The Cultural Trail Philosophical Divide: Virginia Ave vs. Mass Ave
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Bicycling, Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian on May 13th, 2014 | 20 comments
Virginia Avenue is hopping with new developments. Each article and news report that is written about the renewed focus on the street has mentioned the Cultural Trail as major catalyst for the revitalization of the street. The Cultural Trail is parallel to the commercial district for almost the entire stretch, with the exception of the short jog it makes to enable easier crossing of East and South Streets.
This angle also enables some nice views of the downtown skyline, as seen in this photo:
Contrast this to how the trail zigs and zags in the city’s other major diagonal commercial district,...
Fountain Square Apartment Proposal
Posted by Kevin Kastner in New Development on Sep 20th, 2013 | 14 comments
After many years of redeveloping the existing historic buildings, Fountain Square is potentially going to receive its first new multi-use structure. Milhaus has attained the property which was recently pitched as a gas station, and is proposing to build new apartments with 3100 sq feet of retail. The designs have been submitted to the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, so we can now share them with the public:
This looks to be a nice addition to the neighborhood, and I hope to see it it approved.
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Fountain Square Grand Prix
Posted by Graeme Sharpe in Bicycling, Neighborhoods on Aug 31st, 2012 | 1 comment
The month of August has spoiled those of us who enjoy awesome things. Case in point: The inaugural Fountain Square Grand Prix bicycle criterium race held on August 18th, 2012.
I loved the race being held on that day. There was a strong symbolism to the FSGP being held on the same weekend as the MotoGP at the Speedway. Indy is a town that loves to host a good competition. But it also loves to host a good party, and that’s why the Cataracts 2012 music festival being held at the same time and only 1 block away from the bicycle race made this a perfect Indianapolis blending of Sports &...
Cataracts 2012
Posted by Graeme Sharpe in Neighborhoods on Aug 28th, 2012 | 3 comments
The weekend of August 17-19 was a great one for this Capital City, as documented in the IndyStar. There were a lot of options available and I hope everyone here took advantage of some. The Cataracts 2012 music festival was my event of choice, and I’m quite happy I attended. The music was great, the people were friendly, and the weather was unbelievable. NUVO wrote an article on the event, or you can get a feel for the experience by watching this:
It was just a lot of fun, as you can see in that video. I don’t have the equipment to capture such music, but hopefully you get a sense...
Mass Ave Crit and FtnSqr Grand Prix
Posted by Graeme Sharpe in Bicycling, Neighborhoods on Aug 15th, 2012 | 2 comments
It has been a great summer for cycling action here in Indianapolis. We are seeing great returns on our infrastructure investments, and our citizens are starting to embrace bicycle culture more enthusiastically. A good example of this was the Mass Ave Crit 2012 held last weekend.
The Mass Ave Crit is one of the most established races in the area, and it was a great turnout from spectators, fans, and cyclists. The event was blessed with beautiful weather and a lot of support from the community. I watched as many of the races as I could, and there was great action on every...
