Last week, news broke that the property containing Lafayette Square Mall was for sale. Most of the mall has been struggling or vacant for years. But I want to focus on the land. This is a huge chunk of land that is basically 100 percent hardscape. How much land is this? I’ve overlaid the selected …
Last week, I gave my prepaid parking pass back to my workplace. This is something I’ve been looking forward to doing for a long time, and fortunately, my place of work has agreed to provide for my bus passes. Weekday Red Line service has been pretty-good-to-very-good so far. I’ve basically turned the station closest to …
On September 14th, starting at 4 pm, Urban Indy will host a Red Line Meet-up. Here’s our tentative schedule: 4-5 Twenty Tap, at 54th and College Using the nice new IndyGo Ride Planner, we will plan to catch the Red Line downtown to the Transit Center at 5:06 pm. Dinner downtown at Pearl Street Pizza, …
Mass transit will never be the same again in Indianapolis. Finally, after years of planning, public meetings, and construction, Indianapolis is going to kick off the Red Line in less than a month. Lately, I’ve been seeing some online hand-wringing from residents that seem to be rooting for the system to fail. And I suppose …
Major construction throughout the Red Line project has ended. The biggest new change has been the addition of red Bus Only lanes downtown from 18th Street to the State House. Here are some photos of that area, from twitter user @robyniko: Meanwhile, with the introduction of the street medians and some more red paint, traffic …
Much of the major construction on the Red Line project is now wrapping up. I was able to take a few photos of the 52nd and College station last night, as well as the new pole and “No Left Turn” sign at 51st and College: Additionally, Chris Corr sent some photos of the 54th and …
Last year, I wrote an article about the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development’s seeming devotion to neighborhood land use plans. This is still an ongoing issue, as mid-block duplex proposals keep getting denied by the Metropolitan Development Commission. This is a sure-fire way to raise housing costs, and stifle the growth of our burgeoning transit …
This week, our feature photo is at the State Capitol, from Joe Smoker: We also have a few photos from several weeks ago from Chris Corr: Here’s the IndyGo weekly e-mail: New This Week All Corridors *Â PLEASE BE AWARE THAT “NO PARKING” SIGNS ARE ENFORCEABLE. New traffic signals have been installed at multiple locations …
The current 30% federal tax credit for installing solar panels will go down each year before being eliminated in 2022. Join the Solar United Neighbors co-op by July 31st, 2019 to get a bulk rate on installation. There’s no obligation. Saving money Whether or not you want to save the environment, you almost certainly want to …
Editors note: This guest post was provided to Urban Indy from an employee of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization. We will also welcome any comments or rebuttals that readers might contribute. Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the sixth annual Richard M. Fairbanks Symposium on Civic Leadership at UIndy. The event included three …