IHPC Quick Hits, October 19th
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian on Oct 19th, 2015 | 9 comments
The Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission staff reports usually make for interesting viewing for people interested in urban infill proposals coming through the city. The latest one features at least 3 projects of interest to Urban Indy.
Ransom Place:
A reprisal of the development that I reported on during our last IHPC quick hits post, the proposal at Martin Luther King and St. Clair has been downsized a bit, but the overall project quality looks improved:
St. Joseph:
A major victory here, as the new proposed 5 story building will have walk-up apartments and retail in place of interior...
Indy’s Pedestrian Master Plan
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, Pedestrian on Oct 14th, 2015 | 7 comments
According to Health by Design’s Kim Irwin, Indianapolis is the largest city in the country without a formalized Pedestrian Plan. Recently, the group has announced a new initiative called Walkways, which officially launches next Wednesday. A summary of the event is shown below:
I hope to be able to attend the event next week to show my support for the process. It’s important to prioritize the most basic of human movements in our urban environment. As an example, last night I walked with my family from our house to Yat’s at 54th and College for dinner. It is great to have that option,...
Letters of Support for the Red Line
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian, Transit on Oct 7th, 2015 | 173 comments
Due in part to some of the recent pushback on the Red Line proposal, I have been asked by a fan of Urban Indy to write a letter to the President of the Meridian Kessler Neighborhood Association, Nick Colby. He can be reached at: ncolby at colbyequipment dot com. Here is the letter that I have prepared:
If you are a resident of Meridian Kessler and a fan of Urban Indy, I encourage you to write your own letter of support for the proposed Red...
The New and “Improved” West Street
Posted by Joe Smoker in Bicycling, Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian, Transit on Oct 1st, 2015 | 42 comments
It seems a distant memory when the City/IUPUI announced a partnership to reinvest in the Natatorium and to return West New York and West Michigan Streets back to two-way automobile traffic, with improved gateways, art, street furniture, lighting, medians and pedestrian crossings. Yes, this announcement gathered the usual concerns about what such a significant change would do to the mass of students and event participants that frequently, though for small fractions of each day, use these one-way arterials as mini expressways to the interstates. Regardless, these changes will create a more vibrant, safer...
Construction Tour Photos
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods on Sep 28th, 2015 | 11 comments
Two weeks ago, Urban Indy hosted a downtown construction tour. Some have asked for photos of the event. I didn’t take any, but fortunately attendee Jerome Horne shared his with me. They turned out great:
