New Downtown Student Housing Proposal
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development on Nov 13th, 2014 | 19 comments
A significant new student housing proposal has been filed with the Department of Metropolitan Development. This will be located at Michigan and Capitol, and the lot is currently almost all surface parking. This will help in bridging the gap between downtown and...
Cranksgiving Ride for Second Helpings
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Bicycling on Nov 5th, 2014 | 0 comments
Please join Nathan Smurdon from Active Indy Tours this Saturday morning at the City Market for a bicycle ride to benefit Second Helpings. More information and registration can be found via this link, and an interview of Nathan promoting the event is posted on WISH-TV.com. Urban Indy is proud to sponsor this...
IndyGo’s Route Changes: Part II
Posted by Kevin Kastner in New Development, Pedestrian, Transit on Nov 3rd, 2014 | 3 comments
This is a follow up to Thursday’s post on IndyGo’s proposed route changes. I believe these images contain all of the rest of the changes, although I could be missing something.  Apologies for the poor photos, the lighting in The Hall is challenging.
Here’s a brief summary of some of the major changes shown above:
St. Vincent will go past Butler’s Campus.
Shelby will travel down Virginia.
Route 5 is split in half and the western portion becomes route 6.
Route 8 stays on Washington Street downtown instead of heading north to Ohio.
The Red Line circulator has been...
IndyGo’s Route Changes: Downtown and North Side Preview
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian, Transit on Oct 30th, 2014 | 4 comments
This morning, I was able to visit The Hall to view the Indygo route changes, which are set to come next year with the opening of the new Transit Center. I took some photos of the posterboards that are on display, but they are better seen in person. According to IndyGo on twitter, these changes will be online next Monday.
First, a look at how the transit center will work. Most of this is actually self-explanatory:
The downtown bus loop will be eliminated, affording more direct routes, and potentially shaving
a few minutes off of the time the buses spend in the downtown area:
Proposed midday frequency...
IndyGo Moves Forward with Next Series of Public Meetings
Posted by Shayla in Neighborhoods on Oct 27th, 2014 | 8 comments
As IndyGo executives continue to review its current network and assess where its priorities should lie, they will be hosting another series of public meetings this week. As detailed in a recent IBJ article, IndyGo must decide whether to focus its resources on ridership or coverage. Focusing on ridership would essentially mean investing in routes that would likely see enhanced ridership through higher frequency. On the other hand, IndyGo could focus a higher percentage of resources on coverage, spreading itself thinner in order to serve more of the county. With the minimal amount of...
