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Beech Grove-Amtrak settlement will pay for new Main Street
December 23, 2011
The city in southeast Marion County will finally reconstruct its flood-prone Main Street, thanks to a federal grant and a
$750,000 settlement with Amtrak over unmetered stormwater runoff.
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.
MoreUpstart Indianapolis logistics firm plans to add 73 jobs
November 9, 2011
IBJ StaffTwo-year-old Spot Freight says it expects to reach $30 million in revenue next year.
MoreU.S. OKs $196M for high-speed Chicago-Detroit rail
October 5, 2011
Associated PressThe U.S. Department of Transportation has approved $196.5 million for part of a high-speed Amtrak passenger rail link between
Chicago and Detroit, U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow from Michigan said Wednesday.
MoreRail firm says it won’t reach 650-jobs goal in Muncie
September 9, 2011
Progress Rail Services, which said last October that it would create up to 650 jobs in Muncie by 2012, now expects to employ
just 250 people at the plant by the end of next year, according to a magazine.
MoreBackers seek support for 2-mile streetcar line downtown
August 27, 2011
Chris O'MalleyDowntown Indianapolis Streetcar Corp. said a circulator route between downtown and the Indianapolis Zoo in White River State
Park might cost $20 million to $25 million to build and equip.
MorePrivate funds may kick-start rail-transit plan
August 20, 2011
Chris O'MalleyAn innovative private financing deal struck last year to expand Denver’s rail transit system could be used to expedite
construction of the first line in central Indiana.
MoreRailroad plans Gary redevelopment, 251 jobs
August 3, 2011
IBJ StaffCanadian National Railway Co. on Wednesday announced plans to relocate part of its operations from Markham, Ill., to northwest
Indiana.
MoreTransportation museum eyes excursion trains to downtown Indy
July 2, 2011
Chris O'MalleyAs efforts drag on to study and fund a commuter rail system using the former Nickel Plate rail line, the group now using the
37-mile corridor to run excursion trains in Hamilton County and to the Indiana State Fair is looking at running its trains
farther south—to downtown.
MoreCity's Rebuild Indy money to revamp railroad overpasses
June 25, 2011
IBJ StaffThe city of Indianapolis released bids soliciting contractors to repaint, clean and add lighting underneath the overpasses
at Meridian, Pennsylvania and Illinois streets and College and Capitol avenues downtown, and on 10th Street east of the Monon
Trail.
MoreINDOT seeks public input for state's rail transportation plan
May 28, 2011
IBJ StaffFreight and passenger rail are subject of long-range planning events.
MoreTwo states lose federal high-speed rail money
December 9, 2010
Associated PressThe Obama administration is taking $1.2 billion in high-speed rail money away from Ohio and Wisconsin and awarding it to 12
other states, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday.
MoreHigh-speed rail advocates meet to consider Chicago-to-Indianapolis route
November 20, 2010
IBJ StaffIndiana was rejected earlier this year for federal funding for its part of a Chicago-to-Cleveland route.
MoreFunding biggest obstacle for proposed regional transit system
November 8, 2010
Scott OlsonScaled-back transit plan, which includes rail line from downtown to Noblesville and Franklin, is projected to cost $2.4 billion,
with local taxpayers picking up about half the amount. Funding would need to be approved through county referendums, however.
MoreLogistics study revisits old concerns
March 30, 2010
Chris O'MalleyThe two-year study by the Conexus Indiana Logistics Council Executive Committee involved 36 logistics executives statewide.
MoreIndy route not part of high-speed rail funding application
November 14, 2009
Chris O'MalleyThe decision to sidetrack a 110-mph Chicago-Indianapolis-Cincinnati train hasn’t received any attention
locally. High-speed rail could someday become an economic development engine here, but it has
not gained as much attention here as improved highways or a commuter rail line from downtown to Noblesville.
MoreTransit, sustainable development likely to be themes in rescue of near-north neighborhood
June 1, 2009
Chris O'MalleyLocal leaders and, soon, a national team of experts, are quietly developing a strategy to revitalize Marion County's biggest
concentration of brownfield sites and impoverished urban neighborhoods, centered at East 22nd Street and the Monon Trail.
MoreRailroad getting boost from mine in Sullivan County
March 30, 2009
Indiana Railroad Co. has coupled onto its "largest single new business opportunity ever" with plans to serve Peabody Energy's
new Bear Run Mine in Sullivan County, said IRR President and CEO Thomas G. Hoback.
MoreLight rail not all it's cracked up to be
January 12, 2009
In the Dec. 29 issue I noted an opinion column by Christopher Leinberger of the University of Michigan in support of light
rail for central Indiana.
MoreStudy examines regional commuter rail types and their expense
December 1, 2008
Chris O'MalleyThe Metropolitan Development Commission has given city planners the green light to seek an expedited study that would provide
a clearer picture of what a comprehensive regional transit system could look like and how much it would cost.
MoreTransit isn't just an expense; it's an investment
December 1, 2008
The Metropolitan Development Commission gave Indianapolis area transportation planners the green light Nov. 12 to do an expedited
study that would show locations, cost and potential ridership for mass transit routes region-wide.
MoreLeaders analyze Denver's commuter transit
November 3, 2008
Chris O'Malley Sixty Indianapolis-area business and civic leaders visited Denver Oct. 19-21 as
part of the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce 2008 Leadership Exchange and paid close attention to public transportation,
especially commuter trains.
MoreRising fuel costs may mean comeback for freight trains
June 9, 2008
Chris O'MalleySpiking diesel fuel prices have deflated trucking stocks and made road kill out of many a small motor carrier. It's sweet
irony for anyone who's worn a pinstriped cotton cap to work. The rising price of diesel is poised to invigorate a mode of
transportation that trucks nearly annihilated--the 40 freight railroads crisscrossing the state.
MoreTest run of commuter rail could be relatively cheap
May 19, 2008
Chris O'MalleyPlanners and politicians spent the better part of a decade and untold millions of dollars studying a mass transit system between
downtown and the suburbs. They have little to show for it except mounds of reports and an estimate of $690 million, but the
boys in bib overalls at the Indiana Transportation Museum think they can get it done for much less.
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Maybe they should have sold the naming rights to the new airport terminal, instead of giving it away for nothing to honor some obscure politician.
Rolls Royce Terminal sounds nice, and $10 million a year licensing fee sounds pretty good right now.
The old airport terminal was a complete dump that was a patchwork of "fixes" over the decades with a confusing and frustrating maze of roads leading to it.
The new airport terminal is well worth it.
It is the first and last impression anyone coming from any real distance remembers of our community.
It is an essential service that is used everyday, unlike the $750 million football stadium.
Nothing like putting on the Ritz.
Flipsides Pretzel Crackers
The new airport was a waste of money and it was a "legacy" project for Bart Peterson. BAA, the former airport operator, did a complete study showing that if the airport spent $275 million on the old terminal, the airport would be better positioned for the future, financially. Bart Peterson and Melina Kennedy felt differently and with the help of Patrick Dooley, then airport director, they set out in spending the money to build the new terminal. No taxpayer money is used to operate the airport, but we all pay for the new and old airport facilities through higher fees.