Category «Bicycling»

Buffered Bike Lane coming to Illinois Street

Fall Creek Trail Extension & Illinois St Buffered LanesFall Creek Trail Extension & Illinois St Buffered Lanes

Recently, a massive pile of praise was heaped upon Indianapolis civic leadership with the opening of the Cultural Trail and the soon to come B-Cycle Bike Share. National critics weighed in from many corners finally giving credit where it is due to Indianapolis and the progressive cycling infrastructure finally being implemented here. Fresh off of …

B-Cycle Bike Share Coming to Indy

Chicago B Cycle (image credit: Curt Ailes)

According to the agenda for this week’s Board of Public Works meeting, B-Cycle LLC will be awarded $1.5 million for professional services related to the “Indianapolis Cultural Trail Bike Share”. $1 million of this will come from a CMAQ grant with the remaining $500k unknown at this point in time. According to prior communications, it could …

Pennsy Pocket Park

Recently, I learned of a new Pocket Park project being launched in Irvington by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful.  The park is located to the south of the Marsh store, along the Pennsy Trail:   The KIB webpage linked to a photo of the park’s construction, which is obviously in the early stages: I contacted Ben McGhee, …

Cultural Trail Grand Opening

Indy's Nicest Sidewalk, The Cultural Trail on Mass Ave (image credit: Curt Ailes)

This Saturday, the Indianapolis Cultural Trail is throwing a Grand Opening party like none other.  Titled Get Down On It, the party features events for all ages to celebrate the completion of the trail.  There have been many delays, frustrations, and even a time where people were wondering if there was enough funding for the …

Sidewalks as Parking Lots

Mini Cooper in front of Alexander Hotel (image credit: Graeme Sharpe)

Here at Urban Indy, we have long been proponents of keeping our city sidewalks free of automobiles. Providing space for pedestrians to safely walk along a street is key in offering a premium urban environment which leads to many things such as sustained economic activity at the neighborhood level. The City of Indianapolis also seems …