Heres some pictures I gathered from flickr, awesome eh? Enjoy the milesquare and connected hoods. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My major complaint with Indy is that all the streets seem very wide.

My major complaint with Indy is that all the streets seem very wide.

 

I was just noticing that, too. 

These photos are great; I just don't like the city.

They don't seem any wider than any Ohio city's, except Cinci.

those are just the main streets, more to the east the streets get much more narrow, and alot turn from asphalt to brick and cobblestone. Its a pain in the ass driving in that section of the milesquare. Even in downtown its only main streets that are wide, many streets in wholesale are thin and narrow, such as maryland street, or that one little path sorta road that curves right and left between unionstation and meridian street, and several other streets. But, the main streets were designed that way to also be used as open air market areas, major roads, large trolley lines, etc.

These photos are great; I just don't like the city.

 

not to start a fight, but what is it you dont like about Indianapolis?

Nice pics especially the 11th down. I like the wide avenues of Indy, Chi town, Cleveland, especially Detroit and to a lesser extent Columbus. Some say they hurt pedestrian activity, but I like the feel they give to a city.

The wide downtown streets are somewhat overpowering, but with the city's car-oriented demographic and abysmal public transportation system, they're still clogged with cars during peak periods. I'd like to see them put a transit median, buffered with landscaping  right down the center of those wide streets, with both high-capacity, low-floor buses and light rail to mitigate the car traffic.

 

That said, the city's downtown appearance keeps getting better 'n better. My memories of it go back to the fifties and sixties when it was austere, grimy and depressing, even when it still had lots of active retail downtown. Now, it's lively and green with wonderful public spaces that are well-maintained and well-used. The monuments are clean and in good condition and the mall is a wonderful formal, classic signature for the city.

Nice pics especially the 11th down. I like the wide avenues of Indy, Chi town, Cleveland, especially Detroit and to a lesser extent Columbus. Some say they hurt pedestrian activity, but I like the feel they give to a city.

 

yes, indy wouldent be nearly as beautiful as it is without them, they give a european feel, and I fell in love with detriots avenues and street layout.

 

BTW about the wide streets, I wish my neighborhood(cottage home) had wide streets, its a pain in the ass going down a street that should be a fuckin alley!

I don't know if I'd say wide, auto-oriented streets "give a european feel".  If anything, the opposite.

Unionstation: Street width should correlate to density. Wide streets should have taller buildings. Wider streets are generally more boring and thus, less inviting to walk along. Not to mention it's harder to cross. Certain aspects of Columbus I don't like are things I don't like about Indy. I think I'm partial to Cincinnati after living there because of the old buildings combined with the new. Of course Cincinnati isn't "evolving" as fast as I'd like it to. But yeah, I'm partial to the narrow streets and the great walkable business districts, which you find a lot of, scattered around Cincy :)

 

P.S. I understand that what I like and don't like in cities does not necessarily reflect the views of the general population.

I think DT Indy is pretty cool!  That is about the only compliment I will give to the entire state.

I don't know if I'd say wide, auto-oriented streets "give a european feel". If anything, the opposite.

The avenues arent really wide. mass avenue, and indiana avenue defianitly arent that wide, or it doesent seem like it.

Mass ave defianitly has a european tang, do probably to the duetsch haus, pattern and design of buildings along the avenue, st.marys german cathedral, murat temple, and the old fire dept.

I hate driving on it though. =/ Thats why I could never find many of the avenues auto oriented, you have three streets going through eachother cuasing horrible waits just to cross an intersection, and the street doesent have that many lanes, so it gets packed, its just easier to park and walk.

Unionstation: Street width should correlate to density. Wide streets should have taller buildings. Wider streets are generally more boring and thus, less inviting to walk along. Not to mention it's harder to cross. Certain aspects of Columbus I don't like are things I don't like about Indy. I think I'm partial to Cincinnati after living there because of the old buildings combined with the new. Of course Cincinnati isn't "evolving" as fast as I'd like it to. But yeah, I'm partial to the narrow streets and the great walkable business districts, which you find a lot of, scattered around Cincy :)

 

P.S. I understand that what I like and don't like in cities does not necessarily reflect the views of the general population.

oh now I see what your talking about, Yah, there are alot of wide streets downtown,

it was part of the layout for the trolley system and open air markets, and as great as that was, it does create wide streets in the future, luckiely, there are alot of narrow streets, they just arent usually downtown. Yes, I LOVE Cincys narrow streets, it feels old world.

