Station Design & Service Q’s for Washington Street BRT
Posted by Curt Ailes in Neighborhoods, Pedestrian, Transit on Jun 18th, 2013 | 3 comments
Back in January I hypothesized about what BRT along Washington Street might look like, envisioning the future from 30000 ft of what service might look like and how stations might look. Since then, I have put on my engineering hat to think about how we plan for the stations along the route. Additionally, how might those stations look? Would they resemble covered shelters like what we currently have on the sidewalk? Would they resemble “island” stations similar to what we might find in Cleveland along the Healthline?
To narrow down these answers, we must first consider some assumptions....
Fall Creek Trail Extension – Construction Update 2
Posted by Curt Ailes in Bicycling, Pedestrian on Jun 17th, 2013 | 7 comments
Back in March we reported that construction was underway on the Fall Creek Trail extension from the intersection of the Monon Trail, southward. I am happy to bring to you some updated photos from those efforts. The photos for this post were taken where the trail will intersect at the Monon Trail. Next time, I will highlight efforts further south of here.
As you can see from the photos, the trail will pass underneath of the large red bridge and meet the existing Fall Creek Trail near where the ramp up to the Monon begins. This will provide a seamless link for users travelling from points north on...
June 2013 Wallpaper
Posted by Curt Ailes in Transit on Jun 12th, 2013 | 0 comments
Sorry for the rent check being late this month. Enjoy this view from the Ohio Street IndyGo stop in downtown Indy!
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B-Cycle Bike Share Coming to Indy
Posted by Curt Ailes in Bicycling, Pedestrian on Jun 11th, 2013 | 21 comments
According to the agenda for this week’s Board of Public Works meeting, B-Cycle LLC will be awarded $1.5 million for professional services related to the “Indianapolis Cultural Trail Bike Share”. $1 million of this will come from a CMAQ grant with the remaining $500k unknown at this point in time. According to prior communications, it could be whomever has been selected as the local title sponsor for the service.
We do not have any concrete details at the moment regarding the size and scope of the service, but according to anonymous sources, the system could have as many as 25...
IndyGo launches Northside Crosstown Route
Posted by Curt Ailes in Transit on Jun 10th, 2013 | 2 comments
Today, IndyGo began service of the new crosstown along 86th street (click to open .pdf) on the north-side of Indianapolis. The service, one of the few of the fixed services which does not run through downtown, connects a number of north-side spoke routes along 86th street providing access to a multitude of jobs, medical facilities, grocery stores and other retail options. Additionally, the growing number of apartment complexes on the north-side now have a new option to get to and fro without having to fight automobile congestion which is rampant at most times during the day, whether it is rush hour or...
