Encouraging stuff on Mass Transit (update)

Over on Skyscraper City, the indispensable Cory Wilson has posted a beautiful nugget on Mass Transit here in Indianapolis. It looks like they are taking the most obvious route for now: down the Nickel Plate line, and ending in Union Station. (An anecdote: At the meeting I attended for Mass Transit, I was sitting next …

Randomly Miscellaneous

Back from a bachelor party road trip to Memphis. A good time was had by all. I liked that Memphis’ Main Street was restricted to trolleys and pedestrians. Their downtown was more pedestrian friendly than Indy, as the streets were narrower and sidewalks were wider. There weren’t a lot of people out and about, however, …

Green Week

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that it is “Green Week.” There is a boatload of events, especially this weekend. I will attempt to add them as I find them. I will be out of town this weekend starting Friday, so I can not attend. I’m usually not very enthusiastic about Green Week …

Urban Indy passes 1 year anniversary

I just noticed that I’ve been blogging for over a year now. I saw an anniversary post on Property Lines, and figured that my year anniversary should be coming soon. And I found out I’ve already passed it. Oh well. Happy belated anniversary to me. Man, that sounds weird to say. I don’t know how …

Green Profits

The Guardian has a story about legendary oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, and his massive investment in wind energy in Texas. Featured is an important quote: “Don’t get the idea that I’ve turned green,” Pickens tells the Guardian in the Dallas offices of his new venture Mesa Power. “My business is making money, and I …

Basic Roots Stash

My Fiancee has enrolled us in 2 CSA’s, one of which comes straight to our door each month for the entire year. It’s called Basic Roots, and it’s pretty cool. Pictured above are: Eggs From Redwine Farms in Westfield Ida Red Apples from Tuttle’s Orchard in Greenfield JT’s honey from here in Indy Strawberry Preserves …

Carving Niches

30th Street and Lafayette Rd is not the most glamorous intersection in town. In fact, on first glance, it looks like a preview of suburban sprawl. It is an area known as Flackville, and contains an old abandoned schoolhouse alongside nondescript strip malls, and pavement as far as the eye can see. The old neighborhood …

Clean Energy: Solar, Ocean Currents, and Geothermal

Local projects are slowing a bit, so I’ve been focusing a bit more on National and International issues. Not surprisingly, I believe that it is absolutely essential to begin focusing on renewable energy. The Oil Drum has a fantastic post about exciting developments in Solar Thermal energy. Curiosity of this post led me to the …

New Events Calendar

I’ve added a primitive events calendar to the page. We’ll see how good I am at updating it. If there are any more relevant events, please let me know and I’ll add them. Also, if you know of a better way to list them, I’m all ears. I would like to sort them by date, …