Urban Indy » Archive for August 2011
Indianapolis Streetcar Plan gets some press
Anyone see the latest IBJ has hit the stands? I will refrain from analysis of any kind at this point and simply point out a couple links for catching up on the first volley in the Indianapolis Streetcar debate. IBJ Story: http://www.ibj.com/backers-seek-support-for-2mile-streetcar-line-downtown/PARAMS/article/29171 (requires subscription) WTHR 13 Story: http://www.wthr.com/story/15351324/planners-eye-downtown-indianapolis-streetcar-route Downtown Indianapolis Streetcar Corp: http://indianapolisstreetcar.org/home.html Read up. I am sure that we will see more information on this before too long. … Read entire article »
IndyGo’s 2012 budget is $6 million short
Another year, another round of budget shortfalls. The same old story for IndyGo, Indianapolis’ municipal transit provider. For the 2012 fiscal year, the short fall is expected to be $6.4 million short. At the core of the issue is existing funding sources drying up vs rising costs to do business mostly in the form of employee health care and gasoline expenses. Indeed, IndyGo has to fight for the same reasons that the Indianapolis Library system … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods, Transit
Non-Profit Spotlight: Every Body Walk
At this point, most Americans have heard of the country’s struggle with obesity and unhealthy lifestyles. No statistic highlights this problem better than America’s increasing obesity rates: in the 1980’s only one state had obesity rates above 20%; today 49 states do. Time and time again, the blame for this goes to fast food and dietary control matters, with little mention of urban planning policy and how that plays into the issue. Many urbanists believe … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Pedestrian
Weekend Fun: The Best Smelling Alley in Town
Rarely does a person wander through an alley in the city and ask “what smells so good?” One of the installed artworks along the Cultural Trail has a rose scent emanating from under the framework pictured above. I dig it. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods
Kilroy’s Bar coming to Broad Ripple?
Have you ever heard of “bad development”? Have you ever heard a developer or commercial center utter the words, “We do not want more of this economic development”? Now you have, because this is exactly what the Broad Ripple Village Association (BRVA) along with a host of partner organizations and citizens are saying; and with good reason. The case of Kilroy’s trying to open a new bar in the Broad Ripple Village has popped up on the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods
Central Indiana Regional Bikeways Plan up for review
Urban Indy is a huge champion for cycling improvements within the Indianapolis area. Cycling is a low cost, low emission and healthy way to get around for short trips to the store, to see friends, get to work, school, etc. It is with these thoughts, that I am happy to pen this review of the recently unveiled Central Indiana Regional Bikeways Plan (click to open 79 page .pdf). The Indy MPO has been gathering input over the past … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bicycling, Featured, Pedestrian, Transit
First Meeting of Indiana Joint Study on Transportation
Actually, it is called, The Joint Study Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Assessment and Solutions, but that was far too long of a title to put for the post. However, the first meeting of the committee was on August 23rd and consisted of 23 members of the Indiana House & Senate. The topics of discussion were far ranging with municipal officials and industry experts called on to testify. Ed Soliday lead the hearing and began with … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods
A Simple Solution to Stem Public Discontent
Twice over the past few days I’ve overheard discussions and complaints about how slow construction has been on the Cultural Trail in Fountain Square. In both cases, I interjected and explained that two of the main reasons for delays were the separate discoveries of buried historic rail lines and underground vaults. Both times I shared that information, the conversation quickly switched to how awesome it was that construction crews had discovered these artifacts of the city’s past. While there was still impatience over the Cultural Trail’s completion date being moved, these conversations were now centered around the infrastructure of the neighborhood’s past being linked to its future. It’s clear to me now that these conversations hold a lesson for our city’s top brass: The truth will set you free. As our community … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods
Utility Pole moved out of sidewalk on Shelby Street
You regulars keeping track of the ongoing utility pole issue on Shelby Street will be happy to see this update. The reader who has helped to keep me informed of the utility pole issues surrounding the reconstruction of the sidewalk adjacent to the Shelby Street cycle track sent in the attached photos today. As you can see, the offending pole has been moved completely out of the sidewalk and is now in the grass and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bicycling, Featured, Pedestrian
Lockerbie Proposal Hints at 2-way College Avenue
The IBJ’s Property Lines has posted an article about a new mixed-use proposal located on the northwest corner of College and Michigan in the Lockerbie Square neighborhood. The project is large enough on its own: 190 market-rate apartments, 44,000 sq feet of retail and office space, reopening Cincinnati Street, located on 3/4 of a city block. Even more intriguingly, in the comments of the article, reporter Cory Schouten mentions that the developers are looking toward … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Neighborhoods, New Development
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