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Save the date: Urban Indy Red Line Meetup, September 14
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Announcements, Bicycling, New Development, Pedestrian, Transit on Aug 26th, 2019 | 46 comments
On September 14th, starting at 4 pm, Urban Indy will host a Red Line Meet-up. Here’s our tentative schedule:
4-5 Twenty Tap, at 54th and College
Using the nice new IndyGo Ride Planner, we will plan to catch the Red Line downtown to the Transit Center at 5:06 pm.
Dinner downtown at Pearl Street Pizza, which is about a block away.
Ride the Red Line again to the end of the line, starting at 6:43 pm:
This stop on the Red Line is conveniently right next to a Books and Brews location. Many of the establishments along the southern end of the Red Line will be participating in a special Red Line event on...
This is for us
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Bicycling, Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian, Transit on Aug 7th, 2019 | 53 comments
Mass transit will never be the same again in Indianapolis. Finally, after years of planning, public meetings, and construction, Indianapolis is going to kick off the Red Line in less than a month.
Lately, I’ve been seeing some online hand-wringing from residents that seem to be rooting for the system to fail. And I suppose that’s only natural here in Indy. It’s big, it’s obvious, and it’s…not for cars? It took away auto lanes? What a not-in-Indy thing. Sure, we’ve nibbled around the edges with reclaiming the public space for all things non-auto (thank you...
An Open Letter to DMD: Please Allow More than Single Family Housing on City Streets
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian, Transit on Jul 15th, 2019 | 8 comments
Last year, I wrote an article about the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development’s seeming devotion to neighborhood land use plans. This is still an ongoing issue, as mid-block duplex proposals keep getting denied by the Metropolitan Development Commission. This is a sure-fire way to raise housing costs, and stifle the growth of our burgeoning transit system.
And now, they are not even listening to their own advice regarding land use plans. Witness a few bullet points, starting on the 15th page of the latest MDC Staff Report:
This request would rezone the site from the D-5 District to...
Red Line Construction Update: 7/8/2019
Posted by Kevin Kastner in New Development, Transit on Jul 8th, 2019 | 4 comments
This week, our feature photo is at the State Capitol, from Joe Smoker:
We also have a few photos from several weeks ago from Chris Corr:
Here’s the IndyGo weekly e-mail:
New This Week
All Corridors
*Â PLEASE BE AWARE THAT “NO PARKING” SIGNS ARE ENFORCEABLE.
New traffic signals have been installed at multiple locations along the corridor and will become operational over the next few weeks.
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Capitol Avenue
Pavement markings are being installed on Capitol Avenue between 18th and Washington Streets. Work will occur...
Guest Post from Taylor Firestine: UIndy Richard M. Fairbanks Symposium on Civic Leadership: Unigov at 50,
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development on Jun 14th, 2019 | 3 comments
Editors note: This guest post was provided to Urban Indy from an employee of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization. We will also welcome any comments or rebuttals that readers might contribute.
Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the sixth annual Richard M. Fairbanks Symposium on Civic Leadership at UIndy. The event included three panel discussions regarding the 50th anniversary of Unigov. I wanted to share some of the major themes and takeaways with everyone. The symposium was especially timely, given Sen. Richard Lugar’s death.
The event opened with a short...
