Is God’s Will really more parking?
A tragedy of epic civic proportions is occurring at the corner of 22nd and College Ave on the near north side of Indianapolis. The old portion of the Grace Apostolic Church was recently mowed down thanks to a tall crane with a wrecking ball attached to it. I made some brief inquiries into what the purpose of the demolition was. I checked in with Chelsea Humble of King Park CDC and she that it was being … Read entire article »
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A Parking Solution for Mass Ave? It already exists.
The Urban Times has posted a story regarding the possible creation of TIF districts at 2 important projects along Mass Ave. For the purposes of this post, I will focus on the parcel that contains the bulk of the discussion in the article, the northwest 500 block. A sticking point for any development in this city is parking. In this short paragraph, the article highlights the neighborhood’s desire for additional parking Parking, in fact, was stressed more … Read entire article »
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Friday Fun: The new Jos. A Bank downtown
Man, what a difference removing a tacked-on facade from the 1970′s can make! The revitalization of a few long-downtrodden blocks along East Washington Street is one of the more interesting developments of the past few years. The Cultural Trail along here seems to be helping draw more foot traffic as well. Here’s a reminder of what this building looked like during renovation: I’ve longed for this stretch of historic buildings to be revitalized, and it seems … Read entire article »
Filed under: New Development, Pedestrian
North Midtown Economic District
Northside neighborhood group Midtown Indianapolis, Inc (formerly Harmoni) has been instrumental in helping to stem potential decline and promote community reinvestment. A place where this could have a great impact is the newly proposed North Midtown Economic District. A map of the boundaries (which includes the homestead of yours truly) is shown below: I asked Kathryn Shorter, President of Midtown, for more information on the proposal. This is what she had to say: (The) purpose is to … Read entire article »
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P.U.P.’s IndyGo Bus Stop Update
The first Bush Stadium seats have been installed at the corner of Alabama and Vermont Streets. The official unveiling was took place at 10:00, and I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend the event. I chatted with Michael and Jessica Bricker from People for Urban Progress, as well as Bryan Luellen, Annette Darrow, Jessica Mitchell, and Samantha Cross from IndyGo in the hopes of finding out some more information about the project. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- Urban Indy: … Read entire article »
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Meridian Kessler Moving Forward with Form-Based Codes
My neighborhood, Meridian Kessler, has been doing some behind-the-scenes maneuvering to promote the implementation of Form-Based zoning codes in the neighborhood. Form-based codes are the logical antidote to the current use-based zoning that is in place in much of the United States. Urban Indy will be highly supportive of the Meridian Kessler Neighborhood Association’s push for this important and much-needed change. The first public meeting will be held at Developer Town at 53rd Street and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bicycling, Featured, Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian, Transit
Battle over I-69 in SW Indiana heating up
As a resident of the Hoosier state at this point in time you would have to be living in a 60′s era air raid bunker if you have not heard about the I-69 project in southwest Indiana. If you have been in a bunker, let me briefly recap. The State of Indiana is constructing a freeway between Evansville and the SW side of Indianapolis. The majority of this cuts through rural farmlands and otherwise, ultra-low … Read entire article »
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Broad Ripple Village Parking Garage Design Changes
The City-financed Broad Ripple Village Parking Garage (BRV Garage) is still working its way through design stages and the City regulatory process. Most recently the BRV Garage was up before the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) on 10/11/11. The City needs to get a variance to build the garage without “structural floodproofing”, as well as a number of variances from the Commercial Zoning Ordinance to build the structure up to the sidewalks on College and … Read entire article »
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Q & A with Mayoral Candidate Melina Kennedy
In April of this year, Urban Indy put together a list of questions for the Republican and Democrat candidates for Mayor in the 2011 election here in Indianapolis. Our questions are more than you would see in the usual media sources and are focused on issues that our readers find important. Topics such as transit, neighborhood development, environment, education, food and jobs were all given focused consideration. The Q & A below is how Democratic candidate Melina … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bicycling, Featured, Neighborhoods, New Development, Transit
Q & A with Mayoral Candidate Greg Ballard
In April of this year, Urban Indy put together a list of questions for the Republican and Democrat candidates for Mayor in the 2011 election here in Indianapolis. Our questions are more than you would see in the usual media sources and are focused on issues that our readers find important. Topics such as transit, neighborhood development, environment, education, food and jobs were all given focused consideration. The Q & A below is how Republican candidate, and incumbent … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bicycling, Featured, Neighborhoods, New Development, Transit
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