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The roads are as bad as I have ever seen. $25M is a drop in the bucket. What a joke
Is this saying $257M would fix all the bad roads AND bad sidewalks? Sounds very optimistic. Sidewalks are crumbling and dangerous in neighborhoods of all incomes in Indy, and some marginal areas don’t even have sidewalks. Along with streets, renewing curbs + sidewalks is a huge step in bringing up a neighborhood, making it more safe. Everyone takes more pride in their front yards, even renters, and area is no longer as inviting to loitering and destruction. Rather than holding a press conference to tell how little of the infrastructure will be repaired, Mayor might better spend his time looking for add’l funding sources to really make a difference.
$25 being a drop in the bucket is true, but I’ll take the drop in this case. It might mean a lot for some residents.
In general we just have too much infrastructure to adequately maintain. Instead of maintenance, the city has sprawled out and neglected within. That’s not a uniquely Indy issue, it’s an American one. Sprawl keeps happening, and the best way to combat it is through reinvesting in our own older neighborhoods.
25 million won’t touch the Ho Chi Min Trsils that have devein Indy. We are the laughing stock of the Midwest about our streets. Pathetic financial management.
It’s supposed to read. Developed, and Trails
Really? Have you been to Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Milwaukee? All midwestern cities experience multiple freeze-thaw cycles even winter and spring, resulting in potholes. And none of these cities have anywhere near the funds to repair and maintain them. Indianapolis’ situation is exasperated by the Republican majority in the state legislature that refuses to use a funding formula based on “lane miles” in place of the current “street miles.” So, with numerous four and even six lane streets, we get screwed by the GOP. Go figure, eh?
Kevin is right – a lot of neglect for a long time in many areas. I do not see an easy solution going forward as the city spends a lot of money for things I do not personally feel are necessary but they are prioritized above infrastructure. Local government has gotten too big and succumbed to the same fate as all other bureaucracies: inefficiency. It is very sad but also very common and it will only get worse as the covid era is encouraging/making people more and more dependent on the government.
So Greg Ballard spent zero money on road maintenance for 8 years and you guys think that this problem happened overnight?? At least Mayor Joe is willing to find money to fix the roads without ruining the budget for future generations like Ballard. You guys need to recognize a true fiscal conservative when you see one.
You’re kidding right?! The roads are literally crumbling before your eyes now and were not anywhere near this bad or pathetic during the Ballard administration. Do you think pothole Joe is called that without merit?
After $500 million for Rebuild Indy and $350 million for Rebuild Indy 2 keeping our infrastructure in perfect condition during the Ballard administration, it is a tragedy that our streets have deteriorated to the condition they are in now. It’s like inheriting a thoroughbred race horse, and turning him into dog food.
Rebuild Indy was a joke. Don’t take my word for though.
http://www.urbanindy.com/2011/03/03/rebuild-indy-what-are-we-rebuilding/
Perfect condition is a laughable term. Many of the Rebuild Indy repairs were cosmetic in nature. Some “repairs” started deteriorating within a few years because they were hastily done. These new spot fixes promise to be more thorough in nature, hopefully ensuring more bang for our buck with road surface repairs.
Viewing mayors through a partisan lens seems to be weird. There has been good and bad stuff with every mayor since I’ve lived here. Our roads are deteriorating because that’s what they do when you have too many lane miles to maintain (especially in a northern climate), and that has been going on for decades.
I’ll still await the results of the new repairs before I can really assess them. They say they aren’t even repairing sidewalks, which unfortunately isn’t promising. Meanwhile, most of the new ADA sidewalk corners near the Red Line do look pretty good (the awful one well behind the stop line at 54th and Broadway being an exception). Infrastructure is a mixed bag in Indy, because there are very few standards of excellence outside of the Cultural Trail or Monument Circle. This is a “good enough” kind of town, and I’m a “good enough” kind of guy…but it still needs to be said.
Not a surprise. Underfunding public infrastructure and safety (the first priority in Government, IMHO) seems to be a theme with this administration.
Charlie is it honest to say Ballard never spent a dime on roads? C’mon man, as your prez likes to say. The problem with politics is that issues like these tend to never get resolved. There is always something more glamourous and attractive to spend money on: Lucas Oil Stadium, a new jail complex, a new library, etc. The White River was a cesspool for decades and is finally being cleaned up but was ignored by both political parties for decades. The preoccupation with rapid mass transit over the last several years was a total joke and the city buying electric cars blew up in their faces also. I guess that is sexy, fashionable stuff compared to potholes, streets, trails, and parks, and police to protect property from lawlessness. Money should not be the issue ever. It is the prioritization of money that is the problem and neither party has done an especially great job of managing that in my opinion. The government spends a lot of money but a lot of it is flat out wasted and doesn’t do much for the masses. Meanwhile, the media sees their role as to pit neighbor against neighbor so the charade can continue.
I so totally agree with Joe F. above. Neither party cares about the masses or doing what’s right. It’s all politics and what will make them look good and get re-elected.