Latest Posts for The Downtown Lowdown
New litter receptacles are installed on Mass AveThe Mass Ave Clean/Green Committee has worked diligently to place new litter receptables on Mass Ave, replacing others badly worn. Co-chaired by Mick McDaniel (co-owner of Artisans Gallery) and Tracy Robertson (owner of Mass Ave Pub), the committee [Read More…]
Three towers among highlights of IU Health’s new Downtown hospitalIndiana University Health has outlined design plans for its new Downtown Indianapolis hospital showing a distinctive three-tower structure meant to flexibly serve the future healthcare needs of Indiana. Plans filed March 24 with the Indianapolis [Read More…]
Street closures extended as part of North Split interstate reconstructionLocal street closures will remain closed longer than expected in an effort to speed the North Split interchange reconstruction project. These streets include Ohio Street, 10th Street, Market Street and Commerce Avenue. State highway officials have [Read More…]
Interstate project update: New York Street to close WednesdayStarting early morning Wednesday, Feb. 9, New York Street will close under Interstate 65 between Davidson and Pine streets for overhead beam erection and will be completed on or after Feb. 19, weather permitting. All eastbound traffic will be [Read More…]
10th Street closure extended through Feb. 19 due to cold weatherEast 10th Street won’t reopen under Interstaters 65 and 70 until at least Feb. 19, the Indiana Department of Transportation has announced. The portion of the street between College and Highland avenues has been closed to allow for overhead [Read More…]
Michigan Street and 10th Street will both close for interstate workTwo major access points to Downtown from the Near Eastside will be closed as early as Tuesday, Jan. 3, as work on the Downtown interstate project continues. Following is information provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation regarding the [Read More…]
Second Annual 10-Minute Play Festival returns to IndyFringe / updates on street closures / art at District TheatreThe Indiana Playwrights Circle will present the Second Annual 10-Minute Play Festival Thursday through Sunday, Nov 11 – 14, at the IndyFringe Basile Theatre. This event is bringing seven distinct companies together by producing seven [Read More…]
Ohio Street to close at College Avenue / Vermont Street to be blocked at DelawareThe continuing North Split reconstruction project will result in the closure of eastbound Ohio Street at College Avenue as soon as today. The full closure affects vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic and will be in place until Nov. 9, weather [Read More…]
Dia de Muertos to be staged in outdoor settingGarfield Park’s celebration of the traditional Mexican holiday, Día de Muertos, will be celebrated at the Corporate Shelter right outside the Garfield Park Arts Center from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2. The “Day of the Dead” festival was [Read More…]
Traffic update: Latest from the North Split projectEastbound Ohio Street will be closed to traffic at College Avenue from Sept. 1 to 28, weather permitting, as part of the North Split interstate reconstruction project. All eastbound Ohio Street traffic will be redirected to New York Street via [Read More…]
A big idea: Put Downtown interstates below – not above – street levelAn ambitious plan to rework the Downtown interstate system below street-level would cost $500 million more than the state’s current plan – but the return on that investment includes nearly $100 million in market value for recaptured land, the [Read More…]
Traffic update: Methodist Hospital expansion, Delaware Street project and latest from North SplitMETHODIST HOSPITAL: Major utility work is starting soon to prepare for the new IU Health Downtown hospital and expanded Methodist medical campus south of 16th Street. Utility work on nearby streets is scheduled to begin on Sunday, Sept. 22. [Read More…]
New York Street underpass closure is now imminent / Vermont Street work also at handBeginning on or after Wednesday, Aug. 4, New York Street will be closed from East Street to Pine Street as part of the Interstate 65/70 North Split reconstruction project, although motorists wishing to travel northbound can use New York Street to [Read More…]
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…]