Tag archive: Indianapolis
I think I’m going to run for Indianapolis Mayor
Indianapolis just had an election for Mayor, with Republican Greg Ballard winning, albeit closely, to Democrat Melina Kennedy. I think Greg Ballard’s a pretty good guy and I’ve had the opportunity to talk to him a few times, too. I… continue reading »
New Indianapolis City-County Council unable to pretend to do anything because of imagined financial problems that don’t matter
The Indianapolis Star has a story: The diverse group of Democrats that will lead the City-County Council the next four years intends to champion race issues, but their options are limited by tight budgets and shrinking tax collections. Half of… continue reading »
A Future for Indianapolis
Matthew Tully has a piece in the IndyStar from this week that just caught my attention. It’s an op-ed on the discussions that incumbent mayor Greg Ballard and challenger Melina Kennedy ought to be having about the future of our… continue reading »
IndyGo Losing More Money
It’s no surprise that IndyGo, Indianapolis’ pretend mass-transit system, sucks. Among most lists of transportation systems in large cities, Indy ranks around 99 or 100 on a list of 100. I’m of the belief we either fix it up or… continue reading »
WEEEEE WOOO WEEEE WOOOO
Storms rolled through Indy last night around 3 am. What woke me up was a text message from IUPUI telling me to “run for your life, hold on to your wigs and keys and prepare to die.” I’m paraphrasing, a… continue reading »
Libraries Are Funny Things
Libraries are a funny thing in my small-government world. I support libraries. I utilize the services of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library all the time. I even have a book checked out from the library right now. I think the… continue reading »
The Bad Guy
Abdul writes this morning about the shooting for Indianapolis police office David Moore and two teens shot near Circle Centre Mall Downtown this weekend, saying in part: I’ve been asking myself why these types of events happen? The easy answer… continue reading »
Indy’s Transit Plan is Off the Rails
Look at that train. Sleek, fast, modern looking. I bet that thing reminds you of a bullet train from Japan that travels at over 100 MPH, huh? Who would have thought we’d have on of those right along Ohio Street!… continue reading »
The Justin Plan for Indianapolis
I often use products or services and think, “Now why would they do that?”. Last week when the city’s trash truck came by to collect my trash, I thought, “Would it have killed them to tie a a snow plow… continue reading »
Transit in Indy Takes Another Turn
The IndyStar has a good piece on IndyConnect’s revised mass transit plan for Central Indiana: Gone — or at least delayed until the mid- to late 2030s — are plans for a light-rail line running along Washington Street from the… continue reading »