Category «Neighborhoods»
Ohio Street Rain Garden
A couple of weeks ago, Mayor Greg ballard announced a green infrastructure project which would be located on Ohio Street in downtown. The stretch of sidewalk to be improved (and in this case, improved is the proper term) is between College Ave, and Park Ave. This is the same block that contains the newly, and …
IndyConnect Unveiling: Reaction
Here at Urban Indy we wanted to give our reactions to the big IndyConnect unveiling and let our readers do the same. An in-depth review of the plan from Urban Indy will be coming later, but here is a collection of our responses after the initial press release. The plan is online at IndyConnect.org and …
Indianapolis Cultural Trail Northeast Corridor – Before and After, Pt. 5
In recognition of the completion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s Northeast Corridor, Urban Indy is running a series of comparison shots to show you how this project has transformed our city streets. Today is the last day of our series and we’re featuring sets of photos from Walnut St. and New Jersey St. We apologize …
Indianapolis Cultural Trail Northeast Corridor – Before and After, Pt. 4
In recognition of the completion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s Northeast Corridor, Urban Indy is running a series of comparison shots to show you how this project has transformed our city streets. Today we’re featuring three pairs of photos from the intersection of Massachusetts Ave., Park Ave. and Walnut St. In order to facilitate trail …
Glick Eye Institute
The Glick Eye Institute is currently under construction on the IUPUI Campus. The top 3 floors of it are an attractive arrangement of glass, but the entry floor is mostly a blank wall of bricks. I believe this is more of a statement of the current auto-orientation of Michigan Street than anything else. Walking around …
Indianapolis Cultural Trail Northeast Corridor – Before and After, Pt. 3
In recognition of the completion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s Northeast Corridor, Urban Indy is running a series of comparison shots to show you how this project has transformed our city streets. Today we’re featuring three pairs of photos from one of the more interesting features of the Northeast Corridor. For most of its run, …
Midtown Indy Complete Streets Project Plans
If you follow this website, you undoubtedly are familiar with the term “complete streets”. Complete streets is a term that refers to a total consideration of the transportation cross section when planning a new infrastructure related project. Put more eloquently, “Complete streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists …
Indianapolis Cultural Trail Northeast Corridor – Before and After, Pt. 2
In recognition of the completion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s Northeast Corridor, Urban Indy is running a series of comparison shots to show you how this project has transformed our city streets. Today we’re featuring three pairs of photos from an area of Massachusetts Ave. commonly referred to as the East End.  This is the area …
Efroymson Conservation Center
The Efroymson Conservation Center is one of the best new buildings in Indianapolis. It has several innovative features that make it a great fit for The Nature Conservancy. I encourage everyone to go explore it and see what it can teach us about conservation in the urban age. It’s hard to explain why this building …