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Friday Fun: Mythbusting Indianapolis
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods on Apr 5th, 2013 | 13 comments
I feel it is time to dispel one of the most common myths about Indianapolis. I have seen it time and time again, most recently on one of my favorite local blogs Historic Indianapolis. But I don’t mean to pick on them, as they are not alone in believing that the Riley Tomb marks the highest point in Indianapolis. A Google search for “highest point in Indianapolis” reveals many such claims. My favorite instance of this occurrence is this article:
The highest point in Indianapolis lies at Crown Hill Cemetery atop Strawberry Hill (the tomb of famed Hoosier writer James Whitcomb...
Major Project Proposed in Broad Ripple
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development on Apr 1st, 2013 | 31 comments
A public hearing has been scheduled for the rezoning of 1.9 acres next to the Central Canal along College Avenue. The hearing will take place in the City County Building on April 11th at 1 pm, but it has received an automatic continuance due to the lack of a site plan. Urban Indy has acquired preliminary renderings and site plan of the project that are subject to change. We will update with new renderings as they become available, but this is what was given to us back in October:
What do you think? What changes should be made to the...
An Urban Indy PSA: Shovel Your Sidewalks
Posted by Chris Corr in Neighborhoods on Mar 25th, 2013 | 13 comments
Now that the snow has finally stopped falling, does your neighborhood sidewalk look like this?
If not, consider this a friendly reminder from all of us here at Urban Indy that it’s everyone’s responsibility to make sure that we keep our streets passable for all users after a snowstorm. Our friendly, walkable neighborhoods aren’t so friendly when you have to trudge through 7 or 8″ of...
Mass Ave Retail: Vibrant behind those venetian blinds?
Posted by Eric McAfee in Neighborhoods, New Development on Mar 22nd, 2013 | 16 comments
The cranes that punctuate downtown Indy’s skyline should bear some real fruit within the next two years. Finally. Urban bloggers have recently observed—with no small amount of criticism—the relatively meager increase in downtown Indianapolis’ housing construction that took place during the previous decade (from 2000 to 2010) when compared to other peer cities in the Midwest. No doubt this is true: when I think of major housing projects that took place during that time frame, I draw a blank. It’s possible that, because downtown Indy enjoyed a comparatively brisk pace of housing...
City Way Update
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development on Mar 20th, 2013 | 13 comments
Less than one year ago, I posted an article featuring some photos of City Way, a large new development that basically creates a neighborhood from a former parking lot. The project is nearing completion, and I happened to have a bit of time last week to walk around the facility for the first time since that post. First off, a look at some of the recently completed work. The first 2 pictures are of buildings that face Alabama Street:
This project has also improved upon the north entrance for Eli Lilly, as well as the intersections along South Street:
The centerpiece of the project is the...
