With the help of University of Indianapolis and others, the University Heights Neighborhood Association has now had two public meetings and one board meeting this year.
Currently we are in a decision making process, how to reorganize. Interested neighbors, renters, students, and homeowners may attend our committee meeting which currently is held the second Wednesday of every month at 7:00PM. We will usually meet in a room at the University Heights United Methodist Church located at the corner of Otterbein and Hanna. If you attend just look for directions on the door when you arrive.
The next meeting will be November 8 at 7 PM.
October 24, 2006
May 31, 2005
A recent article discusses traffic calming and speed humps being used in Indianapolis and elsewhere. On the MPO section of the city site, the article is educational. From what I read both Edwards Avenue and Lawrence Avenue would benefit from Mid-Block Speed Control.
Mid-block traffic calming for long, straight blocks, forces the driver to concentrate and slow down. Chicanes and mid-block medians force a "wiggle" to straight streets to discourage speed. They also enhance the design character of the street, particularly in combination with street tree planting. Speedhumps would work also.
I would like to pursue some of these improvements for my street, Edwards Ave. Because it has no stop between State Street and Otterbein and police rarely ever stop people for traffic infractions here, motorcyclists, mopeders, and drivers fly down the street sometimes seeing how fast they can go. The drivers disregard the obvious fact that this is a residential street with children and pets frequently crossing the street.
If you would like to contact me, my email is mr.greg.filter (use the @ symbol here) gmail.com
I would like help on this project.
way to make certain streets safer, more
friendly places for pedestrians, drivers
and neighboring residents alike,” says
Greiwe. No wonder 40 speed humps
have been placed in 16 Indianapolis
neighborhoods since 1995. “They’re a
less intrusive traffic-calming technique
than some,” Greiwe notes, “and completely
effective when excessive speed
is the problem.”
Before speed humps can be installed,
a petition requesting assistance must be
signed by three-quarters of all affected
property owners. Then, the city collects speed and volume
data to determine whether or not there is more traffic than
accounted for by local residents, indicating “cut through”
usage, and that its average speed exceeds recommended limits.
If these criteria are met, speed humps are installed pending
scheduling and funding.
Mid-block traffic calming for long, straight blocks, forces the driver to concentrate and slow down. Chicanes and mid-block medians force a "wiggle" to straight streets to discourage speed. They also enhance the design character of the street, particularly in combination with street tree planting. Speedhumps would work also.
I would like to pursue some of these improvements for my street, Edwards Ave. Because it has no stop between State Street and Otterbein and police rarely ever stop people for traffic infractions here, motorcyclists, mopeders, and drivers fly down the street sometimes seeing how fast they can go. The drivers disregard the obvious fact that this is a residential street with children and pets frequently crossing the street.
If you would like to contact me, my email is mr.greg.filter (use the @ symbol here) gmail.com
I would like help on this project.
way to make certain streets safer, more
friendly places for pedestrians, drivers
and neighboring residents alike,” says
Greiwe. No wonder 40 speed humps
have been placed in 16 Indianapolis
neighborhoods since 1995. “They’re a
less intrusive traffic-calming technique
than some,” Greiwe notes, “and completely
effective when excessive speed
is the problem.”
Before speed humps can be installed,
a petition requesting assistance must be
signed by three-quarters of all affected
property owners. Then, the city collects speed and volume
data to determine whether or not there is more traffic than
accounted for by local residents, indicating “cut through”
usage, and that its average speed exceeds recommended limits.
If these criteria are met, speed humps are installed pending
scheduling and funding.
May 19, 2005
University Heights Birdseye View
Google Maps has this view of our neighborhood.
Take a look today.
Google Maps offers both map viewing, satellite images, and driving directions.
Even where to get pizza.
Google Maps has this view of our neighborhood.
Take a look today.
Google Maps offers both map viewing, satellite images, and driving directions.
Even where to get pizza.
May 17, 2005
A walk through our neighborhood, indeed a pleasant thing.
Walk down Edwards Ave. and see neighbors sitting on porches. Boys play in a hose.
A Grand Oak Ent oversees Mills Ave. A strange light in a dog hut, and a sweet light on house siding. A small fountain on the U of I campus and an old water feature in a backyard. A promise of summer and the warm wet eyes of a beagle.
See them here.
Walk down Edwards Ave. and see neighbors sitting on porches. Boys play in a hose.
