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Eagle Creek Trail: Guest Post by Scott Allen
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Bicycling, Neighborhoods, Pedestrian, Transit on Mar 5th, 2015 | 1 comment
Blog reader Scott Allen sent me this post covering the Eagle Creek Greenway extension project. Thanks to Scott for the information and photos:
Construction has begun on what DPW is calling the North Segment of the Eagle Creek Greenway extension project. For background, the greenway currently consists of two very separate pieces: one that winds through the Pike Youth Soccer Complex at 56th Street and Reed Road just south of Eagle Creek Park, and another at the opposite end along Raymond Street between Eagle Creek and the White River. This extension project is broken up into four segments that will...
Winthrop Avenue: Gathering Positive Momentum
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Bicycling, Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian on Mar 2nd, 2015 | 3 comments
This Spring, Winthrop Avenue between 52nd and 54th Street will be repaved, and receive some new sidewalks as well. This will help the stretch attract even more new investment, which has seen Developer Town, Bent Rail, and other new ventures in the past few years. The new Meridian Kessler Quarterly Magazine had a vision of a new Winthrop Avenue that will look more like a mixed-use district. I contacted Mary Owens from Meridian Kessler, and she sent me a PDF of the renderings. First off is the current condition (note that Developer Town has added some windows in the front of the building since this...
New York/Michigan Street Protected Bike Lanes
Posted by Joe Smoker in Bicycling, Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian on Feb 25th, 2015 | 15 comments
The City of Indianapolis has a brief, but rapidly expanding relationship with on-street bike lanes. From as little as a few total miles of bike lanes as recently as 2008 to over 100 miles in 2014. Through this process, the City has learned a great deal about the construction, maintenance and planning involved in creating a truly sustainable and connected system where users feel safe.
Recently, the City announced plans to rework some of the first bike lanes developed along East New York and East Michigan Street. Originally white painted lines adjacent to vehicle traffic lanes, these bike lanes have...
Proposed Meijer at 56th and Keystone
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods on Feb 24th, 2015 | 33 comments
It appears to be only a matter of time before a new Meijer store is constructed at the southwest corner of 56th Street and Keystone Avenue. The most recent site plan is linked below. Fortunately, it appears that the proposed gas station on the property has been dropped:
To put the size of this store in perspective, the affected parcels are outlined in light blue here:
In addition to replacing the car dealerships (which is fine by me), this will also remove two nice sized plots of forest. The president of the North Kessler Park Neighborhood Committee, Kassandra Green, has contacted me to express...
Circle City Industrial Complex: Key Cog in the Other Mass Ave
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Bicycling, Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian on Feb 16th, 2015 | 5 comments
The massive Circle City Industrial Complex, located at Massachusetts and 10th Street, is under new ownership, which is looking to breathe life into both the building and the surrounding neighborhood. They have release a pdf, which explains the proposal in detail. The project will open up a portion of the currently vacant southern third for studios and a possible restaurant, which this portion of Massachusetts Avenue lacks.
A broad view of the neighborhood can be seen below. Notice that there appears to be a call to redevelop much of the industrial portion of Mass Ave, as well as needed attention to...
