Ruling challenges roadbuilding DBE efforts for Hoosiers and more A major court ruling late last month shook up not just the Hoosier transportation paradigm . . . but may have also struck a major blow to diversity, equity, and [...]
Lawmakers ponder Community Crossings, road funding formula “I may have just heard, for the first time in eight years, that Community Crossings was ill-conceived,” Rep. Ed Soliday (R) of Valparaiso needles. “Are you sure [your] presentation isn’t really that [...]
The “landmark ordinance” seeks to eliminate traffic fatalities The Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis group on August 20 labeled the past 10 days as the worst week-and-a-half in years for pedestrian and bicyclist injuries and fatalities. Seven people either sustained [...]
Decades in the making, I-69 EVL-IND reaches the Finish Line Down a stretch of road on 2200 West Epler Avenue, a 1974 Indianapolis 500 pace car adorned with large U.S. and Indiana flags approaches a throng of reporters and [...]
Goshen latest to join “wild, wild Midwest” of street-legal golf carts\ In the sequel to the classic sci-fi film Back to the Future, protagonist Marty McFly travels from 1985 to 2015. The film encapsulates 1985’s vision of futuristic transportation [...]
Examining what’s to come from IndyGo and South Shore DT In a sprawling metropolis, mass transit is a hot topic of conversation. In recent years, Indianapolis has invested more than ever in bike share programs, IndyGo’s bus rapid transit, [...]
Mid-States Corridor to Tier 2 study amid continued local discourse It’s hard to know what to make of the Mid-States Corridor, a much-discussed “improved highway connection” project that will begin at S.R. 66 near the William H. Natcher Bridge [...]
EVs becoming more relevant; funding mix remains . . . complicated Indiana is moving towards a future where electrified transportation is relevant – many sectors are working to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. We’ve observed this in many ways. [...]
Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis wants Indianapolis drivers to be more aware of pedestrians and bikers on the roads. This clarion call comes after April resulted in the highest number of Indy pedestrian and bicyclist crashes in two years. IPSC [...]
Time for every Hoosier’s favorite conversation topic: gas tax. After Indiana’s gas tax dipped from January to February, March 2024 saw an over-the-month increase, but added together, the first quarter of the year served up the lowest cumulative amount [...]