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Guest Post – Broad Ripple Bike Lane Background, by Thomas Healy

The Broad Ripple bike lanes are the most contentious project that Urban Indy has ever covered.  The article posted by Curt Ailes turned out to be the most commented on the site, but it was getting so heated that I decided to shut down the discussion for the time.  We have reached out to one …

Measured Progress: Bike Lanes on Broad Ripple Ave

Last week, guide lines went down on Broad Ripple Ave between the village and Keystone Avenue. I knew that the thermostriped permanent ones would not be far behind. Well, the new lines are down and my initial expectations for what the corridor would look like have been exceeded.  The new design has caused a small …

Separated Bike Paths: Safer, More Useful, and Possibly Less Controversial

Few subjects draw the ire of neighborhood residents like bike lanes. Our posts on the Broad Ripple bike lanes featured comment threads that got almost out of control. And to this day, I still think in general these lanes are a positive change, as vehicles drive slower through the section now, and the road feels …

Broad Ripple Poised to be a Bicycling Leader in the City

Last weekend, Indianapolis received its first-ever on-street bicycle corrals.  They were installed in Broad Ripple, at the intersection of Guilford and Westfield. I contacted Kevin Whited from IndyCog about the project, and here is what he said: A little info on the Broad Ripple Bike Corrals: INDYCOG played a very limited role in the process. …

Bike Lanes that AREN’T happening in Indy

Everyday, it seems a feel-good story floats across my twitter feed about a new bicycling facility that was constructed somewhere. Whether it was a new cycle track in Chicago or a beer pong bike lane in NYC, the data tells me that when dedicated cycling infrastructure is built, the press given to the local response …

DC’s Bike Share

  Photo Credit: Eric Gilliland via Flickr Last week I traveled to Washington DC with my wife and daughter. While my wife was in conference, and our baby was with family, I had the opportunity to try out DC’s Bike Share program. I was completely impressed at how tourist friendly this service is compared to …

Connecting Fountain Square to Broad Ripple

Currently, College Avenue is a one way northbound street between Virginia and Massachusetts Avenues.  There have been a few public calls to change this missed connection, and to return College into a two way street (which even has its own facebook fan page, which I have joined).  There are also calls to instill bike lanes …

Envision Group to Focus on Broad Ripple

The Broad Ripple Gazette has printed an article regarding a possible reconfiguration of Broad Ripple Avenue towards a more pedestrian friendly environment. The renderings are available here. There were two companies that made presentations: Storrow Kinsella, and Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf. Here are my amateur impressions: It seems like the first rendering by BDMD is …

Randomly Miscellaneous

I’ve been pretty lax with updating the blog lately. Hopefully I can catch up with some of the stuff I have missed. CAC presents Living Green presentations and workshops. Commuters are starting to hop on their bikes to cope with higher gas prices. There’s a new market selling local produce in our neighborhood at 54th …

Guest Post by Anonymous: Scooters are not the Problem

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 …

Urban Indy’s 11th Anniversary: Celebrate the Potential of Hanna International Lofts

Today marks the 11th anniversary of Urban Indy. I apologize for my lack of recent posts, but I’m still around. There is a lot to talk about, but the one project that got the most votes on my twitter poll was the Hanna International Lofts in Lafayette Square. This part of town has long interested …

A Car-Free Guide to Indianapolis, New Years Eve addition

I last posted this article in 2012 for the Super Bowl. I was amazed at how much has changed since then. Most of the text will be the same, but I’ll update links and add new options as needed. I’ve also deleted out much of the information that applied to visitors, this edition of the …

IndyGo’s Detailed Plans for the Red Line

Last evening, IndyGo released a Google Map enabled view of their detailed plans for the proposed Red Line Bus Rapid Transit route. There are a lot of interesting features included, which will be featured in this post from North to South: North turnaround at 66th and College: Any bus transit line will usually have an …

Is Indy Doing Enough to Prepare for Improved Transit?

A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to hitch a ride home from work from the far NE side of the Indy metro region where I currently work. My ride dropped me, along with my bicycle, near the 71st & Binford Ave area. Though the trek was a little long, I was able to …

Greenwood Main Street: Should It Surrender to the Flow?

Earlier in the month, the Indianapolis Star featured an article on the extensive development plans that are materializing for the City of Greenwood, with the goal of turning the historic main street back into a desirable retail destination for locals and visitors.   The southerly suburb’s commercial center sits at the convergence of Main Street and …

62nd Street Multi Use Path Update 5

There has been significant progress on the 62nd street trail project since the last update. However, most of the work has been occurring underground and as a result, a large mess has resulted. Many Urban Indy readers have commented about the apparent lack of progress on the project. After further inspection, it appears that a …

A Denver transplant, but still a Hoosier at heart

Former Indianapolis resident Kris Davidson reflects on public transit in her new city. Our new landlord and her 16-year-old daughter Audrey took us to their favorite Thai restaurant, a ten minute walk from our new place. In an attempt to make small talk, I asked Audrey if she was excited to finally be getting her …

Should Cities actively push mode share change?

The recent debate that has been raging here over the new bike lanes on Broad Ripple Avenue really touched off a fury of passionate debate among members of the urbanist community. On one side were folks (myself included) advocating for road diets to encourage slower traffic with the intended benefit being safer roads, sidewalks and …

A Car-Free guide to Indianapolis

This article was originally posted on the Columbus Underground website on August 1st, 2011.  I have updated it to be more helpful for all visitors, as well as adding a few important new bits of information as the city prepares to host Super Bowl XLVI. Indianapolis is a great place to visit for a weekend …

College Ave In-Street Rail: Exploring the Feasibility…

  A lot of the recent controversy here at Urban Indy has revolved around the unannounced road diet that Indy seems to have went on this year. During this construction season alone, a lane has been wiped clean and converted to biking facilities along 46th street, 62nd/Broad Ripple Ave, Shelby St & Madison Ave, Washington …