Getting the Ball Rolling – Transit Day at the Statehouse!
Posted by Shayla in Transit on Jan 21st, 2014 | 17 comments
This winter, despite bitter cold temperatures, all I can think about is how I would love for someone else to do the driving, as I strategically maneuver my 4×4 Jeep through snow filled streets. However, I work near Pendleton Pike and Oaklandon Road, where there is not an Indy Go bus in sight. As a new contributor to Urban Indy, I will be sharing my passion for mass transit and the news regarding it here in Indianapolis.
Indiana legislators are going through their lists of topics this session one by one, and soon to take the platform will be a topic of particular interest: Mass Transit. As...
Next Round of Public Meetings from Indy Connect
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Transit on Jul 31st, 2013 | 3 comments
Indy Connect may not have succeeded at the State House this year, but that has not stopped them from attempting to move forward with Bus Rapid Transit options for Indianapolis. Here is the schedule for the next round of public meetings, discussing potential Red, Green, and Blue Line routes:
I hope to be able to attend the meeting downtown at the Artsgarden next Tuesday to find out more...
NE Corridor Opportunities Pt 2 – 71st & Binford
Posted by Curt Ailes in Transit on Jan 12th, 2011 | 4 comments
Last week, I profiled 22nd Street and how the surrounding neighborhood is poised to benefit from the controversial NE Corridor line in Indianapolis planned in the Indyconnect proposal. This week, I will focus on the neighborhood roughly centered at 71st Street & Binford Blvd; the second area in my series of nodes along the line that fall within the Marion County. The rail line would be the first rail transit of any kind in the Indianapolis area since the interurbans were dismantled. The neighborhoods I am focusing on, have already begun some sort of station area planning as part of a...
Keep pushing for Indy Connect
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Historical Posts on Mar 16th, 2010 | 10 comments
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood made a surprise appearance at the National Bike Summit in Washington DC. The Secretary made a strong pitch for diversified transportation options, as the Streetsblog article does a fine job of highlighting. This is another sign to me that the time is right for Indy Connect.
To be honest, improvements like Indy Connect probably could have happened 20 years ago, but perhaps a benefit to our traditional Hoosier conservative approach is that we can also learn from other cities’ progress and pitfalls. One way that I think we have learned is by starting out the...
Indy Connect Justification Number 2:
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Historical Posts on Feb 19th, 2010 | 5 comments
Property Lines has posted about an abandoned apartment building due to be redeveloped that has hit a snag due to our infamous off-street parking requirements. How many of our historic buildings were lost due to parking? How many more sit vacant for the same reason? Instead of more people living in a part of Meridian Street that is hoping to be redeveloped, it will continue to sit vacant until an alternative solution is found for automobiles, despite the fact that the building is already surrounded by parking...
