A few neighborhood pics
Would the readers of this blog be interested in more of these individual house pictures? These are in Meridian-Kessler, not too far from my house.
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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.
Green Week
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that it is “Green Week.” There is a boatload of events, especially this weekend. I will attempt to add them as I find them. I will be out of town this weekend starting Friday, so I can not attend. I’m usually not very enthusiastic about Green Week …
Urban Indy passes 1 year anniversary
I just noticed that I’ve been blogging for over a year now. I saw an anniversary post on Property Lines, and figured that my year anniversary should be coming soon. And I found out I’ve already passed it. Oh well. Happy belated anniversary to me. Man, that sounds weird to say. I don’t know how …
Green Profits
The Guardian has a story about legendary oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, and his massive investment in wind energy in Texas. Featured is an important quote: “Don’t get the idea that I’ve turned green,” Pickens tells the Guardian in the Dallas offices of his new venture Mesa Power. “My business is making money, and I …
Basic Roots Stash
My Fiancee has enrolled us in 2 CSA’s, one of which comes straight to our door each month for the entire year. It’s called Basic Roots, and it’s pretty cool. Pictured above are: Eggs From Redwine Farms in Westfield Ida Red Apples from Tuttle’s Orchard in Greenfield JT’s honey from here in Indy Strawberry Preserves …
Carving Niches
30th Street and Lafayette Rd is not the most glamorous intersection in town. In fact, on first glance, it looks like a preview of suburban sprawl. It is an area known as Flackville, and contains an old abandoned schoolhouse alongside nondescript strip malls, and pavement as far as the eye can see. The old neighborhood …
Clean Energy: Solar, Ocean Currents, and Geothermal
Local projects are slowing a bit, so I’ve been focusing a bit more on National and International issues. Not surprisingly, I believe that it is absolutely essential to begin focusing on renewable energy. The Oil Drum has a fantastic post about exciting developments in Solar Thermal energy. Curiosity of this post led me to the …
New Events Calendar
I’ve added a primitive events calendar to the page. We’ll see how good I am at updating it. If there are any more relevant events, please let me know and I’ll add them. Also, if you know of a better way to list them, I’m all ears. I would like to sort them by date, …
Weekend Viewing
Courtesy of The Good City, this speech by Andres Duany should be required viewing. The speech looks like it happened in the early 1990’s, back when the idea of community planning (instead of traffic engineering) was completely revolutionary. My favorite picture is the tract housing adjacent to the strip mall that is separated by a …
Bio-Town USA Still Waiting for Boom
This article in the Star updates the Bio-Town USA project in Reynolds, Indiana. It is unfortunate that the state has chosen to go down the path of corn ethanol. It has the double whammy of raising food prices, as well as being a net energy loser. Out of all of the sources with the potential …