Transportation for America has designated today as National Call In Day to oppose HR7, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. If you are not in tune with what is going on at the national level on transportation funding, this is the Federal Government’s plan for funding all types of infrastructure from roads to transit …
Indianapolis has pulled off a nearly-impossible task: hosting a Super Bowl in a cold weather city without a week-long barrage of complaints from sports journalists. A notoriously fickle bunch had glowing reviews, and left them wondering how we did it. That was a surprise to me, as my initial reaction when Indy won the rights …
IndyGo and Super Bowl organizers were thinking ahead when they were planning transportation and parking for the Super Bowl week in Indianapolis. Park & Ride lots were located, shuttle services were organized, and IndyGo submitted for and received a CMAQ grant to provide free fixedroute boardings from February 2nd through February 5th. As a result …
Dear Indiana lawmakers, I hope that you are enjoying a brief respite from the short session and taking in what our fine capital city has to offer. The Super Bowl is here this week and our city is displaying the fruits of 40 years of effort to revitalize the city’s core, and indeed primary economic …
If anyone in the area has not been to the Superbowl Village (i.e. Georgia Street) you are missing out on a truly unique experience. This will be a watershed event, both for Indianapolis festival planning, as well as for the future of sporting events in the US. We have set the bar pretty high on …
We are in a crisis as far as transportation infrastructure goes. The nation and individual states have heavily over-invested in single user roadways and highways that they can no longer afford. The continued push by some lawmakers has been to try and remove dedicated cycling and pedestrian funding from the transportation bill. Members of the …
Last night, I rode my bicycle to IUPUI. It has been unseasonably warm here in Indy for the week of the Super Bowl and I decided that it was time to take advantage of one of my favorite modes of transportation, the bike. I always attempt to take advantage of all the wonderful pieces of …
In honor of IndyGo’s decision to offer FREE bus rides during the final superbowl weekend, Urban Indy decided to put on our drinking caps and start exploring what routes might be useful for a visitor. The purpose was to provide a simple guide for anyone unfamiliar with the city and its bus system to explore …
This article was originally posted on the Columbus Underground website on August 1st, 2011. I have updated it to be more helpful for all visitors, as well as adding a few important new bits of information as the city prepares to host Super Bowl XLVI. Indianapolis is a great place to visit for a weekend …
A tragedy of epic civic proportions is occurring at the corner of 22nd and College Ave on the near north side of Indianapolis. The old portion of the Grace Apostolic Church was recently mowed down thanks to a tall crane with a wrecking ball attached to it. I made some brief inquiries into what …