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Now that Meridian is down to one narrow lane, with sidewalks right up against the traffic lane, and with very sharp lane changes, I can hardly wait for the first good snowfall. It will be interesting to see how they will be able to plow the road, and where the snow will go. Same on Illinois now that they have added a bike lane using the same method used on Pennsylvania but with more narrow traffic lanes.
You forgot to mention the sky is falling.
What part of Russell’s comment wasn’t accurate, Tom?
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Are you suggesting that Indy DPW will somehow make plowed snow disappear? They will have to “store” it on bike lanes and sidewalks since the travel lanes have been narrowed and parking removed. Adaptability is one thing; magical thinking is something else.
The ridership goal for the Red Line is influenced by a few factors outside this one project.
It will be interesting to see how the changes to the IndyGo system as a whole aid this effort. The switch from a hub and spokes system to a grid feeding the Red Line is more efficient for crosstown travelers, who previously trekked downtown for most transfers. The boost in bus frequency on crosstown routes like Route 30 and several on the East Side help as well.
Next, the productivity of land use around the stations is crucial. If our city rejects mixed use projects and increased density along transit lines, we won’t make the most out of the investment. It’s as simple as that.
Not to mention the addition of 2 hours transfers…. which has been a major missing component for the last decade!
And the daily/weekly cost caps. You will not be punished for not having bought a daily/weekly/monthly pass anymore!
Mayor Hogshead and city leaders don’t care how many people use this service, it’s a feel good story just like many other failed Democrat projects. If you live in a fantasy utopian world where emotions outweigh reality it doesn’t matter if the project is successful only that it was done for the people and it follows the party line.
As always this plan has been formulated by affluent whites who live in the burbs and who never ride a bus.
Indianapolis sometimes comes across as the nation’s biggest little cow-town. Only in Indy would a bus line, something found in nearly every city and town across the country and around the world, end up being such a local controversy.
It is a bus line, something the city has had for generations, and nothing more. The only thing that is different is that some road infrastructure was dedicated to existing bus service in order to deliver a speedier trip for bus passengers. Even this is not unprecedented, as the same roads used for the Red Line, at one time had a large portion of their area taken up by electric trolleybus service, and before that electric streetcar service.
And this streetcar and trolleybus service continued well into the period when private automobile ownership was common.
As for Bernard L’s comment, would he care to identify the members of this nefarious cabal of “affluent white” suburbanites who apparently designed and implemented the Red Line in Indianapolis? I have my tin foil hat ready, and I always find it a hoot to hear a good conspiracy theory tale.
Facts matter, Brett. You ignore the fact that planning for the BRT system began years ago, when Republicans were the majority on the city-county council and also occupied the mayor’s office. It was also the Republican administration of Donald Trump that approved the millions of dollars in federal funding that was crucial to the Red Line’s completion. Personally I support the effort to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of mass transit in Indianapolis.
Change is challenging, isn’t it! I grew up taking transit in Philadelphia, a trolley, the subway, and a bus to get me to school downtown. Great time to read.
Thought I had heard that only .04% of the people living along a major portion
currently take public transit. That is a very low number. Not sure what the projected
ridership is. I’m very concerned about this becoming a boondoggle.
I sincerely hope I’m wrong. Hopefully it will benefit the city and help promote economic
growth and opportunity for Indianapolis.
I’ve been to Minni St. Paul many times and have rode their public transit train.
It was a very good experience every time . I also noticed along the train stops there was a lot of economic development and high rise high density housing going up.
Hopefully, we can duplicate that here.