Monthly archives: August, 2011

Cultural Trail parking in front of the Conrad

Escalade on Sidewalk (image credit: Kevin Kastner)

The past few weeks have been exciting regarding the completion of a short portion of the Cultural Trail along Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis. The reason for the excitement, was the expedited method with which construction was completed at the apparent request of the Conrad hotel. Many local talking heads have discussed the issue here …

The Worst Parking Lot in Indy

Hey Indianapolis!  I’ve been away from the keyboard for a while, but I’ve been busy studying cities at Ball State’s Indianapolis Center.  The one thing I noticed in my studies was how much parking lots we have in our cities, so I’m going to bring you a few posts that focus on them and what …

Georgia Street Update 4

Georgia Street 8-5-2011 (image credit: Curt Ailes)

This past Friday I had the pleasure of wandering downtown with fellow Urban Indy blogger Graeme Sharpe. We visited the Cultural Trail central corridor construction sites as well as the Georgia Street site. Here are the latest photographs as of 8/5/2011. Really coming along well. The “goal posts” are now up! Finally beginning to look …

Naptown Urban Crawl

Urban Indy is proud to sponsor the inaugural Naptown Urban Crawl event, which takes place downtown this Saturday.  Starting at 11:00, booths and sponsors will set up at the City Market to promote locally owned businesses.  There will even be a brand new furniture and home goods store to visit.  The mode of travel of …

Streetcar tracks on Mass Ave

Streetcar Tracks on Mass Ave (image credit: Curt Ailes)

I was picking up some pizza from Bazbeux’s last night on Mass Ave and I saw all the construction that is taking place. The project going on is resurfacing of the street, sidewalk reconstruction and addition of electrical conduit for additional lighting along the avenue. At the expense of looking like a hipster with my …

My Indianapolis Tour Guide

This article was originally posted on the Columbus Underground website.  It was written for visitors from Columbus, but the information can be useful to visitors and locals alike. Indianapolis is a great place to visit for a weekend getaway.  The city is famous for its Motor Speedway, sports teams, and revitalized downtown.  But what about …

August 2011 Wallpaper

August 2011 Wallpaper

This month’s wallpaper comes from the NE section of the Cultural Trail in what I personally think has to be one of the more inviting intersections. With all the striping, pavers and the existing built form, who can argue that this is truly an excellent urban area? 2560 x 1600,1280 x 853, 1280 x 1024, 1366 x 768