A Grand Oak Ent oversees Mills Ave. A strange light in a dog hut, and a sweet light on house siding. A small fountain on the U of I campus and an old water feature in a backyard. A promise of summer and the warm wet eyes of a beagle.
See them here.
May 6, 2005
Folks, times are tough. The city is looking at ways to cut costs, and now one of those ways would be to completely drop the recycling program. Completely as in not offering curbside pick-up (which you have to pay for) or even having the city drop-off locations. There would be no recyclable option at all.
I ask that you please contact the Mayor and the Department of Public Works to please offer at least minimal recycling options. Our neighbors pay to have their recyclables picked up. We drop off ours every few weeks at the Kroger drop-off on 31.
Read more in the Star:
Contact the Mayor here:
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/Mayor/contact.htm
Contact the Dept. of Public Works, Jim Garrard, Director by calling
Phone: (317) 327-4000
Please Offer Recycling!
I ask that you please contact the Mayor and the Department of Public Works to please offer at least minimal recycling options. Our neighbors pay to have their recyclables picked up. We drop off ours every few weeks at the Kroger drop-off on 31.
Read more in the Star:
Contact the Mayor here:
http://www.indygov.org/eGov/Mayor/contact.htm
Contact the Dept. of Public Works, Jim Garrard, Director by calling
Phone: (317) 327-4000
Please Offer Recycling!
June 2, 2004
We were very lucky this past weekend.
If the tornado that hit Troy and Shelby would have come farther south, University Heights could have seen terrible damage and death. Today I rode past the damage along Troy from west of Madison to east of Keystone. Our neighbors to the north really got socked.
One of the best businesses that we have here on the southside, AMI Do-It-Best Hardware had considerable damage. I know the owners of AMI have done a lot to invest back into the Southside, along with supporting many charitable causes. Let's keep them in mind and hope they can get back on their feet very quickly.
If the tornado that hit Troy and Shelby would have come farther south, University Heights could have seen terrible damage and death. Today I rode past the damage along Troy from west of Madison to east of Keystone. Our neighbors to the north really got socked.
One of the best businesses that we have here on the southside, AMI Do-It-Best Hardware had considerable damage. I know the owners of AMI have done a lot to invest back into the Southside, along with supporting many charitable causes. Let's keep them in mind and hope they can get back on their feet very quickly.
May 23, 2004
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May 23, 2004
Road improvement
The Department of Public Works will hold a public meeting Tuesday, May 25 on the Southside to discuss improvements on East Street (U.S. 31) and Madison Avenue from Lawrence Street to Southern Avenue.
Don't know where this meeting is. But I am gonna try and go.
The Department of Public Works will hold a public meeting Tuesday, May 25 on the Southside to discuss improvements on East Street (U.S. 31) and Madison Avenue from Lawrence Street to Southern Avenue.
Don't know where this meeting is. But I am gonna try and go.
May 11, 2004
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May 11, 2004
Cicadas: Check out this map to see when they'll hit.
Brood X, Gen X, will be hitting over the next couple of weeks.
They may ruin your outdoor wedding.
Brood X, Gen X, will be hitting over the next couple of weeks.
They may ruin your outdoor wedding.
May 3, 2004
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May 03, 2004
I just received the following offer from Dr. Pamela Jackson, Dept. of Sociology, Indiana University. She is looking for families in our neighborhood to be a part of a study.
" Letter of invitation:
You and your family are invited to participate in a study about family, work, and health.
We would like to interview you in-person (we come to you any time and day of the week).
We would like to interview 4-5 of your family members (over the telephone so they can live anywhere in the United States).
Interviews will be completely confidential.
For completing an interview you will receive $20 and a 120 minute phone card.
Your family members who complete a telephone interview will receive a 120 minute phone card. "
Sounds like an interesting study plus it includes a bonus.
Here is a web page with more info, or you can download this word document.
" Letter of invitation:
You and your family are invited to participate in a study about family, work, and health.
We would like to interview you in-person (we come to you any time and day of the week).
We would like to interview 4-5 of your family members (over the telephone so they can live anywhere in the United States).
Interviews will be completely confidential.
For completing an interview you will receive $20 and a 120 minute phone card.
Your family members who complete a telephone interview will receive a 120 minute phone card. "
Sounds like an interesting study plus it includes a bonus.
Here is a web page with more info, or you can download this word document.
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