Urban Indy » Archive for October 2010
The New Georgia Street: An Urban Design Crit.
In case anyone hasn’t noticed, Georgia Street in downtown Indianapolis is currently getting an extreme makeover and turning large portions of its right-of way over to the pedestrian. Announced in early May of this year, this project has been touted as the latest example of Indianapolis taking positive steps in turning their downtown into a more pedestrian friendly environment. Taken together, the Cultural Trail and the Georgia Street makeover prove that Indianapolis is on the … Read entire article »
Filed under: New Development, Pedestrian
A Gateway Project for the Virginia Avenue Corridor?
It’s been 16 months since it was first reported that the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (iMOCA) was considering a move from their original home at Senate Ave. and Vermont St. to Fletcher Place. The potential location was an intriguing mixed-use development called Fletcher Place Arts, to be located on a piece of land along Virginia Ave. between Norwood St. and McCarty St. The developer, Craig Von Deylen of Perkins VonDeylen Architects, proposed 56 1BR … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods, New Development
Multi-use Path coming to E. 62nd Street
The DPW has a new non-automobile oriented multi-use path planned along 62nd street. The path once completed, will start and end at Keystone Ave and Allisonville Rd. It will also facilitate a safe path from Allisonville Road’s bike lanes across to Keystone and once restriped, down bike lanes that will be painted along Broad Ripple Ave. This should make a trip from the NE side to the Monon Trail, a much easier ride once completed. According … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bicycling, Featured, New Development, Pedestrian
Report from Railvolution & Portland
In our everyday lives we get hung up on our normal habits. Whether you ride a bike, drive a car,ride the bus or simply walk to where you need to go, our daily habits become so ingrained in our daily habits that we don’t often think about how other communities are living. It was with this attitude that I drug my family off to Portland, OR last week to experience the city while I attended … Read entire article »
The Di Rimini Code Violation Saga Rolls On
Just when you thought we’d gotten to the end of The Di Rimini code violation list, it’s time to tack on another. Apparently the owner not only chose to violate a city order forbidding occupancy of the building — word is that several tenants have already been moved in — but they have now been cited by the Indiana State Fire Marshal for violations of the 2008 Indiana Building Code. Four violations … Read entire article »
Filed under: Neighborhoods
Connecting Fountain Square to Broad Ripple
Currently, College Avenue is a one way northbound street between Virginia and Massachusetts Avenues. There have been a few public calls to change this missed connection, and to return College into a two way street (which even has its own facebook fan page, which I have joined). There are also calls to instill bike lanes and streetcars. This post is an attempt to look at the practicality of such a mission. The number one obstacle to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bicycling, Featured, Neighborhoods, Pedestrian, Transit
Zoned Out Indy
The city of Indianapolis uses a comprehensive plan and zoning ordinances as their main tool of city planning (see current zoning codes; or see Indy’s zoning synopsis). The purpose of our zoning code is to resolve conflicts between land uses by separating them (Euclidean style). Obviously, there are some land uses that don’t fit well together. A quick example would be an adult entertainment venue next to an elementary school. Nobody thinks that these activities … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods
Options for Bush Stadium
Since its opening in 1996, Victory Field has received much praise as the home of the Indianapolis Indians. And rightfully so. It is a beautiful ballpark in an urban setting that has helped link the central part of downtown to White River State Park. But the one downside to the new ballpark is what was left behind: Bush Stadium. After fourteen years, it is still unknown what will become of the historic stadium. The Indianapolis Star … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods
Many Indianapolis Gay Establishments Exhibit Poor Urban Designs
By now, the DiRimini apartment complex drama has become a familiar tale to anyone following urban Indianapolis issues. The infill development project, located in western downtown Indianapolis, has been under construction since early 2010. Over the past several months as the building rose out of the ground, it became obvious that what was being built did not resemble the plans submitted to the city for approval in 2009. Therefore, in early September, the city’s Department … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods
Stop Work Order posted at the Di Rimini
If you are a regular reader, than you are familiar with the ongoing saga of the Di Rimini apartment compex located at 733 N Capitol Ave in downtown Indianapolis. A quick recap: In September of 2009, The Di Rimini under the name of Sarajo Commons submitted plans to the Indianapolis MDC and were accepted after negotiations to meet the new regional center design guidelines. Construction started in early 2010 on the parcel of land with foundation … Read entire article »
Filed under: New Development
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