Note: To see previous Friday Fun posts, click here. One of the more interesting and popular ways to increase density in historic Single-Family-Housing neighborhoods is to allow a carriage house toward the backside of the lot. Often, the new residence will sit on the second floor of a new garage for the property. This has …
Considering the wonderful coverage Curt here at Urban Indy provided in the months leading up to and during the construction of the Broad Ripple Parking Garage, it’s surprising that nobody wrote a feature once it opened. But it looks like we didn’t.  So here’s a chance, now that the garage has just celebrated its fourth birthday. …
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Organization has awarded $59 million towards 30 transportation initiatives in the Central Indiana Region. There are some interesting points to make here. First, the list: Local Public Agency Project Project Type Funds Awarded Avon School Zone Flashing Beacons Safety Upgrade $133,680 Bargersville Signal Pre-emption Signal – Other $143,502 Brownsburg Green Street …
Urban blogs are used to defending their points of views from a more car-centric culture that prevails in many places in the US, and especially here in Indianapolis. But there is one major place where urban blogs receive a bit of pushback from those on the left side of the spectrum: Neighborhood infill, especially multi-story …
The Chatham Park proposal is going before the IHPC once again, but if the Chatham Arch Neighborhood Association continues to pick away at it, this will probably be the last time. It cannot shrink any more.
This website was born ten years ago on this date. When this blog first started, I was using actual film in an actual camera and scanning the photos. I took these particular photos to be developed at Cord Camera, which is now a fried chicken restaurant on Mass Avenue. I didn’t have a smart phone …
This post is a reminder about the upcoming Urban Indy East Side Bike Ride. There should be a good crew of people on hand, including some who have knowledge about upcoming projects and proposals. Join us at 2 pm, Saturday, April 15th at the Old Ford Plant at 1301 East Washington Street. Please let me …
UPDATE: Due to many schedule conflicts, we are planning on changing the date for this event to April 15th Urban Indy hits its 10-year anniversary on April 11th. As that is a Tuesday, I’ve decided to host the gathering on the Saturday after the official date, April 15th. A few years ago, we hosted a construction …
Almost a decade ago, I set out to talk about urban planning issues in Indianapolis on a website. I didn’t know where it would go, or how many people would read it. I had no idea if it would fade away after a few months like so many other blogs, but it seemed to find …
The Chatham Park development, hotly contested by CANA, goes before the Department of Metropolitan Development this Wednesday, February 1.