Scoot Over for Scooters

August 21, 2019 0

by Thomas P. Healy More dockless electric scooters from more providers could appear in more places around Indy now that the City of Indianapolis Board of Business and Neighborhood Services (BNS) has approved new regulations. […more…]

Scooteropolis Revisited

March 19, 2019 0

by Thomas P. Healy Winter weather appears to have accomplished what public safety concerns have not: reduced rental scooter clutter. The seasonal time-out also affords an opportunity to review the impacts of widespread rental scooter […more…]

Scooteropolis

December 28, 2018 0

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…]

Federal Funding Supports Transit Plan

June 14, 2017 0

by Thomas P. Healy Efforts to implement the Marion County Transit Plan have received a big financial boost recently, and a couple of small ones too. The biggest boost came from Congress, which crafted bi-partisan […more…]

WALKWAYS: Walking the Talk

December 30, 2016 0

by Thomas P. Healy Foot-travelers got a running start this year with the adoption of Indianapolis’ first pedestrian plan [PDF], part of the county’s comprehensive plan. The plan is designed to provide a long-term vision […more…]