Monthly archives: November, 2010

Fun for Friday: American Bus Stories

This post is meant to be a companion piece to my German Train story that I posted in January. Traveling by bus in America can lead to some interesting stories.  I’ve only ridden a Greyhound on one occasion, back in the year 2000, which was a round trip to Pittsburgh.   The trip eastward boarded around …

BRT and what it might look like in Indy

BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) Proposed Routes (click to enlarge)

Since the unveiling of Indyconnect’s long term proposal on Monday November 8th, those of us who were advocating AND EXPECTING light rail transit, are left to pick up the pieces. What we had been hoping for was light rail transit that would be implimented along Washington Street. Traditionally, light rail has been a GREAT motivator …

Ohio Street Rain Garden

Ohio St Raingarden

A couple of weeks ago, Mayor Greg ballard announced a green infrastructure project which would be located on Ohio Street in downtown. The stretch of sidewalk to be improved (and in this case, improved is the proper term) is between College Ave, and Park Ave. This is the same block that contains the newly, and …

IndyConnect Unveiling: Reaction

Here at Urban Indy we wanted to give our reactions to the big IndyConnect unveiling and let our readers do the same.  An in-depth review of the plan from Urban Indy will be coming later, but here is a collection of our responses after the initial press release.  The plan is online at IndyConnect.org and …

Indianapolis Cultural Trail Northeast Corridor – Before and After, Pt. 4

In recognition of the completion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s Northeast Corridor, Urban Indy is running a series of comparison shots to show you how this project has transformed our city streets. Today we’re featuring three pairs of photos from the intersection of Massachusetts Ave., Park Ave. and Walnut St.  In order to facilitate trail …

Glick Eye Institute

The Glick Eye Institute is currently under construction on the IUPUI Campus.  The top 3 floors of it are an attractive arrangement of glass, but the entry floor is mostly a blank wall of bricks.  I believe this is more of a statement of the current auto-orientation of Michigan Street than anything else.  Walking around …

Indianapolis Cultural Trail Northeast Corridor – Before and After, Pt. 3

In recognition of the completion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s Northeast Corridor, Urban Indy is running a series of comparison shots to show you how this project has transformed our city streets. Today we’re featuring three pairs of photos from one of the more interesting features of the Northeast Corridor. For most of its run, …