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Headed to Railvolution!
Last month, I submitted a scholarship application to Railvolution. Railvolution is a yearly conference that is held in a different major transit friendly city across the nation. It is a week long conference based around “Building livable communities with transit”. This year, is in Portland, Oregon and will be on October 18th-21st. Yesterday, I received word that my scholarship application was accepted! This will cover a good portion of my expenses. I will be attending primarily … Read entire article »
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Historic Neighborhood Infill Development
Many urban neighborhoods have a need for infill construction, where homes that were lost to deterioration or … Read more »
Paramount School of Excellence
Last week, I was disc golfing in Brookside Park, when my friend pointed out the colorful new … Read more »
Parking Garage: Coming soon to a small scaled neighborhood near you!
The local media reported recently on an announcement by the city that they have chosen to lease the operation … Read more »
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Multimodal Study Prioritizes Transit Based Development in Carmel
A recently completed study by private consultant Storrow & Kinsella looked at the future of the Carmel … Read more »
Justifying Rail transit for Indy & where it should start
In February of 2010, the city of Indianapolis made an exciting announcement. Mayor Greg Ballard announced that … Read more »
Open question: What can be done with West Street?
Currently, West Street presents a 6-lane barrier between downtown and the White River State Park/IUPUI area. Crossing it on foot feels like it should be more of a sprint than a walk, … Read more »
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Historic Neighborhood Infill Development
Many urban neighborhoods have a need for infill construction, where homes that were lost to deterioration or other reasons must be replaced. Here in Irvington we have a unique case where a gas explosion in 2004 eliminated three houses instantly and blew out windows in a one-block radius. (images from kipar-one here) In an explosion this bad, we are lucky that … Read entire article »
Paramount School of Excellence
Last week, I was disc golfing in Brookside Park, when my friend pointed out the colorful new construction on the south side of the park. It turns out that this was the Paramount School of Excellence, which I mentioned on this blog last year. The school has a ton of smart ideas: It’s located within the former Masonic Lodge. A … Read entire article »
Parking Garage: Coming soon to a small scaled neighborhood near you!
The local media reported recently on an announcement by the city that they have chosen to lease the operation of metered parking to ACS, a private company out of Dallas, TX. Kirsten of Urban Indy reported on this previously before the announcement and discussed what it could mean for the future of parking. There were many things pointed out such as how this has failed … Read entire article »
ACS: Parking, FSSA & Concerns
NUVO’s Austin Considine* wrote an interesting article regarding the Mayor’s pick for the proposed parking system – Affiliated Computer Systems (ACS). In addition to concerns related to ACS’s ties to Republican leadership in the state and a few privacy blunders, one sticky past project of ACS is causing concern among critics. Given the long-term nature of this contract, it’s a … Read entire article »
IndyGO’s S-Pass for IUPUI students, a great value
Fall semester started at IUPUI in downtown Indy this week. I will be taking some classes on campus. As such, transportation becomes a big issue. IUPUI being a commuter campus draws a lot of people from outside of the core of Indy and by extension, provide areas for those people to park their cars. The lack of a robust transit … Read entire article »
Open question: What can be done with West Street?
Currently, West Street presents a 6-lane barrier between downtown and the White River State Park/IUPUI area. Crossing it on foot feels like it should be more of a sprint than a walk, and I’ve never felt comfortable doing so. The crosswalks do have generous crossing times, but mentally, the line-up of idling vehicles seems like it could bust out at any moment. Despite (or, perhaps, because of) its width, it still backs up with traffic during peak times. Is this street simply a necessary evil that follows along with our lack of transit? West Street does have a few benefits going for it. The fact that it is not an above-grade interstate makes it a more … Read entire article »
MDC Hearing Results – August 18
See below for the Commission Rulings of the August 18th MDC Hearing. Cases with public hearings and full staff reports will always be reported here. For the results of all other cases before the MDC on August 18th, see this document. Address: 5735 Birtz Road (Approximate Address) Township: Lawrence Case: Modification of the D-P statement for 2007-ZON-046 to modify Sections 3.2.7 … Read entire article »
Remembering History in Fountain Square
One of my favorite works of art in the city is known as “Wishful Thinking“. It’s located prominently on the edge of Interstate 65/70 which cuts through Fountain Square. The sculpture contains three panels which tell the history of the neighborhood. The panel that faces southwest displays a map of the former street grid, which was decimated by the urban freeway: The … Read entire article »
Mass Ave Criterium Wrap-Up
If you managed to somehow overlook the fact that a large portion of downtown Indy was blocked off for an all day bike race this past week, then here is your sign. The Mass Ave Criterium was held on Saturday August 14th in the Mass Ave area of downtown. The following wrap up is courteousy of Ben Hunt of the … Read entire article »
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