Update from Irvington - Streetscape & Other news

The Irvington Streetscape committee met its fundraising goals for full Federal funding (see old post here), so hopefully work will begin soon. They are still short of their overall goals so that incidental costs and contingency budgets will be covered, so don't think it's all over just yet. In the meantime, I put a photograph of the board at the corner of Audubon & Washington showing the fundraising progress and a plan view of the planted medians, crosswalks, and sidewalk improvements that are planned.





I apologize for the poor photo qualities. The sun glare was impossible to work against.

The streetscape is just one of the efforts underway to help improve the neighborhood. If you are interested in the overall strategic vision of the neighborhood, I recommend you delve into the neighborhood plan (published 2006) hosted here. It's a big document (22MB / 147 pgs), but there is no better collection of information about Irvington.


Also, I wanted to thank the Irvingtonians (esp. Irvington Terrace Crimewatch) and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful volunteers who planted the cloverleaf at the intersection of Shadeland and Washington Street. This interchange has such an interesting history. I'll look for a write-up in the media about the event to link to. Word has it that 160 volunteers showed up. Way to show support and committment to the neighborhood, everyone!

Here's what the first leaf planting looks like from the exit ramp:



Update 2009-04-08:
The Irvington Development Organization put an article about the cloverleaf planting in their monthly newsletter. Check it out for the background info on the oldest cloverleaf in the city as well as some great photos of the planting event.