On Vacation

2010.05.18

Yep, on vacation.  No posts for 2 weeks.  Maybe longer if the ash cloud catches the wrong wind.

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Indy’s Monument Circle and the Legacy of East Liberty

2010.05.13

Last week the news broke that Indianapolis is planning to close traffic on Monument Circle (see Indy Star "City to test banning vehicles from Monument Circle") to test the idea of a downtown pedestrian mall.  As the marketing director for Indianapolis says: The concept is based on models in European cities, where pedestrian plazas drive ...

Categories : Indianapolis  Pittsburgh  Urban Design  infrastructure  placemaking  traffic circles
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A Quick Trip to Pittsburgh

2010.05.11

I visit Pittsburgh once per year.  I return because I love the city and its neighborhoods.  It is a great chance to visit with family, friends, and old classmates & professors.  Now that I am growing older and I have had a chance to explore more cities, it is fun for me to compare my ...

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Investing in Transportation Madness

2010.05.07

After 60 years of large scale highway building, the US transportation system faces more gridlock and less commuting options than ever before.  Now the executive director of AASHTO, the important group of highway designers, has come up with a solution:  more highways! Population increases are putting strains on existing transportation networks, and are ...

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Finishing the Pennsy Trail

2010.05.04

The Pennsy Trail, a new rail trail located in the Indianapolis neighborhood of Irvington, has been open for use since September of 2009 (see article on Pennsy Trail Opening or my previous posts on the Pennsy Trail).  While the current length is just a small 1.6 mile strip, this is the beginning of something much ...

Categories : Pennsy Trail