Indygo Purple Line Public Meetings Scheduled
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development, Transit on Jun 22nd, 2017 | 5 comments
Next month, IndyGo is convening public meetings to discuss the future plans for the Purple Line. Here is the schedule and agenda:
Purple Line Public Meetings:
Help determine stop placement, lane configuration, and downtown routing for Indy’s second rapid transit line. IndyGo staff and consultants will be available during open houses, offering a brief presentation 15 minutes after the start of each session.
Monday, July 10
City of Lawrence Government Center
(9001 E. 59th Street, Lawrence, IN 46216)
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Tuesday, July 11
Meadows YMCA
(3908 Meadows Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46205)
6:00...
Friday Fun: Ultra-Modern Carriage House Proposed in Old Northside
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development on Jun 9th, 2017 | 8 comments
Note: To see previous Friday Fun posts, click here.
One of the more interesting and popular ways to increase density in historic Single-Family-Housing neighborhoods is to allow a carriage house toward the backside of the lot. Often, the new residence will sit on the second floor of a new garage for the property. This has been occurring with relative regularity within the urban core, so it wasn’t surprising to see such a proposal to this Victorian on Park:
However, this carriage house in particular jumped off the latest IHPC agenda (page 113):
The IHPC staff issued these responses:
THE DESIGN...
