INDOT breaks ground on I-69 widening
Last week, INDOT commenced work on I-69 at the interchange with state road 37 and 116th street, on Indianapolis’ NE side. According to INDOT’s page on the project, work is being conducted, “To alleviate the existing bottleneck at the I-69 interchange at 116th Street/State Road 37 (SR 37), the current design will be reconfigured.” The work will obstruct traffic flow for the 2012 & 2013 construction season. At first read, this project is much cheaper and less invasive than the previously … Read entire article »
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Friday Fun: Confessions of an Urbanist
This is an idea we have kicked around in our blog’s e-mail threads. I know that I personally do quite a few things out of character for a person who runs an urban affairs blog, and this is the post where I mention a few of them. 1. Golf. I play golf. Not very often, but I grew up playing the game, and I still enjoy hitting the links about 5-6 times a year. I also am a fan of disc golf, which is probably more acceptable in urbanist circles. 2. Road Trips or other vacations. I have traveled relatively extensively, mostly by car or plane, which of course are not very good for greenhouse gas emissions. Of course, if I had the option of taking fast trains everywhere, I probably would … Read entire article »
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May 2012 Wallpaper
Here is May’s wallpaper brought to you from Mass Ave. Hope you enjoy! 2560 x 1600,1280 x 853, 1280 x 1024, 1366 x 768 … Read entire article »
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Irvington Streetscape Project underway
After 7 long years of fundraising and background legal work, the Irvington streetscape project kicked off yesterday. Photos of the groundbreaking can be seen via the Irvington Development Organization’s facebook page. This project will help reclaim Washington Street for pedestrians in the neighborhood, which has seen a good deal of new locally-owned businesses open in the past few years. According to the article in the Indianapolis Star, the first phase will take place on the 5 … Read entire article »
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Potential Perils of a Successful Neighborhood
My contact with the Meridian Kessler neighborhood association, Mary Owens, has contacted me about an emerging issue in the neighborhood. Three times in the last year, citizens have demolished small single family homes in order to construct a larger home on the same lot. She sent me a an application for another such case, located at 5855 Central Avenue (pdf warning). Here is a Google Street View of the current house: This house is not tiny. … Read entire article »
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16 Park and the MLK Memorial
Last month, I walked around the new 16 Park development. These apartments have replaced Caravelle Commons, which by most accounts has been a positive change for the neighborhood. Here is the aerial photo of the property that has been affected, taken in spring of 2011: All of the buildings in the north of the aerial have been demolished, and work has either been completed or are near completion on the complex: I found it interesting that they … Read entire article »
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Indianapolis BRT – The Story Begins to Unfold
On November 3rd, 2011, the Indianapolis MPO published a document (click to open .pdf) titled, “Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – Corridor Elements Workshop”. The document is an in-depth examination of the study about to commence on the East-West corridor (Washington Street) and the North-South corridor (Meridian/College/Madison). As Urban Indy reported back in October, Indianapolis received a $2 million grant to begin study of both of these corridors. This document is the first step towards defining the study … Read entire article »
Fall Creek Trail Extension Set for Construction
A long-awaited extension of the Fall Creek Trail is set for construction later this year. This 1.4 mile segment will connect the current southern terminus at the Monon Trail to the orphaned spur of trail between Meridian St. and Central Ave. While comprehensive planning for the Fall Creek Trail route from the White River in downtown to Skiles Test Nature Park in the northeast was completed in 1999, this segment has languished without funding as other … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bicycling, Featured, Neighborhoods, Pedestrian
Urban Indy Turns 5
Today marks the five year anniversary of the day that I founded the blog. Some blogs start with a fully formed sense of purpose and clearly stated goals. Well, this isn’t one of those blogs. Regardless of this inauspicious beginning, I hope the past five years of reading this blog have been as fun to follow as it was to create. I’ve met some great like-minded people, and even had some good discussions with some not-so-like-minded people. I continue to think this city is getting better by the day. I’m happy to be a tiny part of the culture that strives to make Indianapolis a better place to live. Special thanks goes to my wife and all of the other bloggers at Urban Indy, without whom this blog might not have … Read entire article »
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Urban Gas Stations in Historic Districts, Pt. II
A gas station proposed in Ransom Place Conservation District at the corner of 10th St. and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.? Nixed by the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission (IHPC). A gas station proposed in Herron Morton Place Historic District at the corner of 16th St. and Central Ave.? Passed by IHPC, but neighbors sue the developer to block construction (case pending). Gas station proposals in protected historical neighborhoods have not fared well recently. Nevertheless, another developer is proposing … Read entire article »
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