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The Broad Ripple Gazette
Vol. 16 No. 17
Including the Cultural Districts and Midtown: Meridian-Kessler, Butler-Tarkington, and Meridian St.
Crossword page 13
Aug. 23 - Sep. 5, 2019
A new Red Line electric bus on a test run at Kessler and College.
Indy Go Red Line goes into operation on College By Mario Morone
mario@broadripplegazette.com
Mayor Hogsett (jacket) and Broad Ripple Park manager Kathy Fitzgerald (to his right) cut the ribbon to open the refurbished Bark Park. On the far left side of photo are Indy Parks director Linda Broadfoot and BRVA executive director Colleen Fanning.
Broad Ripple Bark Park reopens with ceremony By Alan Hague
alan@broadripplegazette.com At 10 am on Saturday, August 10th, people gathered for the official re-opening of the Broad Ripple Park Bark Park. Mayor Hogsett was on hand to cut the ribbon to celebrate the upgraded facility. The dog park, which first opened in 1999 as the city’s first dog park, has undergone a major makeover and now features an artificial turf infield, a large hexagon shelter, a new drinking fountain, and a dog wash station. Three Dog Bakery also offered free treats during the open house. Each year, Broad Ripple Park serves more than 300,000 people including 1,500 dog park customers. Most recently, the park celebrated its Beneful Dog Park contest award, which was used to place new benches and agility equipment in the bark park.
The Mayor was greeted by many of the visiting dogs at the park during his speech.
www.virtualbroadripple.com MOST ACCURATE DIRECTORY MAPS • HISTORIC PHOTOS This 1993 photo of the rocket playground at Broad Ripple Park is in the archive section
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Indy Go’s Red Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will begin operating on September 1st and will be free for passengers the entire month. The other IndyGo routes will be free from September 1 through the 14th. Hours of Red Line operations are from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m., seven days a week throughout the year with a bus arriving at a station every 10 minutes during peak service times Monday through Friday. Saturday hours are from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. with rides every 15 minutes and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. every 15 minutes and from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. every 20 minutes. Each bus station will be equipped with a digital marquee sign that lists realtime bus arrival information. The Red Line will stop at designated stations only. Generally, stops are anywhere from one quarter to one half of a mile apart. Jennifer Pyrz, with the HNTB construction management team, said, “As construction manager on the project, our team managed the two contractors, overseeing their quality, schedule and budget. We also did construction inspection and supported public outreach activities. As the Indy Go Red Line neighborhood liaison for the project, I had the opportunity to work directly with businesses www.IndyGoRed.com and residents along the line, helping answer questions and respond to concerns resulting from the construction.” Construction is now wrapping up, with all major activities completed by the end of this August. Crews will remain on site into the fall months to complete punch lists items. According to www.IndyGoRed.com, Red Line buses and stations will be fully accessible and step-free in accordance with the American Disabilities Act. All stations feature a gradual ramp to help riders get up to the 15-inch height of the platform, which is level with the floor height of the bus that pulls directly next to the platform. This allows all riders to board or exit the bus without the need for a ramp or the bus to kneel. “Seating capacity is for 40 people and standing capacity will be 50. Our fixedroute buses will make transfers to and from Red Line stops. Over the next year, IndyGo is investing in increasing how often and how late the local route buses operate to make it even easier to use the rapid service,” said Lauren Day. She is Director of Public Relations for IndyGo. Segments of bus routes 12, 14, 17, 19, 22, 38 and 39 will overlap the Red Line corridor, whose fare structure is the same as IndyGo service. Their updated fare system, My Key, photo by Jennifer Pyrz ( w w w. i n d y g o . n e t / A Red Line station on North Capitol Street. fares-and-passes), will provide fare payment and collection at ticket vending machines at each station. Later this fall, according to the IndyGo website, riders can also use their mobile app or a reloadable card to pay and board the Red Line. Cash will still be accepted on board for a two-hour Transfer Ticket or Day Pass. To obtain a transit card, a temporary pass can be obtained at Red Line stations. MyKey will be available later this fall. With MyKey, riders have a more convenient way
See IndyGo pg. 5
INDEX
a service of The Broad Ripple Gazette and BroadRippleHistory.org 1 Bark park
4 Random Rippling Sun King
8 Query Corner
1 Red Line
5 BR Home Tour preview
8 Random Rippling Stepping 12 Random Rippling ice cream 14 Wine Scene Jill A. Ditmire
2 Random Rippling Carnival
5 BR Brewpub Quiz
9 BR Farmers Market
12 Random Rippling U turns
15 Directory / Maps
3 BRHS reunion 1969
6 Classified Ads/Public Notices
9 Frog’s Random Rippling
12 Where in the Village?
19 Right in my Own Backyard
3 Calendar
7 Local Contacts/Mistakes winner 10 Random Rippling bike ride
12 Hidden History/Sudoku
19 Random Rippling Laverock
4 History of BR part 16
8 Buzzing Around Town
13 Crossword/Historic Ad
20 Random Rippling NNO
11 Indiana State Fair
11 Poetic Thoughts
13 Random Rippling solidcore