Guest Post by Ben Platz: Midtown’s new Nexus
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Bicycling, Historical Posts, New Development, Pedestrian, Transit on Mar 15th, 2020 | 9 comments
Hello everyone. This is an amazingly detailed guest post that was sent to me. Consider this to be leisure reading while hunkering down during the Coronavirus.
Summary:
The mission of Midtown’s New Nexus is to adapt the Indiana State Fairgrounds to its urban setting to maximize the utility of adjacent pedestrian trails and upcoming transit improvements. The current conditions of the two hundred fifty acre site diminish walkability and transit suitability while wasting the potential to substantially increase the tax base of Indianapolis.
The creation of a new neighborhood, Midtown’s New...
