Joint Study Committee on Transportation Infrastructure Assessment and Solutions by Ehren T Bingaman, Executive Director – CIRTA In 2003 I took a position in legislative affairs and experienced the legislative and law making process in Indianaup close for the first time. I was then and still am now amazed at how accessible the legislative process …
On August 23, Mayor Ballard signed into approval Proposal 208, a Complete Streets ordinance that had already passed the City-County Council unanimously. No doubt most regular readers of this blog already know the basic principles of Complete Streets, but for those in the dark, the new ordinance will require that the City “shall develop a …
On September 14th, 2013, The City of Indianapolis provided a press release announcing that the EPA’s Partnership for Sustainable Communities had selected Indianapolis as a recipient for it’s “Greening America’s Capitals” program for 2012. Each year, 4 communities are selected to receive this funding to aid, “…Â state capitals develop an implementable vision of distinctive, environmentally …
The south side of Indianapolis has long perceived of itself as the most neglected part of town, and not just in terms of its relationship with local media. When it comes to investment from city agencies, whether Parks and Recreation, the City-County Public Library system, or mass transit, basic empirical evidence suggests that per capita …
Work continues on the 62nd Street Multi Use path project. Some significant visual changes have occurred since the last update. They have occurred primarily where the trail will terminate on the east end at Allisonville Road. The trail head concrete has been poured and concrete for the trail headed west has begun. The concrete looks …
Recently I’ve received a few requests to talk about the Tarkington Park Redesign proposals by Rundell Erntsberger Associates. Â The redesign was something that was on our blog’s radar before these requests were made, and I certainly feel like they are worthy of discussion here. The park was most recently known for being the target of …
Proposal 208, “Complete Streets”(click to open .pdf) passed the full city council vote last night 28-0. The passage of this proposal will enact a modification to City Code to the affect of creating a framework for planning and implementation of complete streets. The new policy insures that public and private developments plan for all transportation …
A recent development that has lurked under the radar in central Indianapolis is the planned relocation of the R & A Bloch Cancer Survivor Park. Over the next year, the Park will move from its current home at the edge of the Ransom Place neighborhood to Mapleton-Fall Creek, a few miles away, all as part …
City Way is perhaps the largest project under construction in the downtown area. I find the design of the project to be refreshing, and perhaps the way of the future for the city. Instead of pinning our hopes on a splashy new high-rise, City Way is instead a collection of solid mid-rise buildings. I believe …
Last week, a federal conference committee released a report detailing the next federal surface transportation bill. If you follow transportation news at the national level, you know that this debate has further divided the left and right. Without delving into the arguing points, the report that was issued, and was adopted into law over the …