by Thomas P. Healy Residents and commuters may have been inconvenienced by temporary lane closures on Meridian Street for Citizen Energy Group’s DigIndy project and IndyGo’s Red Line bus rapid transit (BRT) construction, but for […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Like many cities across the nation, Indianapolis was the target of a new type of urban litter in 2018 when rentable, dockless, battery-powered scooters appeared on downtown and Midtown streets and […more…]
In December 2018 Lilly Endowment announced the winners of its competitive grant program, Strengthening Indianapolis Through Arts and Cultural Innovation. While several projects are citywide in scope and therefore could include Midtown locations, one of […more…]
Two artists with Midtown connections received funding from the Create Indy Fund, an effort by the City to advance local cultural industries. Musician and digital artist Diop Adisa, who is affiliated with the Kheprw Institute, […more…]
The White River Vision Plan process is flowing along and the Phase One report is now available for review and comment. It provides an in-depth study of the river corridor’s history, industry, river access, hydrology, […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Attorneys representing the City of Indianapolis have filed paperwork with the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) seeking permission to assume financial responsibility for the section of the former Nickel Plate rail […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy The U.S. Environmental Projection Agency (EPA) has completed an interim cleanup plan for part of a Superfund site located within Midtown’s Fall Creek watershed. “This project is what we refer to […more…]
By Thomas P. Healy As construction work continues on the Red Line Bus Rapid Transit corridor, IndyGo has taken delivery of the first of thirteen battery electric buses slated to go into service in 2019. […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy Looming in the background of efforts to improve workforce quality is the demographic reality of diminished workforce quantity. Matt Kinghorn, senior demographic analyst for the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) at […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy In August, the Indiana Institute for Working Families, a program of the Indiana Community Action Association (INCAA), published the Status of Working Families Report 2018. The report examines the economic outcomes […more…]
