Delaware and Fall Creek Redesign Project Opens Public Space
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Bicycling, Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian on Jul 6th, 2017 | 13 comments
Seven years ago, I posted a short article on an opportunity for a better intersection at Delaware and Fall Creek. A few years later, plans were released for a redesign, which basically brought back the original street grid of the neighborhood. Thankfully this project is now completed, and the 2 swooping curved drives have been eliminated. Here’s how the streets looked in 2010. Note the lack of sidewalks and crosswalks across Fall Creek Boulevard:
And here’s how it looked earlier this year, while it was still under construction:
Basically the intersection is now simplified. Instead of 3-4...
Guest Post by Ryan Funk: Jane Jacobs in Mapleton-Fall Creek
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Bicycling, Neighborhoods, Pedestrian, Transit on May 19th, 2017 | 2 comments
Original post can be found here.
Jane Jacobs was a journalist and community activist who is now widely considered a patron saint of urban planning. Her most famous work, published in 1961, is The Death and Life of Great American Cities. I recently read the book and am reflecting on what it tells us about Mapleton-Fall Creek.
Jacobs wrote at a time when cities looked at historic neighborhoods as “cancers” that should be bulldozed and replaced with utopian garden cities: high-rises separated by expanses of grass. She fought New York City when it wanted to tear down much of Greenwich Village to build...
KIB Walking Tour to highlight Mapleton-Fall Creek Improvements
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods on Jul 24th, 2013 | 0 comments
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful is hosting a walking tour tomorrow at 7 pm to commence the recent opening of 4 projects in the Mapelton-Fall Creek neighborhood:
Urban Indy posted about 2 of these projects a year ago. Central Avenue, as well as small segments of 29th and 30th Streets, are now 2-way streets within the neighborhood, so it is a good time to discover some of the other work that has taken place...
