This blog talks frequently about density and sustainable development. I thought that some visual aids help to bring the point across. This is a square mile in the Castleton Area: This area is not far from the proposed Northeast Corridor, which as Curt Ailes astutely pointed out, is not very dense. Notice almost all of …
(PARK)ing Day was quite nice. I wish this happened every day. The first 3 pics are from the Parks Foundation location on Market Street, while the last 2 are from the Architecture for Humanity location on Meridian:
Back in July, we brought you a story about new bike lanes and associated improvements on 52nd street in Midtown Indianapolis. Recently, more action was taken towards finishing this project. For the last month and a half it has had a single layer of pavement over the prior removed roadbed. Crews moved in and started …
On the agenda earlier today for the Metropolitan Development Commission were two items related to the recently announced Clarian Health projects immediately to the south of Methodist Hospital. One project will be a $100M Clarian-owned Neuroscience Center on a block of land bounded by 16th St., Missouri St., 14th St. and Senate Ave. The other …
If you are one of the few who have followed my writing, then you know I penned a fairly strong blog on my own site (follow the link to read) a number of months ago when it was announced that IPS was aiming to sieze property adjacent to IPS School #58 on the east side …
Last year, the village section of Broad Ripple Avenue added curb bump-outs and prominent crosswalks. This was much needed, and crossing the street has become safer in this section: Unfortunately, this project did not apply the same ethic to the rest of Broad Ripple Avenue east of the village. From Broad Ripple Park to Keystone …
I’m not always happy with Cost/Benefit Analyses to justify infrastructure investments. Induced economic activity has especially frustrated me because I don’t believe that an extra highway exchange can be justified just because it spawns a Wal-Mart. Too often we see these studies that proclaim a net benefit when in reality the private sector gains a …
Next Friday, a group known as Architecture for Humanity is hosting Indianapolis’ version of (PARK)ing Day. This idea was first noted on this blog back in 2007, and I’ve often wondered if this could ever happen here. Well, I can wonder no more, as it actually took place last year: The group ensures that its …
Way back in 2007, the Town of Speedway unveiled an ambitious redevelopment proposal. The first phase of construction is underway, which features of a redesign of Main Street.   The branding of the new streetscape draws inspiration from Speedway’s world-famous track, while also providing room for the mixture of street life and non-motorized transportation that is …
Consider this the first post in what I hope to be an ongoing series. Occasionally I am going to try to highlight areas of town where someone has created a little “place” that citizens, patrons or whomever can be proud of. Maybe that place will not transcend all demographics, but to a certain cross section, …