A Map of The 2016 Transit Referendum, Correlated with the Presidential Vote
Posted by Kevin Kastner in New Development, Transit on Jul 31st, 2018 | 4 comments
I’ve always tried to avoid the topic of politics on this blog. I’ve long felt that the core values of Urban Indy could appeal to a wide spectrum of the general public. With that in mind, I decided it still would be interesting to see how many Indianapolis precincts split their tickets in 2016. A general narrative is that Democrats are usually friendlier to transit than Republicans, but this precinct map shows that there are plenty of exceptions to that narrative within Indianapolis:
This is just a subset of who won in each precinct. There are also variations within each precinct that cut...
7 Crazy Ideas to Transform the City – A Gentle Rebuttal
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian on Jul 26th, 2018 | 10 comments
Recently, the Indy Star’s editor published an article inspired by readers who had some ideas for how to revitalize the city. As well-intentioned as they are, from our point of view, they didn’t tackle one of our city’s core issues: residential density. We’ve put together a list of 7 ideas that hope to address this. Our city’s sprawled-out manner has hurt our bottom line, as we have had to spread our limited funds, resulting in large areas with crumbling infrastructure. Here are some low-to-middle cost ideas to tackle our city’s ongoing issues:
1) Change the zoning...
Guest Post by Anonymous: Scooters are not the Problem
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development on Jul 15th, 2018 | 13 comments
Editor’s note: this article does not necessarily reflect my personal opinion. I welcome a counterpoint article, which I would also post anonymously. This post was written before the scooters were removed from the streets.
Scooters Are Not the Problem
Recently, Indianapolis has been taken over by a new form of transportation: scooters! These little objects are a new form of micromobility for the city; a means of getting around without a single-occupancy vehicles. They’re nimble, easily accessible, and take up very little space. But first, a little clarity; what is micromobility and how does it...
New Student Housing Development
Posted by Joe Smoker in Neighborhoods, New Development on Jul 10th, 2018 | 11 comments
Another parking lot may bite the dust. Here is a continuation of developments along Indiana...
