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Archive for July, 2009

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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

An exhibit, featuring the work of Ball State students, faculty, and alumni from the College of Architecture and Planning is on display through mid-August at the at the Ball State Indianapolis Center (50 S. Meridian St.).  The works highlights the economic development potential of proposed station areas along the planned light rail on the Nickel Plate Rail Line owned by the Hoosier Heritage Port Authority, from Noblesville to Union Station in downtown Indianapolis.  Exhibit hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm.

On Friday, August 7th from 7 - 11 PM, Indy Cog, People for Urban Progress, Harnish Design, and Cardinal Cycles will be hosting an event at the Murphy Arts Building in Fountain Square to promote a bike messenger bag that is made from re-purposed material from the roof of the RCA/Hoosier Dome.  There will be food, music, and entertainment; and it will be a great chance to connect with cyclists and the citizens of Indianapolis.

How Walkable is your Neighborhood?

Friday, July 17th, 2009

In the Spring of 2008, a class of IUPUI SPEA Capstone students developed a toolkit for assessing neighborhood walkability.  The project underwent review and some revision in the Health by Design Evaluation Committee and was piloted among coalition members in the Spring of 2009.  We invite you to use this tool to evaluate your own neighborhood and to help promote walkability!  Don’t hesitate to get in touch with questions or for more information.

Complete Streets Workshop

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

The recently held Complete Streets lecture and workshop were a huge success.  More than 150 Hoosiers from around the state participated.  Stay tuned for more details about how you can get involved and join in working towards policy development at the state and local level.  Check out the summary of our event on the National Complete Streets Coalition blog and some input and analysis from Graeme, an attendee.  Thanks again to AARP of Indiana, our event sponsor!

Update - Streetsblog included coverage of Indiana’s Complete Streets workshop as a network ’top pick’ on Wednesday!  Awesome - thanks!