Now, if Indy dident lay the streets out to be wide, and just said "this is where a street will be" they probably would be more-so narrow, and tighter(not to mention harder to drive in).

Wonderful shots!

I don't know if I'd say wide, auto-oriented streets "give a european feel".  If anything, the opposite.

The avenues arent really wide. mass avenue, and indiana avenue  defianitly arent that wide, or it doesent seem like it.

Mass ave defianitly has a european tang, do probably to the duetsch haus, pattern and design of buildings along the avenue, st.marys german cathedral, murat temple, and the old fire dept.

I hate driving on it though. =/ Thats why I could never find many of the avenues auto oriented, you have three streets going through eachother cuasing horrible waits just to cross an intersection, and the street doesent have that many lanes, so it gets packed, its just easier to park and walk.

Cincinnati's downtown gets criticized sometimes for being too dark; primarily because the streets are narrow and the buildings are tall, with much of the original small buildings being in tact so there's not much light able to enter. I don't mind it though.

 

Indys wide streets will probably come in handy if street cars are ever to re-emerge on them.

I don't know if I'd say wide, auto-oriented streets "give a european feel".  If anything, the opposite.

The avenues arent really wide. mass avenue, and indiana avenue  defianitly arent that wide, or it doesent seem like it.

Mass ave defianitly has a european tang, do probably to the duetsch haus, pattern and design of buildings along the avenue, st.marys german cathedral, murat temple, and the old fire dept.

I hate driving on it though. =/ Thats why I could never find many of the avenues auto oriented, you have three streets going through eachother cuasing horrible waits just to cross an intersection, and the street doesent have that many lanes, so it gets packed, its just easier to park and walk.

Cincinnati's downtown gets criticized sometimes for being too dark; primarily because the streets are narrow and the buildings are tall, with much of the original small buildings being in tact so there's not much light able to enter. I don't mind it though.

 

Indys wide streets will probably come in handy if street cars are ever to re-emerge on them.

 

dark, more like cool. I love that. Its very old world like I said, and the only neighborhoods I can find like that here in Indy are maybe the ones like lockerbie and st.joseph but thats it.

Yeah, I am pretty sure that in the next century or even decade, the street car system could be put back in, putting use to the main wide streets(I also wish they would remove the tar and restore the brick{and cobblestone} streets underneath them).

I think DT Indy is pretty cool!   That is about the only compliment I will give to the entire state.

 

Well that's a shame.  You're missing out on a lot. 

Cincinnati's downtown gets criticized sometimes for being too dark; primarily because the streets are narrow and the buildings are tall, with much of the original small buildings being in tact so there's not much light able to enter. I don't mind it though.

 

That is actually one of my favorite things about Downtown Cincinnati...you get a VERY urban feel on it.  Obviously it isn't that large of an area, but there are a few streets that have a very NYC feel to them (4th Street being one for example).

Yeah, I am pretty sure that in the next century or even decade, the street car system could be put back in, putting use to the main wide streets(I also wish they would remove the tar and restore the brick{and cobblestone} streets underneath them).

 

Let's hope so...it would seem to be an easy transition.  Indy is doing what it can though with rail transit, so I must give it credit on that front.

I wouldn't want it any other way :)

Yeah, I am pretty sure that in the next century or even decade, the street car system could be put back in, putting use to the main wide streets(I also wish they would remove the tar and restore the brick{and cobblestone} streets underneath them).

 

Let's hope so...it would seem to be an easy transition.  Indy is doing what it can though with rail transit, so I must give it credit on that front.

 

Yeah, the lightrail system is under high debate right now,

theres already a people mover between st.clair and the canal.

I just hope that the light rail gets in as it could be a great asset to growthe.