Miscellaneous, Part II for January
And here I thought it would be a slow month. It seems like relevant material has been coming fast and furious, so here’s a new rundown. A new Task Force has been created to formulate a plan for Transit in Central Indiana. Mass Ave may get one of its “missing teeth” filled in, next to …