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Look, Hogsett’s plan is going absolutely nowhere at the Statehouse, in part because none of the Republicans who represent Indianapolis are willing to push for it. IBJ, maybe ask Marion County Republicans why none of them will advocate or fight for better roads for their constituents?
But Shreve himself was quoted months ago saying the following:
“”Shreve, who has served two terms on the Indianapolis City-County Council, said that he knows the frustration of hearing constituents ask for road and sidewalk improvements when the city funding isn’t there.
“And sadly, you just have to say ‘sorry, it’s not going to happen,’” Shreve said.
If elected, he would attempt to make work on roads and sidewalks occur more efficiently, but that he would not guarantee immediate progress.
“I won’t make the campaign promise that we’ll put sidewalks in all the neighborhoods that don’t have them around our county, unfortunately,” Shreve said.
Shreve cited the road-funding issue in Marion County. Indianapolis’ state funding for city roads per vehicle miles traveled is among the lowest in the state.””
Jefferson Shreve on better roads in Indianapolis: “Sorry, It’s not going to happen.” He’s given up, and he’s going to sit there and complain about the other guy’s plans?
I would absolutely love to have two serious contenders for Indianapolis mayor. Instead we’ve got Joe Hogsett, with all his many flaws, and yet again, a Republican candidate who has no ideas of his own and just complains about the other guy. Two months ago he won/bought the primary, and still no reason to vote for Shreve.
https://www.ibj.com/articles/republican-indy-mayoral-candidates-meet-in-second-town-hall
Actually just this session Sen. Aaron Freeman pushed legislation that added $8 million in road funding to Marion County.
I do marvel at how this idea just seemed to occur to Hogsett in the last few months of his second term in office. Was there some reason he didn’t propose it before now? Maybe if he had proposed it seven years ago, and begun systematically working with the Indiana General Assembly to negotiate and work the plan and actually expend political capital, it would be law by now.
But see, I used the word “work” in that last sentence, and I suspect that was the bridge too far for our mayor to cross.
Aaron – that was mentioned in the article.
It’s also a drop in the proverbial bucket.
What Hogsett is asking for is common sense. Make the city a better place to live and people will live there. Having quality roads improves safety and welcomes visitors from the surrounding counties.
This is all fine and great, but why did it take 7.5 years to announce it all just months before Hogsett’s Third term run for mayor? Sure the city-county is 400 square miles in size, but the plan, and almost obsession with funding and rebuilding mostly downtown only streets for bicycles and traffic calming, has not really benefited the Indy population at large throughout the 400 square miles. Sure you can criticize Shreve, but he hasn’t occupied the mayor’s office yet. Hogsett has become a master at politics, democratic style, and in the manipulation of the facts and truths. Chasing hot subjects that shine and glitter has also kept the public mesmerized. Two terms is more than enough, let’s try some new leadership as we continue to recover from the BLM-Antifa riots that were allowed to stall and stagnate our downtown area.
“BLM-Antifa riots.” Funny.
Because if you’ve been paying attention, he’s been trying to broaden it from being just an Indianapolis issue to an Indianapolis area issue and get more Republican mayors in the donut counties on board.
Which he’s been doing for a couple years. You can claim that’s a terrible idea, but it’s a better idea than Jefferson Shreve just flat giving up. Would you rather have a bad idea or no idea?
It’s all well and good that Indianapolis area Republicans got a technical fix passed, but the base formula is unfair. It is ridiculous that we’re talking about phasing out the income tax when we clearly need more road funding,.. No business is going to relocate to the Indianapolis area if her infrastructure is absolute trash, compared to a state like Ohio.
What Indianapolis area Republicans need to do is partner with Democrats on the road funding issue alone, and get the fix passed. Their loyalty should be to their voters, not their party.
This proposal selfishly assumes the rest of the state has plenty of road funding to spare, there’s an endless pot of money to spend from, or both. Anyone who has traveled around the state knows that rural Indiana roads are not paved in gold – many aren’t even paved at all. And everyone should agree that very basic access to transportation of goods and services is a necessity for residents rural and urban. The state provides basic funding and local revenue should make up the difference. Ask for the option to raise revenue if you think it’s really needed. The rest of the state, much of which is overall much poorer than Indianapolis, cannot pay on Indianapolis’ behalf. Misplaced priorities and lack of political will are the primary reasons Indy’s streets and sidewalks, among other things, are in such crummy condition. Proposals like this exemplify why the rest of the state despises Indianapolis.
The baseline formula is unfair. That’s the p[point of this article. There is no logical reason to continue the funding mechanism in its current form.
Andrew, that’s not what is happening.
On top of there not being enough money, it’s being redirected from Indianapolis to the rest of the state. Indianapolis is subsidizing Indiana.
The only option Indianapolis is allowed to take is to impose a wheel tax, capped at $25 million a year. Yet again, not enough to make a difference.
Republicans at the Statehouse like Jim Pressell (from a town of 550) claim there is plenty of road funding. Their wet dream is to impose tolls on the interstates, which isn’t allowed by federal law. We are led by misers and fools.
There is plenty to blame Joe Hogsett for. The state of Indianapolis’ roads isn’t one.
Amazing the election year timing. Hhmmm
Kevin P. wrote:
“This is all fine and great, but why did it take 7.5 years to announce it all just months before Hogsett’s Third term run for mayor?”
That is the question, and it shocks me that Taylor Wooten wrote this story without mocking Hogsett throughout.
Do you all know how hyperlinks and time stamps work?
A fraction, a tiny fraction of what is necessary… even 10x this increase in spending will not maintain the roads.
Indianapolis has to own up and grow up – the work it would take to repair these 8100 miles of roadway is not sustainable. That means some tough choices are necessary. More transit to reduce road wear, more density to reduce miles traveled, and major “road diets” city-wide to reduce the extreme ratio of low-density suburban roadways. Or it’s time to break UniGov and make these suburbs own their own problems.