Urban Indy

Or, more accurately, awesome idea of years ago that I’m just now learning about. Artist Andrea Zittel is building a foam island in the lake at IMA’s Art and Nature park. That may be interesting enough, but the artist is building it with the intention that it can be lived in by one or two Herron Art Students at a time. The students who won the honor have a blog and a Twitter account about their upcoming adventure. … Read entire article »

I’ve added a few new links to the blog, and if you haven’t seen them yet, I’ll point them out here: Urban Out. He makes a point I certainly agree with with regards to the experiment to close Monument Circle to traffic. There may not be enough storefronts or permeable buildings for this to be successful year round. It sounds nice in theory, but I’m more supportive of a compromise solution which would reduce the circle from 2 lanes of traffic to 1. Indy Star’s Transit blog. Dedicated to telling the tales of current Indygo bus service (and lack thereof). Other new-ish stuff you might have seen covered elsewhere: Trailside Project has been approved with underground parking. Remember the gripe I posted about the vacant building at 1733 N Meridian? … Read entire article »

This is the 3rd post in my extremely intermittent series inspired by the book Suburban Nation. Terminated vista is a term used to describe a prominent building placed directly at the end of a street. These have become increasingly uncommon with the advent of the automobile, as they are bad for traffic flow, as well as the fact that most builders don’t want to deal with the risk involved with a driver mishap. … Read entire article »

I generally try to keep this blog topical, so this will be a rare exception. But, I do need to mention that my wife and I are expecting our first child in mid-October. We are of course excited about this. It remains to be seen about changes in my posting frequency, but I plan to keep chugging away at about twice a week. I may be working from home, which may change the ability to get out and take neighborhood photos, as I usually do that after working downtown. Also, thanks to everyone who has read this blog for the past 3 years. The blogversary was April 10th. It’s been a fun experience, and I’m glad I’ve had the opportunity to meet some like-minded folks … Read entire article »