Latest Posts for The Downtown Lowdown
New York Street closure is delayed until Aug. 2 (at the earliest)Just a day after announcing that the New York Street shutdown at Interstates 65/70 would probably begin Sunday, the Indiana Department of Transportation has postponed that action until “on or after” Monday, Aug. 2. In anticipation of this closure, [Read More…]- New York Street closure and traffic pattern shift to begin this weekNew York Street will be closed at Interstates 65/70 as soon as Sunday, July 25, an action which will also shift traffic patterns on Downtown streets, the Indiana Department of Transportation has announced. New York Street between East and Pine [Read More…]
- North Split update: Market Street scheduled to close Thursday, July 15From Thursday, July 15, until Aug. 2, Market Street will be closed between College and Highland avenues for overhead bridge demolition as part of the North Split interstate project, the Indiana Department of Transportation has reported. This is a [Read More…]
- North Split update: St. Clair Street closing planned for July 6St. Clair Street between Davidson and Pine streets is scheduled to close July 6 as work on the North Split reconstruction project continues. Indiana Department of Transportation officials said eastbound traffic will be detoured to 10th Street and [Read More…]
College Avenue and Michigan Street set to close Monday, June 21The North Split interstate construction project will result in the temporary closings of both College Avenue and Michigan Street – as early as Monday, June 21. * College Avenue will be closed between 11th and 13th streets for overhead bridge [Read More…]
Interstate project will close Michigan Street later this weekOn or after Thursday, June 17 – and after Vermont Street reopens under the Downtown interstates – Michigan Street will be closed between Pine and Davidson streets for overhead bridge demolition. The closure, part of the North Split reconstruction [Read More…]
Chatham Brew Fest rescheduledChatham Brew Fest – originally scheduled in June – will now be staged on Saturday, Sept. 25, to give breweries a bit more time to get up and running and fully staffed post-COVID. “There’s an overwhelming amount of interest in the event as indicated [Read More…]
A ‘futbol’ league for neighborhoodsIndy City Futbol has added six expansion teams – all covering the city’s urban core neighborhoods – and added a plan for non-playing neighbors to add volunteer, transit, social and challenge points to help their neighborhood team take home the [Read More…]
Wanted: ‘Public Allies’ to learn how to be community leadersBy Vicki Rubio / Public Allies program director, Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center We are now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 Public Allies Indianapolis program. Public Allies is an AmeriCorps program which builds the capacity of [Read More…]
Dramatic enhancements coming to Benjamin Harrison Presidential SiteConstruction will begin by early May on a $6 million project to transform the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site into a gathering place in the heart of the Old Northside, complete with expansive greenspace. The project is the result of a $6 million [Read More…]
Historic fire station donated to IMPD as a Near Eastside substationCity police officers have a new space to take a breather, fill out reports, workout or regroup after an incident – and it’s not costing taxpayers a dime, thanks to a donation by the owners of the historic former fire station in the 1000 block of [Read More…]
Full closure at the North Split to begin in MayOnline resources added to project website to help motorists navigate significant traffic changes during reconstruction of central Indiana’s busiest interchange The 18-month closure of the North Split interstate interchange is only two months away, [Read More…]
$1 million grant boosts expansion of Indianapolis Cultural TrailThe plan to extend two legs of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail has received a $1 million grant from the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation. Currently in design, the expansion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: COVID-19 vaccine has arrived / Other city newsThanks to Mayor’s Neighborhood Advocate Fabico Yatico and Mass Ave Merchants Association coordinator Chantel Stone, we’re able to pass along the latest information on the COVID-19 vaccine procedures. The vaccination of Hoosiers against COVID-19 has [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: Herron High School system adding an elementary school next yearHerron Preparatory Academy will be launched with 120 students in kindergarten through second grade, to be housed in a modular building containing 10 classrooms on the north parking lot of the charter school which sits at the corner of 16th and Pennsylvania streets in the Herron-Morton Place neighborhood. [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: City wants to know your ideas for BlueIndy charging sitesCity officials have unveiled details of the “Reimagining the Curb” public engagement effort, which invites resident feedback on ideas for repurposing the underground connections to power available at former BlueIndy sites. The public engagement [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: Matching grant program targets infrastructure projectsNot-for-profit and community-based organizations have until Jan. 29 to submit their project proposals as part of the Indy Neighborhood Infrastructure Partnership Program, a matching grant program transportation infrastructure projects that [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: Volunteers sought for Cultural Trail cleanupTHIS JUST IN: Volunteers sought for Cultural Trail cleanup Officials with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail are inviting the Indy community to join in a fall cleanup on the Cultural Trail, taking place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 17. Sixty [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: City discourages door-to-door trick-or-treatingCity officials and the Marion County Public Health Department say parents should not take their children door-to-door trick-or-treating or “trunk-or-treating.” Also discouraged is leaving bowls of candy for others to grab are not recommended, [Read More…]
THIS JUST IN: Fight against homelessness gets a $7.1 funding boostThe pandemic and its subsequent impact upon Downtown has brought the homelessness issue to the forefront – including its impact on the perception of public safety. And much of the resulting frustration has been directed at the Hogsett [Read More…]