Virginia Avenue is hopping with new developments. Each article and news report that is written about the renewed focus on the street has mentioned the Cultural Trail as major catalyst for the revitalization of the street. The Cultural Trail is parallel to the commercial district for almost the entire stretch, with the exception of the …
On Saturday, I joined several others who were taken on an exploratory walk around Lafayette Square and Eagledale Neighborhood. Â The path we took was clockwise as follows: Like last year’s walk around Garfield Park, this neighborhood is full of challenges and opportunities. Unlike Garfield Park, Lafayette Square and Eagledale are suburban in form, although it …
Last week, I had a chance to meet with Gary Hobbs and Wil Marquez, who are key figures behind the effort of transforming a former candy factory into a mixed-use building. Â Located to the east of Fall Creek along 38th Street, this looks to be an exciting project that will inject new life into the …
Today, the City, behind Mayor Greg Ballard, announced a new downtown district which represents the culmination of years of work and a number of recent project announcements. Roughly bounded to the north by New York Street, to the south by the railroad tracks, to the west by Delaware Street and to the east by, well, …
The Georgia Street transformation has been completed for a few years now, so it’s a good time to look at how the public space is faring. Â This was an exciting project when it was first announced, but there was a major issue with its sustained success: most of the buildings that faced it had never …
Indianapolis’ Department of Public Works has released the priority list for Rebuild Indy part II. The first Rebuild Indy project came under fire from many angles, including this blog. This is not to say that there were not good accomplishments that happened with the initiative, but for the most part this project was about resurfacing …
Last week, I was able to take a short trip to New York City with my wife. While she was busy with her work training sessions in the day, I made a point to geek out on their new Bike Share system, as well as the High Line elevated park. Here’s a look at the …
Didn’t get a chance to pause and absorb the beauty of the city during yesterday’s snowstorm?  No problem – Urban Indy has you covered.  Armed with my high powered professional Canon DSLR digital HTC Evo smartphone camera and properly dressed in a snowsuit, waterproof boots and ski googles a business suit, no gloves and dress shoes, …
This video was amazing to me. Â Most of the time, local news crews seem to focus on any changes or challenges to driving conditions, but this report deals directly with the lack of sidewalk clearance within the city after a snowfall. Â Not only that, the first part of the report mentions that snow should be …
I don’t know about anyone else, but spring weather is on my mind right now. Â With that in mind, I checked out Sustain Indy’s Bikeways homepage to see if anything new was on the way. Â They have released their bicycle and pedestrian study from September of last year, the results of which can be seen …