At last week’s Monon Corridor meeting, a presenter mentioned the Meridian Kessler long range traffic calming plan. Â I was unfamiliar with it, so I checked it out on the internet the next day. Â I had no idea how ambitious it would be. Â Naturally, my favorite part of the plan is the raised intersections and …
It has been a while since I have attended a neighborhood discussion meeting, so I was excited to see the upcoming meeting to discuss the future development of the Monon Corridor. Â Here is info from the flyer for the meeting: With the ambitious Bent Rail Brewery planned next door to the meeting site, this is …
The Balcony is one of my favorite architectural inventions. They are important both in terms of aesthetic character and function, as they can give buildings a special look or a special purpose. For example, the balconies on the Marina City or Aqua Tower in Chicago become their identity, either by being repetitive or being different, …
Our friends over at Health by Design are hosting a conference this week designed to educate the attendees on the benefits of walkable communities. Kim Irwin sent us over the following details. For additional details, click here to go to the event website. This event is designed to educate attendees on the programs and policies …
“FRASIER: Remember when you used to think the 1812 Overture was a great piece of classical music? NILES: Was I ever that young?†-      Frasier, 1993. The recent press releases about the city-subsidized proposal for redeveloping the downtown IFD parcel along Massachusetts Avenue have generated an above-average level of buzz, both here, the Indianapolis …
The project to redevelop the former Bank One Operations Center is moving along quite well. Here is my previous post on the project on June 8th. This is what the project looked like on October 15th: Since that time, workers have opened two large holes in the roof to make way for interior courtyards:
The proposed structure to replace the Fire Station on Massachusetts Avenue has garnered a lot of divergent opinions, even within Urban Indy’s group of bloggers. Â I thought that it would be a good idea to post these opinions out and let the readers decide on how they feel about it. Â First, the renderings and site …
An announcement from IBJ’s Property Lines last week raised eyebrows when the author revealed that MainSource Bank, the new tenant in the Barnes and Thornburg Building, was using its half of the leased space on South Meridian Street formerly occupied by Borders and embellishing it with a busy array of awning signs. The article noted …
The Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhood has been the recipient of a good deal of projects with the aim to improve the neighborhood’s aesthetics and infrastructure. For this post, I will cover 3 of these projects. Perhaps the most important undertaking is the conversion of Central Avenue from a one way to a two way street in …
On October 12, 1492, the first modern Europeans set foot in the land now known as the Americas. We tend to think of urbanism arriving with them. But the truth is that cities rose well before “Columbus sailed the ocean blue”. I wanted to share a few that exemplified the type of urban design happening …