Coal Factory in Irvington
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Bicycling, Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian on Jun 11th, 2014 | 1 comment
I have received some initial renderings from the Coal Factory redevelopment project in Irvington.  This looks to be an exciting reuse which should help bring some new attention to the neighborhood, as well as link to an extension of the Pennsy Trail.
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Pennsy Pocket Park
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Bicycling, Neighborhoods, Pedestrian on May 14th, 2013 | 10 comments
Recently, I learned of a new Pocket Park project being launched in Irvington by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. Â The park is located to the south of the Marsh store, along the Pennsy Trail:
The KIB webpage linked to a photo of the park’s construction, which is obviously in the early stages:
I contacted Ben McGhee, who helped to design the park to find out some more information. Â He sent along a few renderings:
Ben McGhee, Brian Burtch, and Chris Stuart of Design Authority answered some questions I had about the project:
1. Where did the reclaimed material originate?
In early...
Former Irvington Post Office Saved
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods on Dec 28th, 2012 | 5 comments
I was so happy to read this article yesterday on the former Irvington Post Office building, located at the corner Washington and Ritter. Â This is excellent news for a building that has been threatened with demolition for years now:
Hope everyone has had a safe and restful holiday season.
Irvington Streetscape, Part IV
Posted by Kevin Kastner in New Development, Pedestrian on Dec 7th, 2012 | 20 comments
Last Saturday, I finally had the opportunity to head over to Irvington to view their downtown area now that the major construction on the streetscape project has been completed. Â The long-planned project has widened the sidewalks, added medians, and bricked up the main intersections for better pedestrian visibility.
Sadly, the project isn’t a 100 percent aesthetic slam-dunk.  The utility poles still line the street (fortunately they are not embedded in the sidewalk), and they use Indy’s standard bland street lights.  Still, the street is much better than it was before,...
Irvington Streetscape Project underway
Posted by Kevin Kastner in New Development, Pedestrian on May 2nd, 2012 | 13 comments
After 7 long years of fundraising and background legal work, the Irvington streetscape project kicked off yesterday.  Photos of the groundbreaking can be seen via the Irvington Development Organization’s facebook page. This project will help reclaim Washington Street for pedestrians in the neighborhood, which has seen a good deal of new locally-owned businesses open in the past few years.
According to the article in the Indianapolis Star, the first phase will take place on the 5 blocks between Irvington and Bolton Avenues, which could also be considered Downtown Irvington:
The second...
