URBAN DESIGN: Could the evolving gas station become a social hub?
The places where we fuel up have changed dramatically, and more change is on the way.
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URBAN DESIGN: Congestion concerns shouldn’t drive Inner Loop fix
Expanded freeways typically don’t solve the problem they are meant to address.
URBAN DESIGN: In the public realm, we get what we pay for
The money we spend on our streets doesn’t unlock their potential value as civic spaces.
URBAN DESIGN: Modernism’s lack of humanity lingers in downtown towers
As a rule, Post-World War II buildings turned their back on the public realm.
URBAN DESIGN: It’s our turn to reconsider necessity of urban freeways
Indiana should join other states that have found alternatives to these concrete barriers.
URBAN DESIGN: Snow reveals the wasted space in our city streets
Some cities are taking the cue and making narrower roads permanent.
URBAN DESIGN: Food culture is evolving along with our urban lifestyles
Food and our built environment are interacting and affecting one another like never before.
URBAN DESIGN: The pedestrian revolution rediscovered and applied
Decades-old attempts to remake streets for pedestrians failed, but today’s don’t have to.
URBAN DESIGN: Real town squares offer value that’s not contrived
Shopping malls, luxury retailers are no substitute for the real thing.
URBAN DESIGN: Amazon likely to pick an ‘18-hour city’ for HQ2
Proud of helping downtown Seattle, would the innovative firm not hope to do the same elsewhere?
URBAN DESIGN: IHPC offers lessons for smart development
The work of the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission leads to higher property values and people-focused development.
URBAN DESIGN: Our parks get a bad rap—even though spending lags
National ranking doesn’t tell the full story of Indy’s green spaces.
URBAN DESIGN: Stretch of Ohio Street has magnetic allure
Examining why this simple place makes passersby feel like they’re somewhere special.
URBAN DESIGN: Phoenix, other stakeholders can re-create a neighborhood
Theater can help jump-start transformation of an area marked by one-way streets, parking lots.
URBAN DESIGN: Living on the edge with public space
It’s all about the details when it comes to parks, plazas and streetscapes.
GALLAGHER: Eliminating one-ways would benefit city
The idea of one-ways, particularly in cities like Indy, spawned from the “Get in, get out, get to the highway” mentality of post-World War II transportation thinking.
URBAN DESIGN: Turning 100 acres from vision to reality
Successfully redeveloping the old GM Stamping Plant site will take creativity, patience.
URBAN DESIGN: Downtown Indy could take big strides in 2017
From Mass Ave to White River, here’s what to look for in the year ahead.
URBAN DESIGN: Indianapolis and the rise of the 18-hour city
We’re not one of the Big Six, but Indy is well-positioned among the best of the rest.
URBAN DESIGN: Time to imagine a High Line for Indianapolis
City should take bold step of creating an elevated park on downtown rail corridor.