Bike Lane PSA
The City of Indianapolis has put out a quick promotional video about bike lane use. Try and spread the word that cyclists are out there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QhFz6GrnlM
Category «Neighborhoods»
Meridian Kessler Neighborhood Discussion
I just received this in an e-mail. I am planning on attending, and I hope to see others there. Come participate in a Neighborhood Discussion: “How will Meridian-Kessler look and feel in the next 20 years?â€Â                            Topics Include:   Neighborhood Planning Discussion for New Zoning Overlay   Dialogue regarding non-residential properties along College Avenue between …
Indianapolis as a Can-Do City.
Indianapolis has pulled off a nearly-impossible task: hosting a Super Bowl in a cold weather city without a week-long barrage of complaints from sports journalists. A notoriously fickle bunch had glowing reviews, and left them wondering how we did it. That was a surprise to me, as my initial reaction when Indy won the rights …
Indy’s Superbowl Village
If anyone in the area has not been to the Superbowl Village (i.e. Georgia Street) you are missing out on a truly unique experience. This will be a watershed event, both for Indianapolis festival planning, as well as for the future of sporting events in the US. We have set the bar pretty high on …
Transit Accessible Nightlife in Indianapolis
In honor of IndyGo’s decision to offer FREE bus rides during the final superbowl weekend, Urban Indy decided to put on our drinking caps and start exploring what routes might be useful for a visitor. The purpose was to provide a simple guide for anyone unfamiliar with the city and its bus system to explore …
A Car-Free guide to Indianapolis
This article was originally posted on the Columbus Underground website on August 1st, 2011. I have updated it to be more helpful for all visitors, as well as adding a few important new bits of information as the city prepares to host Super Bowl XLVI. Indianapolis is a great place to visit for a weekend …
Is God’s Will really more parking?
A tragedy of epic civic proportions is occurring at the corner of 22nd and College Ave on the near north side of Indianapolis. The old portion of the Grace Apostolic Church was recently mowed down thanks to a tall crane with a wrecking ball attached to it. I made some brief inquiries into what …
Mid-North Quality of Life Plan Unveiling Tonight
6 Mid-Northside neighborhoods have been working on a quality of life plan, and the plan’s unveiling takes place tonight at the Children’s Museum at 5:30 PM. For more information of the scope of the plan, the group has put together a video. Here is a map of the neighborhoods taking part in this effort to …
The Catacombs of Tomlinson Hall
One of my favorite parts of Indianapolis is Market Street. The east side of Market Street once hosted two really awesome buildings, the City Market building which is still there and Tomlinson Hall which was lost to fire in 1958. My experience with Tomlinson Hall began when I worked as the engineer for the City …
North Midtown Economic District
Northside neighborhood group Midtown Indianapolis, Inc (formerly Harmoni) has been instrumental in helping to stem potential decline and promote community reinvestment. A place where this could have a great impact is the newly proposed North Midtown Economic District. A map of the boundaries (which includes the homestead of yours truly) is shown below: I asked …