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Note to editor: The Purple Line will not run “from Indianapolis to Lawrence.” That makes it sound like a one-way service. More correctly it will run “between” Lawrence and Indianapolis (specifically to the Park Street BRT station on 38th where it will then use the existing Red Line route between Park and the Downtown Transit Center).
The original design had the Purple Line remaining on Meridian rather than following the Red Line over to Capitol Ave. While I think that’s appropriate especially in the beginning, when was that change made?
Can we use the Purple Line money to tear out the failed Red Line stations and put them in the junk yard with the BlueIndy cars?
👍😂
Great idea.
No.
Tweeted – so presidential.
Hopefully Indianapolis / Governor does not have to sell the soul to get the $$.
Indianapolis at the forefront of Bus Rapid Transit in the US. After all, light rail (illegal only in Indiana) would attract greater ridership but would cost much much more. Blue Indy was a car sharing scheme not public transit. The Red Line has not been in operation for one entire year and the pandemic has significantly affected ridership and traffic and life. Transit ridership does not increase immediately but builds gradually. With every new system ridership starts high, drops then build. Still, even the lowest ridership days of the Red Line reflect higher ridership than some more expensive rail lines. Furthermore, the Red Line stations have not failed, the concrete is quite stable. Nor has the Red Line failed. Overall IndyGo ridership increased 8% last year, which placed Indianapolis with few other cities that exhibited increased in ridership. With the Purple Line, frequency improvements and the systemwide route restructure, further increases will occur. It is indeed interesting that Indianapolis is finally on the map of progress while some seek to relish keeping the city backward. That Indianapolis is getting a return of Indiana tax dollars for local transit projects is a benefit. And, no, those dollar from the transit fund must go to transit projects. So, if Indianapolis does not receive a share, those dollars go to cities and agencies that have embraced sound comprehensive regional transit networks such as Utah Transit Authority in Salt Lake. The governor need not do anything. The environmental, design, and project justification analysis has been done, that’s why the competitive transit grant was awarded. It was not an earmark or a gift, but achieved through the federal Small Starts process for which specific criteria must be met. Looking forward to a real rapid transit system as documented in the Marion County Transit plan. Why is transit such a hated issue in an urban city?
Tend to agree with most of this, Derek C. I wonder how long you’ve lived here since you seem surprised at the foot-dragging on progress. It’s pretty typical of this city.