Low Hanging Fruit: Return Alabama and New Jersey to 2-Way Streets
Sometime in the near future, the city should be making a decision on which of the proposals they have received for the Market Square Arena site to accept.  Courtesy of an idea that I first read from Urban Indy blogger Chris Corr, I’m posting this as a hope for some forethought to the street environment surrounding …
Indy’s First Bike Box
North Side drivers who use 73rd Street have undoubtedly seen these new pavement markings and wondered, “What are they and what am I suppose to do?” These new striping patterns are Indianapolis’ first Bike Boxes. What are bike boxes? According to the DPW’s Bike Boxes website (they actually created a dedicated site to talk about …
CVS at 16th and Meridian – a Belated Reflection.
Try not to bounce in your chairs too much: a writer at Urban Indy has finally decided to assess the CVS at 16th and Meridian, a few years after it opened. The general view around these parts–which probably prompted the majority of us not to feature it–was a resounding “meh” at the results, even though …
Friday Fun
I suppose I enjoy it when nature and old infrastructure collide, but I couldn’t resist posting this photo of a tree knob nudging off a column’s capital for a Friday Fun post. The location is 57th and College Avenue:
Construction to Begin on West 71st & N College Bikeway
The 2013 construction season is well underway and I have recently reported on two exciting cycling projects that are underway which will significantly increase the amount of nice cycling facilities with the Fall Creek Trail Extension and the Illinois Street Buffered Bike Lane. They are however, not the only interesting projects going on around town …
Fall Creek Trail Extension – Construction Update 3
As promised last week, here are some photos from south of 30th street showing the progress near College Ave and Central Avenue. Concrete plazas have been installed at the crossings of College and Central and significant sub-base work has occurred through the existing park areas adjacent to these streets. For the next update, I …
Buffered Bike Lane coming to Illinois Street
Recently, a massive pile of praise was heaped upon Indianapolis civic leadership with the opening of the Cultural Trail and the soon to come B-Cycle Bike Share. National critics weighed in from many corners finally giving credit where it is due to Indianapolis and the progressive cycling infrastructure finally being implemented here. Fresh off of …
A Comprehensive Transportation Proposal for Central Indiana
Envision vast parkways where automobile traffic flows smoothly. Where congestion is a thing of the past and commuters can get to work with minimal interruptions from secondary streets. Imagine that you will never be mired in a traffic jam the likes of which north-siders who commute downtown currently experience on a daily basis. If you …
East 10th Street: An Update
Five years ago, I took a stroll down East 10th Street, and made a photo essay of my journey. Â There have been enough changes along the way that I figured an update was due. Â I took some photos a few weeks ago on my way to Better Blocks, and will add some other updates for …