 When does perception become reality? When a preconceived notion trumps all logic and becomes the first thought associated with a specific topic. Why is it then, that “light rail” seems to be the favored quarter when it comes to alternative transportation modes?  Last week, I tackled the first half of why we perceive light rail to be …
For those of you so inclined to toss away a couple hours of your Saturday afternoon/evening, there will be a meeting at the City-County Building located in downtown Indianapolis in room T-260. Per the release, “Congressman Mica is holding listening sessions and other meetings around the country to inform the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s …
If you’ve ever watched Sex and the City, you can’t help but take note of the moments when Carrie is walking to and from her Upper East Side apartment. If you’re like me you might think ‘now that is a neighborhood I would love to live in.’ The intimate narrow streets, beautiful human scaled buildings, and …
For years, a dilapidated structure has sat on a triangular patch of land on Indianapolis’ northeast side. The property bound by Binford Blvd, Allisonville Road and 45th street named Keystone Towers is a structure which for all intents and purposes, has turned into an eyesore. It is abandoned, behind on property taxes, vermin infested and …
This is the first of a 2 part series. Â Today is an example of what not to do when designing a new development. Â I always like to lead with the bad news first, then get to the good news, which will come later this week. It’s probably apropos that a new BMV features such …
A version of this story was originally published in Greater Greater Washington as part a two-part series on urban football stadiums. Visit the original story for more comments, thoughts and opinions about case studies, both good and bad, of other recently built urban football stadiums in America. The Indianapolis Colts have played in an urban football …
The project at 1201 Indiana Avenue is quite large in scale. Â Designed to house students in a mixed-use structure, it features 253 units in a location that previously occupied Lincoln Tech. Â Here’s the best rendering we can find: One quibble is that the parking area on the north side of the project is quite large, …
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 …
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 …
This post is intended to be an antidote to recent pessimism regarding the quality of our city’s infill projects. Two newer buildings on East Ohio Street deserve recognition for their attractive design. The Nature Conservancy building was not without controversy, as they decided to tear down the existing building, as opposed to renovating it, or …