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Mass Transit
Mass transit backers show off new bus technology
May 4, 2013
National conference gives local elected officials a chance to see the technology they continue to reject.
MoreAdvocates for mass transit may need to ante up
April 20, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Indianapolis area’s largest employers have spent millions of dollars studying and promoting regional mass transit,
but if the idea is going to get past the Legislature, they might have to put money into the $1.3 billion system as well.
MoreMayor Ballard accepts fate of mass-transit bill
April 6, 2013
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard sat out an April 2 hearing on mass transit because he knew the issue would be shifted to the
Legislature’s back burner.
MoreMass-transit bill hits detour in Senate committee
April 2, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinMembers of the state's Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee voted 12-0 on Tuesday morning to stall legislation that would give
central Indiana voters the ability to choose if they want to pay higher taxes for expanded mass transit.
MoreMass-transit bill leaps one hurdle, heads for another
March 21, 2013
The Statehouse FileA Senate committee Wednesday passed a measure that would give area residents a chance to vote on whether to pay higher taxes
to expand the mass-transit system. Lawmakers sent the bill to the Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee.
MoreKenley drops out as sponsor of mass-transit bill
March 19, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinAlready skeptical of a mass-transit plan for the Indianapolis metro area, influential Sen. Luke Kenley said he decided it
was inappropriate to be listed as a sponsor without giving the bill his unqualified support.
MoreMass transit campaign floods market with $1 million
March 16, 2013
Chris O'MalleyThe campaign to expand public transit in the region has generated a busload of money for some media and marketing outlets,
thanks to $1 million in federal grants to advertise the benefits of mass transit.
MoreTransit bill to face tough road in Senate
March 2, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinA bill to create a rapid-transit system in central Indiana is headed for the crucible of the Senate, where skeptics stand
ready to tear apart the proposal’s $1.3 billion financing plan.
MoreMass-transit bill amended, ready for House vote
February 21, 2013
The Statehouse FileA bill to let voters authorize higher taxes in central Indiana to pay for an expanded mass-transit system is ready for a full
vote in the House after an amendment restricted who would be affected by it.
MoreMass-transit measure passes key House hurdle
February 13, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe House Ways and Means Committee cleared the bill, which would allow voters to decide whether to add 0.3 percent to local
income tax rates to pay for a proposed central Indiana mass-transit system.
MoreHouse panel backs mass-transit funding referendum
January 30, 2013
A legislative committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would let local voters decide whether to fund a $1.3
billion mass transit system in the Indianapolis area.
MoreMass transit group kicking off promotional campaign
January 10, 2013
Indy Connect, the local initiative supporting a $1.3 billion expansion of the transit system, plans to begin an advertising
campaign for the proposal on Friday.
MoreMayors organize to tackle regional issues
January 5, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe leaders of 18 central Indiana cities and towns have formed a group that intends to address regional concerns, starting
with a proposed $1.3 billion, 10-year mass transit plan.
MoreEDITORIAL: Transit question is 'how,' not 'if'
November 24, 2012
IBJ StaffMass transit advocates held a rally here to kick off Indy Connect Now, their latest attempt to convince state legislators
that voters in Marion and Hamilton counties should be allowed to decide whether to fund creation of a $1.3 billion bus and
light rail system in central Indiana.
MoreDesign stars land contract for transit hub
November 24, 2012
Cory SchoutenArchitect Daniel Libeskind is part of an international team chosen to design a proposed IndyGo transit hub.
MoreTransit supporters set to kick off new campaign
November 14, 2012
The campaign, Indy Connect Now, will urge state legislators to allow voters to decide whether to fund an expanded mass-transit
system in the area.
MoreMass-transit advocates make headway in new Legislature
November 7, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe $1.3 billion transit plan for Hamilton and Marion counties is one of a few lingering issues — along with Sunday
alcohol sales and a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage — likely to appear before lawmakers in 2013.
MoreCity decides on half block for transit hub
July 21, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe Mayor’s Office and local mass transit leaders have reached consensus on a site for a $30 million downtown transit
center. The preferred location is a city-owned surface parking lot along Washington Street between the City-County Building
and Marion County Jail.
MoreMass transit backers regroup for next year
March 17, 2012
Despite years of intensive public and politician outreach, a transit bill died in the House Ways and Means Committee in late
January by an 11-10 vote. Supporters plan education push, one-on-one meetings.
MoreCentral Indiana mass-transit bill dies in committee
January 26, 2012
The Statehouse FileA bill that could have led to a new mass-transit system in Indianapolis and surrounding counties failed in committee Thursday
morning.
MoreMass transit plan faces likely defeat, bill sponsor says
January 20, 2012
J.K. WallChairman Jeff Espich said the central Indiana mass-transit plan faces almost certain defeat in the House Ways and Means Committee,
and he is still mulling whether or not to bring it to a vote.
MoreTransit plan may boost real estate investment
December 17, 2011
Chris O'MalleyA proposed $1.3 billion transit system might bring redevelopment to urban neighborhoods. Yet transit proponents have surprisingly
little to say about how much the system could generate in new real estate investment.
MoreEDITORIAL: It's time to jump on the transit train
December 17, 2011
IBJ StaffThe leading regions of the 21st century won’t be those that just keep adding roads to accommodate the glut of gas-chugging
vehicles.
MoreMayors back transit tax hike in Marion, Hamilton counties
December 13, 2011
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard say more local transit options are needed despite the steep cost.
A ballot referendum would be required so voters could consider a 0.3-percent income-tax increase to pay for a $1.3 billion
project.
MorePassengers likely would shoulder chunk of transit system costs
November 19, 2011
Chris O'MalleyFederal transit data suggests passenger fares would generate about one-fourth of the money needed to operate a suburban rail
and expanded bus system proposed for the region.
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.