What is Public Space? A Grandfathered-in Parking Lot Conflicts with Red Line Plans
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian, Transit on Jun 27th, 2017 | 57 comments
Local News outlet Fox 59 recently published an article about a local restaurant at 54th and College, which contends that the city is being unfair in its Red Line plans. The restaurant currently uses a head-in parking lot configuration found nowhere else in Meridian Kessler. Given that this structure was historically a gas station and a grocery store, that’s not too surprising:
A closer look at the property shows that the parking lot basically spills out into the right-of-way to the north and east side of the property:
The article contends that the restaurant will lose its parking lot access from...
Matt Impink on Transit in Indy
Posted by Jim Hodapp in Transit on Aug 23rd, 2016 | 8 comments
Come join us this Thursday, August 25th at 7 PM to hear a presentation made by Matt Impink of the Indy Chamber as he covers the background and future of transit in Indianapolis. Matt will be covering the current facts about transit in Indy as well as the talking about the Indy Connect transit plan for the near term and longer term. This will be a chance to ask questions about the Red Line plan as well as the upcoming transit referendum on the ballot this fall. Please try to RSVP on the Strong Indy meetup page if you plan to attend. Also feel free to share this invitation with anyone who might be...
Red Line Public Meetings begin next week
Posted by Kevin Kastner in New Development, Transit on Jul 15th, 2016 | 1 comment
With the Red Line approaching the final stages of planning, the Department of Public Works and IndyGo is holding a series of meetings for public input. We encourage the public to attend and express support for expanding transit options here in Indianapolis. Dates, times, and locations are listed below. I’m hoping to attend the one at the College Avenue Library next Thursday:
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New Series: Guest Posts in Support of Indy Connect’s Mass Transit Referendum
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Transit on May 7th, 2016 | 28 comments
Urban Indy is partnering with the new Transit Drives Indy website to promote the Indy Connect ballot referendum, which will appear before the full City Council on Monday, May 9th at 7 pm in the City County Building. We intend to run a series of blog posts from citizens in support of the plan. Our first guest post is from Kallan Carr:
As a Midtown resident, I love everything about my neighborhood. My husband and I bought our home at 46th and Carrollton because we wanted to enjoy all aspects of city life in Indianapolis. We love to walk to restaurants, the store, bike to Broad Ripple and enjoy all the...
Letters of Support for the Red Line
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development, Pedestrian, Transit on Oct 7th, 2015 | 173 comments
Due in part to some of the recent pushback on the Red Line proposal, I have been asked by a fan of Urban Indy to write a letter to the President of the Meridian Kessler Neighborhood Association, Nick Colby. He can be reached at: ncolby at colbyequipment dot com. Here is the letter that I have prepared:
If you are a resident of Meridian Kessler and a fan of Urban Indy, I encourage you to write your own letter of support for the proposed Red Line.
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