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City officials poised to regulate dockless scooter services
City-County Council members are poised to put regulations on the motorized electric scooters that have been zipping around downtown over the past two weeks.
City commuters brace for closures to key portions of Interstate 65
The project will close both directions of Interstate 65 between the Meridian Street and 21st Street exits starting next week.
Second scooter firm rolls out electric rides in Indianapolis in less than two weeks
Lime follows electric scooter company Bird, which entered the Indianapolis market on June 15 by dropping its dockless scooters downtown, in Irvington and along Massachusetts Avenue. City officials are working on developing rules for such devices.
Firm behind BlueIndy car-sharing service kicked to curb in Paris
The French capital on Thursday canceled its contract with Bollore after the company predicted losses totaling $348 million over the next five years and asked for taxpayers to pick up much of the cost.
IndyGo rethinks another electric-bus buy
IndyGo is expected to back off plans to purchase electric buses this year to replace the mass-transit system’s older diesel fleet, saying electric-vehicle technology is not yet good enough to meet its needs.
New dockless electric scooter system ‘Bird’ runs into trouble as city ponders regulation
City code enforcement officials sent the company a letter asking them to halt their service for 30 days while the city works out a regulatory scheme that would tackle dockless bike and scooter sharing.
Indianapolis transportation initiative chosen to receive federal support
The Indianapolis effort is one of six around the country that has been selected to receive a year’s worth of free consulting services to help it develop its plan.
Private jets luring buyers again, even at average cost of $9.7M
Private-jet buyers are coming out of hiding, encouraged by expanding businesses and lower corporate tax rates.
Council approves spending $10.8M on equipment, workers to maintain streets
The proposal, approved unanimously, will allow the Department of Public Works to purchase equipment as well as hire an additional 36 people, or six crews, to perform street maintenance work.
I-69 widening, repaving work nears start in central Indiana
Construction work should be starting soon on a project that will widen or repave a 14-mile section of Interstate 69 northeast of Indianapolis.
Indiana to study the possibility of interstate tolling
The state is required to study interstate tolling options under the 2017 road-funding plan, which raised gas taxes.
Investigators expand list of states potentially affected by melon recall
As it continues to investigate a salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melons from an Indianapolis-based fruit distributor, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has added 15 states to the list of potentially affected states.
Musk company picked to build Chicago-to-O’Hare express transport
The proposed transportation system would whisk people between downtown Chicago and O'Hare International Airport at speeds of up to 150 mph.
Five Indiana airports getting combined $13M in runway grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday the grants are among $677 million in airport infrastructure grants the Federal Aviation Administration is awarding nationally.
Longtime entrepreneur sets sights on storage industry
Longtime local entrepreneur Jim Sapp is revving up for expansion of his latest venture: Commercial Self Storage, a company geared to business customers.
IU Health hopes new robotic warehouse saves it millions
The Indianapolis-based system has spent $9 million on the “high-tech integrated service center,” but hopes to save up to $3 million a year through standardizing inventory, ordering in bulk at a discount, and streamlining delivery routes.
Firm behind BlueIndy car-sharing service running into trouble in Paris
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is considering early termination of the firm’s contract with the city, amid widening losses and criticism that the vehicles are poorly maintained and dirty.
Hogsett backs Rethink I-65/I-70’s position on north-split project
Both the mayor and the Rethink coalition are urging state transportation officials to do a more comprehensive study of options for the $250 downtown interchange project.
Airport sets monthly records for passenger traffic
Indianapolis International Airport experienced record-breaking passenger traffic in January and March, airport officials announced Friday.