IndyGo Route Improvements Set for February
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Announcements, Transit on Jan 6th, 2018 | 3 comments
IndyGo has announced additional trips along some key routes for February of this year. This has likely occurred in part because of the new income tax, which was able to start being collected in October of 2017.
This announcement serves as a reminder that these system changes were not all about the Red Line. These new improvements happen to occur in some of the most transit-dependent areas in the...
Indygo’s Red Line Updates
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, Transit on Aug 31st, 2017 | Comments Off on Indygo’s Red Line Updates
Today, IndyGo released a brand new web page highlighting the upcoming Red Line project. The page features an interactive construction map, which will be helpful in the near future. Indygo is also scheduling neighborhood talks, which are shown below. I’m planning on attending the event at Upland, which I’m sure will be interesting:
Tuesday 9/12 | 7:00 AM
Calvin Fletchers Coffee Company
647 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203
Thursday 9/14 | 4:30 PM
Hotel Tango Artisan Distillery
702 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46203
Wednesday 9/20 | 4:30 PM
TwoDEEP Brewing Co.
714 N Capitol Ave,...
Indygo Purple Line Public Meetings Scheduled
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development, Transit on Jun 22nd, 2017 | 13 comments
Next month, IndyGo is convening public meetings to discuss the future plans for the Purple Line. Here is the schedule and agenda:
Purple Line Public Meetings:
Help determine stop placement, lane configuration, and downtown routing for Indy’s second rapid transit line. IndyGo staff and consultants will be available during open houses, offering a brief presentation 15 minutes after the start of each session.
Monday, July 10
City of Lawrence Government Center
(9001 E. 59th Street, Lawrence, IN 46216)
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Tuesday, July 11
Meadows YMCA
(3908 Meadows Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46205)
6:00...
UPDATE: Expected Timeline for Transit at the City-County Council
Posted by Kevin Kastner in New Development, Transit on Jan 9th, 2017 | 6 comments
After passing the referendum in Indianapolis with relative ease, the mass transit issue now moves to the City-County Council, which is first introduced tonight at 7 pm @ the City County Building. Here is the tentative schedule:
1/9–Introduced at council meeting and assigned to Rules & Public Policy Committee (7pm Assembly Room)
1/30 at 7pm for public testimony to the whole council
2/1–hearing at Municipal Corporation Committee (5:30pm Room 260)
2/21–official advertised public hearing and vote by Rules Committee (5:30pm Room 260)
2/27–full council votes on final adoption...
Interactive Map of Indianapolis Transit Support
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods on Nov 28th, 2016 | 104 comments
The big local news from the Election a few weeks ago was the passing of the IndyGo funding referendum. With almost 60% of the vote, voters in Marion County supported the measure, giving the City County Council a good indication of the direction of their upcoming vote on the issue.
Thankfully, MIBOR released the election results by council district. I asked Jill Saligoe-Simmel to help map the results so they could be displayed in a clickable manner. The results can be seen on her website, or below:
Supporters are now encouraged to write to their council members. I’ve already written mine, Duke...
