Vol. 10 No. 6
The Broad Ripple Gazette
5 Mar 22 - Apr 4, 2013
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You Can Get There From Here: Transit Options in Broad Ripple By Bill Malcolm
bill@broadripplegazette.com Special report to the Broad Ripple Gazette - First of a two-part series: With all the talk about Indy Connect (the regional transit plan) and expanding transit in the region, you might think a light rail station in Broad Ripple is coming soon. Far from it. In this two-part series we will get an overview of public transit options in Broad Ripple today and then in two weeks cover what the Indy Connect proposal would mean for Broad Ripple. Today Broad Ripple is served by two IndyGo bus routes that basically run once an hour during the week: the #17 College and the #18 Nora. The #17 College is really two routes northbound from downtown: The #17A goes up College from downtown and at Kessler cuts over to Glendale Mall. It there makes a ten minute stop before continuing over to Broad Ripple. The #17 goes up College to Broad Ripple Avenue and then over to Glendale. (It's a bit confusing so make sure you are on the right bus when coming from downtown to get to the right destination.) The trip takes about 45 minutes and costs $1.75. Frequency is about once an hour during the week days. It takes about 35 minutes to get downtown from Broad Ripple and Compton stop (near McDonald's). Southbound, the #17 runs south on College Avenue to Mass Avenue before ending on the east side of the Capitol. Service runs hourly during the week and weekends. The last bus during the week leaves the Capitol at 9:20 p.m.. Note the stop at College and Broad Ripple Avenue is closed due to construction of the new parking garage so be sure and catch the #17 on Broad Ripple Avenue. Another route serving downtown from Broad Ripple is the #18 Nora. From Broad Ripple, it goes south on Pennsylvania and Central before cutting over to Meridian closer to downtown. It too drops you off on the east side of the State Capitol. Northbound from Broad Ripple it goes to Keystone at the Crossing. Service is hourly except during rush hour when there are additional runs. The #18 takes 34 minutes to get downtown from College and 63rd stop. Also, this route does not run on Sundays but instead becomes the 18/26 North Loop so on Sundays the #17 is your only route downtown. According to Samantha Cross of IndyGo, the lack of Sunday service (except for the loop) on this route is due to lack of ridership. So let's say you have to be at work by 8:30 a.m. and live near downtown Broad Ripple. You can take the #17 from Broad Ripple/Compton at 7:36 a.m. and arrive at 8:10 a.m. or take the #18 a 7:56 a.m. from College and 63rd and arrive at 8:30 a.m. (Both routes go to the State Capitol.) The fare is $1.75 on all IndyGo routes and no change is provided nor are transfers given out. You can buy a day pass, though, for $4. A 10-trip pass costs $17.50. A 31-day pass costs $60. Persons 65 and older, youth 18 and under, and persons with a disability get half off if they get a IndyGo half fare identification card. Also, bike racks are available for two bicycles. Stops are called out by a recording on the bus. Recent rides on both routes for this writer have been on time with friendly drivers and efficient service. Unlike driving, you can read, play with your iPhone, talk to fellow passengers, or enjoy the scenery. With parking meters now charging $1.50 an hour, it's great to take transit downtown. For more information, visit IndyGo.net (and use their handy trip planner feature) or call them at 635-3344. For more information on the regional transit plan, go to indyconnect.org or Facebook.com/indyconnect. Next: Coverage of Indy Connect, the transit coalition supporting expanded transit, and their hearing which was held Tuesday March 19 to discuss legislation (HB 1011) which would allow local voters the right to vote to expand transit in the region. What will it mean in terms of service changes for Broad Ripple? Should an express route from Carmel to downtown use Meridian or College? Why would legislators oppose allowing a vote on regional transit? Bill Malcolm is a Broad Ripple freelance writer who can be seen with his bicycle on the Monon Trail.
The winners of the March 12th quiz were Don't Ever Google Yourself Again, Billy with 19 points. The winners of the Best Team Name Competition were We'd Like To Welcome The Brits By Offering A Food Exchange: Our Indiana Tenderloin For Your Spotted Dick. Biopics 1. Who played the part of Katherine Hepburn in the 2004 movie The Aviator, which tells the story of Howard Hughes? 2. What 1973 movie starring Al Pacino, tells the true story of an NYPD detective trying to uncover police corruption? 3. Forest Whitaker won a Best Actor Oscar for playing what real life figure in the 2006 movie The Last King Of Scotland? 4. A scene from what 2004 film that depicts the last days of Adolf Hitler created a major internet meme? Indianapolis’ Sister Cities 1. The first city Indianapolis was twinned with, which occurred in 1978, is the capital of Taiwan. What is the city’s name? 2. Piran, which became one of Indianapolis’ sister cities in 2001 is in what former Yugoslavian state whose capital is Ljubljana? 3. Monza, twinned with Indianapolis in 1993 and the third largest city in the Lombardy region, is located in what country? 4. What German city, which was named as one of Indianapolis’ sister cities in 1988, is the birthplace of the style of ale known as Kolsch? American Telly 1. George And Mildred, a 1970s British sitcom that was a spinoff of Man About The House, was remade as what American show, itself a spinoff of a show based on Man About The House? 2. What show, currently running on Showtime, is an American remake of an original British program with the same name? 3. What game show which debuted on NBC in 2001, was originally hosted by British TV personality Anne Robinson, the same person who hosted the original British version? 4. n the American version of The Office what was the name of the character who is the equivalent to the character Garth Keenan from the British original? Famous Irish-Americans 1. The 7th President of the United States was the son of Irish immigrants from County Antrim and was the first of many Presidents to have Irish Ancestry. Who was he? 2. What Indiana-born comedian is known for his routine on Hot Pockets, the microwavable meals? 3. What artist was known for her paintings of sensual flowers and desert landscapes inspired by New Mexico, where she spent much of her life? 4. What author and political commentator founded the magazine National Review in 1955? Music History 1. What name is given to the music which was catalogued by a Pope who reigned from the year 590 to the year 604? 2. The musical period that lasted from the late 16th Century to the mid 18th Century and whose main proponents were Bach, Handel and Vivaldi is known as what? 3. Claude Joseph Rouget De Lisle wrote what song in 1792 that was one of the first pieces of music to be adopted as a National Anthem? 4. In the early part of the 20th Century Arnold Schoenberg became one of the major proponents of what form of music?
The Broad Ripple Brewpub Quiz is held at the 65th and Cornell Avenue pub every Tuesday at 7pm. Teams up to six people each compete for weekly prize ($25 gift card) and a prize given to the best team name ($15 gift card). The questions and answers from a previous quiz night are printed here. To enter the quiz, just show up at the Brewpub on a Tuesday and start or join a team. Call the Brewpub at 253-2739 for more info.