Monthly archives: February, 2011

Finding Love in the Urban Realm

This Valentine’s Day season the internet world will be flooded with stories like “The top 10 cities for single people to find love” or “The best cities for a romantic getaway.”  These stories are all based on the same premise – that finding a great match and maintaining a strong relationship is much easier in …

This is More Like It: Fletcher Place Terrace

This is the second of a two-part series on responsible land use in Center Township. This relatively new structure also happens to sit on an odd-shaped lot, located on College Avenue in Fletcher Place: The building, known as Fletcher Place Terrace, currently houses a law firm and 6 apartment units. I won’t speak to the …

It’s Time to Fight for Midwest Rail Transit

By early spring, construction on the fully funded Cincinnati Streetcar will officially begin, starting an exciting chapter in that City’s urban core and charting a new course for urbanism in the Midwest.  You would think this would be a time of celebration for Cincinnati as they have been fighting the good fight to bring rail …

Monument Circle Going Car Free For 2012 Super Bowl

In a fitting turn of events, the decision to pedestrianize Monument Circle has come full circle with the announcement that Indianapolis’s premiere public space will be closed off to auto travel during the week-long run-up to the Super Bowl next February.  According to Super Bowl Host Committee CEO Allison Melangton, the Committee is trying to …

February 2011 Wallpaper

February 2011 Wallpaper

Here is the Wallpaper for February 2011. Sorry, no image only this month. Just scraping by on free time to get this done right now. Enjoy! This is obviously, the new JW Marriott in DT Indy that opened last week. 2560 x 1600,1280 x 853, 1280 x 1024, 1366 x 768

What not to do: Downtown BMV

This is the first of a 2 part series.   Today is an example of what not to do when designing a new development.  I always like to lead with the bad news first, then get to the good news, which will come later this week. It’s probably apropos that a new BMV features such …