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Round the Ripple - by Bill Malcolm

posted: Oct. 13, 2017

Put The Amazon HQ At Glendale

Many cities, including Indianapolis (both the city and the region), as well as Boone County are vying to be the site of the new Amazon corporate headquarters. Chicago thinks it is #2 in the rankings of likely sites.

While the City of Indianapolis apparently favors the White River GM stamping plant site near downtown along the White River, I say put it at Glendale Mall.

The Mall area is a sea of under-used or unused asphalt parking lots.

The over-sized parking lots would be perfect for the new Amazon headquarters. Several high rises or mid-size buildings would fit easily on the site.

Glendale is convenient to the Village and not that far from downtown and the Airport. Of course, every city is vying to get Amazon to move there so we will see. Their new headquarters in the South Lake Union area of Seattle is about the size of Glendale Mall area give or take.

BRVA Zombie Walk, Annual Meeting, and More

The Broad Ripple Village Association will host their end of year social and annual meeting on October 17. Kent Springer of the BRVA files the complete list of upcoming events:

Oct 13, 2017 - Broad Ripple Art Walk

Oct 17, 2017 - BRVA End-of-Year Social and Annual Meeting

Oct 21, 2017 - Broad Ripple Zombie Walk

Oct 22, 2017 - Broad Ripple Brewpub Hoods & Hops Car Show

One Road Closes Another Opens

We have more road closure news.

Westfield Boulevard is closed through October 26, 2017 for resurfacing from Reserve Drive to 65th Street.

DETOUR NB: West on Broad Ripple Avenue to College Avenue, North to 75th Street, and East to Westfield BLVD.

DETOUR SB: 75th Street West to College Avenue, South to Broad Ripple Avenue, and East to Westfield Avenue.

However, it appears that some of the road appears still open at some times. The barrier at Westfield and Broad Ripple Avenue is only over one lane (at the time of this writing).

Also, some roads have re-opened. Welcome back: 75th Street (College to Meridian) and 65th Street: College to Westfield.

Also, several readers have asked if our roads can handle all the new apartments. I'll leave that to a future column.

Red Line Station Map, Enhanced Service Details Announced

IndyGo has released a map of the Red Line Bus Rapid station (see right).

Per Jerome A. Horne of IndyGo, other Red Line bus rapid transit (BRT) enhancements will include:

Real-time bus arrival at stations: All stations will have electronic displays that will tell riders the amount of time until the next bus arrives.

Board and Depart at any Door: Riders will be able to enter or exit at any door on the bus due to the pre-boarding fare payment system. Fare inspectors will traverse the system at random intervals and ask riders to show proof of payment.

Pre-buy ticket: Each BRT Station will have a ticket vending machine to allow riders to purchase fares before boarding the bus. This helps speed up the service because no fare will be collected by the operator of the vehicle.

image courtesy of IndyGo

Art Center hosts Veterans Event

There's a lot going on at the Indianapolis Art Center including

October 13, 2017 - Annual Faculty Show - Exhibition Opening 5-9 pm

November 4, 2017 - Veteran's Art Day - Free art classes for veterans and active service persons. - Call to register. www.indplsartcenter.org/veteransartday

Friday the 13th Fun at Indianapolis Museum of Art

There's a lot of Fall fun over at the IMA including a showing of the movie Friday the 13th (Movie-Part I & II) on Oct. 13. Doors open 6:30 p.m. / Film 7:30 p.m. Food trucks will be onsite, as well as Sun King Brewery.

Wild Style (presented in conjunction with City as Canvas) Oct. 26 / Film 7 p.m. Capturing the earliest days of hip-hop in New York, Wild Style follows the story of tagger Zoro (Lee Quiñones) who is commissioned to paint the stage for a rapper's convention. The film features graffiti and hip-hop pioneers.

Thanks to Kayla Majors, Marketing and Communications Intern, for the info.

UPCOMING

November 5, 2017, 1:30pm to 4:30 pm Holliday Park Fall Festival

Bill Malcolm also writes a travel column in The Midwest Eagle and is a reporter for All Aboard Indiana (as a volunteer for both). He advocates for fair and affordable utility rates for a national association based in Washington, D.C. He welcomes reader feedback and story ideas. Send to Bill@BroadRippleGazette.com

bill@broadripplegazette.com

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