Urban Indy » Archive for September 2010
9/29/2010 – The latest on the Parking Meter matter
For those of you who’s heads are starting to spin at this point, here is an update. There was a city council rules committee meeting last night. Aaron Renn (www.urbanophile.com) was invited by council democrats to testify about his thoughts on the ACS agreement. Deputy Mayor Michael Huber was also invited to talk about it. Two local bloggers, lets call them, more politcal than Urban Indy, weighed in on the meeting over the last 12 hours. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods, Transit
From sketches to shovel: How The De Rimini fails
In the fall of 2009, an infill development on the west side of downtown Indianapolis caused a stir with local urbanists. The DiRimini, or as it was called early on, Sarajo Commons, was set to take an empty lot on N. Capitol Avenue. The project is targetting IUPUI students and potential downtown dwellers. Finally, someone was stepping up to fill in one of the many vacant lots on this side of town. The parcel in particular, was … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, New Development
Indianapolis Streetcar Plan: Guest post by Greg Meckstroth
Greg Meckstroth writes for the Urban Out website. He has been gracious to share his vision with us. Earlier this year, the IndyConnect plan was released that set a vision for Indianapolis’ mass transit future. From the onset, I have been critical of the plan’s suburban orientation and its focus on commuter rail. While such improvements are certainly needed and heavy and light rail should be a part of the IndyConnect plan, what I … Read entire article »
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Downtown Indy construction sacrifices mobility for cyclists
I pledged this semester that I would not purchase a parking pass at IUPUI. I have thus far held up my end of the bargain. I’ve been using my wife’s bike which is a multi-speed Trek road bike variant of some sort which she graciously outfitted (recently) with a light on the front and back. Since my ride home takes place after dark, the lights help keep me safe. In learning the rules of the road as … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bicycling
People for Urban Progress announces plans for Indianapolis Car Share
Urban Indy was invited to People for Urban Progress’ studio at the Murphy Building in Fountain Square on Thursday for a car sharing forum. P.U.P. brought in IGO Chicago to consult on a model that would be a good fit for Indianapolis and it’s smaller market type of environment. IGO currently operates the service for the Chicago region with over 200 cars in their fleet. If you have never heard of a car share, or been a … Read entire article »
What’s in a square mile?
This blog talks frequently about density and sustainable development. I thought that some visual aids help to bring the point across. This is a square mile in the Castleton Area: This area is not far from the proposed Northeast Corridor, which as Curt Ailes astutely pointed out, is not very dense. Notice almost all of the buildings are commercial in nature. Of course the roads are congested, there’s simply no other way … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods, Transit
Indiana’s Meadow Lake Wind Farm
Last week, I had the pleasure of heading north for a few hours to White County. It is located just north of Lafayette and in what I would call the flatest area of Indiana. Until recently, I hadn’t been in this area of Indiana for literally years and had only heard about the wind farm that was being constructed. A recent weekend trip to Chicago exposed them to my wife and I, so we made … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, New Development
Clarian Neuroscience Center of Excellence – Renderings and Siteplan
The first glimpse of the Clarian Neuroscience Center of Excellence will be presented to the Metropolitan Development Commission Hearing Examiner tomorrow, September 23rd, at a 1pm hearing in the 2nd floor Public Assembly Room. Here is the exact wording of Clarian’s filing: Hospital District One Approval to provide for an approximately 271,000 –square foot neuroscience building, with a connection to a proposed 942-space parking garage, a proposed pedestrian sky bridge over 16th Street to connect … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, New Development
More Parking Day Pics
(PARK)ing Day was quite nice. I wish this happened every day. The first 3 pics are from the Parks Foundation location on Market Street, while the last 2 are from the Architecture for Humanity location on Meridian: … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods
Breaking: Clarian Neuroscience Center Renderings
Designs for the Clarian Neuroscience Center of Excellence have just been made public. Here are two to whet your appetite, both focusing on the 16th St. facade near the corner of Missouri St., and I promise to have a more comprehensive post with a full set of renderings in the next day or two. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, New Development
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