Fresh off of my trip to Railvolution, and with all the news, rumors and speculation swirling about here in Indy regarding Indyconnect’s final unveilings, I thought it would be a good time to address something that has received a lot of play in the local blogs and message boards; that being the role of streetcars. …
In our everyday lives we get hung up on our normal habits. Whether you ride a bike, drive a car,ride the bus or simply walk to where you need to go, our daily habits become so ingrained in our daily habits that we don’t often think about how other communities are living. It was with …
Currently, College Avenue is a one way northbound street between Virginia and Massachusetts Avenues. There have been a few public calls to change this missed connection, and to return College into a two way street (which even has its own facebook fan page, which I have joined). There are also calls to instill bike lanes …
 This Sunday, I will be departing IND for PDX, to spend a week in Portland, OR for the Railvolution conference. I hope to be able to provide some updates while I am there, but there will be a lot of work to do. The conference starts on Monday and will run through Thursday. I …
An NYU grad student, Marco Castro Cosio, came up with an interesting idea to make green roofs a bit more mobile – outfit MTA buses in New York with green roofs. He’s calling the project Bus Roots. In addition to adding more green space, he also suggests that adding green roofs to these modes of …
In early February of this year, IndyConnect, the transit plan that focuses on altering the central Indiana transportation system away from its current auto-only orientation towards one featuring rail, was released to the general public. In the ensuing eight months, public meetings have been held, discussions have occurred, and opinions have been shared about the …
For the past two year’s, Eli Lilly & Co have been volunteering in community improvement activities that have had positive impacts. This year, they are partnering with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) in an effort to help beautify the west side of Indianapolis along the I-70 corridor. Long has this stretch been one of industrial or …
For those of you who’s heads are starting to spin at this point, here is an update. There was a city council rules committee meeting last night. Aaron Renn (www.urbanophile.com) was invited by council democrats to testify about his thoughts on the ACS agreement. Deputy Mayor Michael Huber was also invited to talk about it. …
Greg Meckstroth writes for the Urban Out website. He has been gracious to share his vision with us. Earlier this year, the IndyConnect plan was released that set a vision for Indianapolis’ mass transit future. From the onset, I have been critical of the plan’s suburban orientation and its focus on commuter rail. While such …
Urban Indy was invited to People for Urban Progress’ studio at the Murphy Building in Fountain Square on Thursday for a car sharing forum. P.U.P. brought in IGO Chicago to consult on a model that would be a good fit for Indianapolis and it’s smaller market type of environment. IGO currently operates the service for the …