Monthly archives: January, 2013

Vote on HB1011 – 1/30/13 at 10:30am

IndyGo 17 on Mass Ave (image credit: Curt Ailes)

Last week, HB1011 (Mass Transit) received a hearing in the Roads & Transportation Committee at the Indiana Statehouse. A vote was not taken, but testimony was given for nearly 4 hours on the bill which, if passed this session, would grant voters an opportunity to vote on expanded local funding for mass transit and the …

HB1011 – Mass Transit – in Committee today

Indiana Statehouse (image credit: Curtis Ailes)

In case you have missed the blast of emails, tweets, major local media and others, today, HB1011, the Mass Transit bill, gets a hearing in Roads and Transportation. It will be in the House Chambers and starts at 330. Supporters are urged to attend. If you cannot, there will be a live feed of it on the …

Bent Rail Proposal Downscales (Again)

The proposal to remodel the former Monon Fitness Center building at 5301 Winthrop Avenue has taken yet another step towards satisfying some vocal opponents.  According to Misha Rabinowitch, the attorney for the proposal, the project has been downsized again.  Here are the details relayed to me by Mary Owens from the Meridian Kessler Neighborhood Association: …

Friday Fun – Hidden Stop Sign

It’s Friday, which means it’s a good time for an amusing post based upon the built environment. This is a stop sign that is completely enveloped by a pine tree in my neighborhood. It sits at the end of a driveway that services 2 houses, so the stop is already implied. Many of the small …

Indy Connect Shifts into High Gear

Indy Connect map Jan 2013

We received the following press release this morning from Indy Connect, complete with a new map. A couple notes before the jump. Notice the new color scheme of the rapid transit lines. Also, and most important, note how the weight of the lines reflects the expected (and comparative) frequency of routes to one another. This …

The Genius of Traditional Buildings

Have you ever been to an old downtown and marveled at the historic buildings? Have you ever wondered how they could create such beautiful buildings on such small budgets, compared to the placeless architecture we are told is barely affordable today? The truth is that those multi-story, mixed-use buildings lining the street were built by …

Defining Success for Indy BRT

The study for Indianapolis’ coming bus rapid transit (BRT) lines will commence early in 2013. These will be the first rapid transit lines designed from the Indy Connect regional transit plan. Urban Indy has reported on this previously and details can be obtained here and here and here. Moving forward, the project teams will conduct an …

January 2013 Wallpaper

January 2013 Wallpaper (image credit: Curt Ailes)

Welcome to 2013 and the return of the Urban Indy Wallpaper! The photo, taken along Virginia Ave in Fountain Square, is an older one, but hope that it reminds everybody of the warmer days that are behind us (or in front of us). The wallpaper is available in the following sizes: 2560 x 1600,1280 x 853, 1280 …