The second public meeting about the LEAP project, Indiana Gov. Braun’s scheme to dump 25 mgd of industrial waste directly into the Eagle Creek Park bird sanctuary, will be on Jan 26 at 7pm at the Pike Performing Arts Center with seating for 1500 citizens.

Data Center Download: How Data Centers Impact Our Grid, Our Water, and Our Communities Zoom Meeting Jan 21 @ 11:30am A webinar exploring current science and policy relating to the development and running of data centers in Indiana with emphasis on water, energy and the environment. See link:

Trump Administration Officials Describe A Routine School Drop-Off

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Looks perfidy normal to me.

Sights today along the Eagle Creek Trail: I chatted with a neighbor as he finished picking up 4 bags worth of trash along the north-side of the causeway. Someone has posted a series colorful signs against LEAP while, nearby, two “Citizens” trucks were parked at the water intake tower. #IndyLeap

An extremely prescient question…

Miami!

White House reveals ball room plans for first time…

if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Interesting - This article mentions that INDOT has applied to the Federal Highway Admin for permission to charge tolls on I-70.

Because of all the awful news, I took advantage of today’s mild, sunny weather to get outside and calm my mind with a bike ride. I paused along the trail to photograph this red shoulder hawk with my iPhone. Take care of yourselves. #bike #bird #indy

These images are every bit as shocking, infuriating and heartbreaking five years later.

Left unsaid in this sad story is that Mr West was standing outside only about a mile from an international airport when he was struck. Some asshole was firing a gun into the air near passenger jets! Depending on firing angle, bullets can travel miles. I’m glad Mr West wasn’t seriously injured.

I ran across a box in our garage with 30 years worth of our family’s old cell phones. In the upper left is our very first cell phone which we purchased 1995 when my wife was pregnant with our oldest daughter - who, btw, still pines for the pink moto razr flip-phone from her high school days.

More than 200 Indianapolis residents gathered Monday night to share concerns about a Boone County development project and its potential impact on the Eagle Creek Reservoir.

Two Hoosier Marine veterans share their personal messages of hope this holiday season.

It was a great afternoon in for a Christmas Day #bike ride to Speedway IN using the newest portion of the #Indy’s B&O Trail. This 30 second video clip shows my absolute favorite segment of the new trail. #BikeSky

Saw this today biking out the north gate at Eagle Creek Park. The 71st street pedestrian path footbridge near the gate collapsed and is closed. How did this happen? Are other, similar, foot bridges in the park and along 71st street safe to walk and ride on?

So not only does Citizen Energy intend to steal from Indianapolis' drinking water (Eagle Creek Reservoir) and sell it up north to Lebanon's LEAP project, but Lebanon then plans to pipe that contaminated industrial waste back to Eagle Creek's bird sanctuary. Here is a recent story from WRTV.

Quick advertisement…if you are still looking for gift ideas this season, Vanished Indianapolis is a great option. Several local bookstores carry it, as does Barnes & Noble. I also have copies to sell so shoot me a DM or email at ejfujawa @ Gmail and I can get you a copy.

Homeowners report 60 MPH speeds in a Brownsburg IN subdivision where the White Lick Creek bike trail passes through. #carbrain

“Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice,”

COMMENTARY: Counting every Hoosier isn't optional — it's the law

Here's an update on the proposed American Tower data center in Pike Township: Company officials won't be at the Pike Township Residents Association meeting tonight. Instead, they'll be there Jan. 14. The MDC Hearing Examiner hearing on the data center proposal happens the next day, Jan. 15.

Today 12/9 was my first day out on my bike here in Indy in over a week due to snow/ice on trails and just too darn cold. Just finished a short ride, with a strong wind to my back, to the YMCA for a spinning class. 1/2

Loved seeing all my favorite faces together in this bubble chart by Anisota.

Nice video about Victoria’s 🚲transformation. I’m so glad we visited there for a few days last summer.

Indiana House Republicans finally dropped their “draft” congressional map, and shocker — it’s less a map and more a crime scene outline of democracy. Every jagged line screams, “How do we keep power even when voters hate us?”

Make it a FREE book. Making it free meant I had to do the publishing work myself because publishers want to make money. They’re funny that way. It’s also a YouTube series. You can find links to the free book here: terikanefield.com/whyextremism... It's on the major platforms. 2/

Today’s 30F temperature was getting close to my biking threshold but I realized this morning, riding into the breeze in my best winter kit, that really only my eyeballs were cold. Does anyone have goggle recommendations for a cyclist that wears Rx eyeglasses?

Welp. Looks like the cheaters might get their way in Indiana after all. This Congressional redistricting nonsense is an act of desperation by a flailing, deeply unpopular President and a failing, lackey Governor.

Some shots from the talented Doug McSchooler of the Safe Streets Protest at College Ave/Mass Ave intersection where pedestrian Brandon Breedlove was killed by a drunk driver in March 2024 #indianapolis #visionzero mirrorindy.org/photos-peopl...

Beautiful day to cycle in #Indy’s Eagle Creek Park - and a good day to pick up litter along the reservoir causeway. I’ve noticed over the years that some litterer is usually considerate enough to have tossed out a plastic bag to assist me in toting out the trash.

My family spent our Saturday evening binging on Netflix’s “A Man on the Inside”. Its wonderful ensemble cast left us laughing and even tearing-up just a bit. Season 2 builds wonderfully on Season 1. I’m reposting a very thoughtful review of the series.

Here’s a gift link to an amazing article in NYTimes...

"Forget mysterious dark matter and the inexplicable accelerating expansion of the universe; the bicycle represents a far more embarrassing hole in the accomplishments of physics." m.b. 2013

I biked in to the city today (11/16) to attend a World Day of Remembrance event in Indianapolis. The survivor families shared poignant memories of loved ones lost to traffic violence. I felt honored to be a witness to their stories. CIC and HbD did an amazing job by pulling the event together.

“Wer glaubt das Betonsperren Sicherheit bringen. Sicherheit wird nur ein Wandel im Geiste bewirken.” See ALT

It’s a miracle! Well - it’s a *partial* miracle. Only 18 months after a driver crashed their car through the fence and after I reported the damage to Mayor’s office, #Indy DPW hustled out this week to make a partial repair of the wooden fencing along 56th street’s section of the Eagle Creek Trail.

Donate to Mirror Indy so they can write more puff pieces about local randos. Too many clicks are generated by all the shit wrong with the world. Click on feel good articles, donate to independent journalism, and go out and do something to make your community better.

I just learned from an Eagle Creek Park Foundation's November newsletter that Citizen's Water intends to begin laying pipe soon in support of Lebanon's LEAP project, pumping 25 mgd (million gallons per day) from Eagle Creek Reservoir. That's the reservoir's entire volume drained out every 200 days.

Nov 16th

Seeing lots of good #Indy area aurora photos on BlueSky tonight. I just happen to be out in Hartford City tonight with a nice dark sky. Never saw the northern lights in my 66 years of life - just spectacular.

Since today is Veterans Day, here’s a piece I wrote ten years ago about the history of the holiday we now mark every Nov. 11. I was fortunate to write several articles for We’re History, one of @hcrichardson.bsky.social’s great public projects. Go to werehistory.org to read lots of great articles.

Presumably the Fell for It Again wing of the Democratic Party is unfamiliar with the arc of the Whigs, who had many similar beliefs but went poof into the dustbin of history when it kept insisting on compromise instead of fighting on the critical, polarizing moral issues of their time.

A photo I took today at the ‘Bear Overlook’ at Eagle Creek reservoir in Indianapolis. This Spring, park admins kindly added a restroom for trail users at this trailhead parking lot. Sadly, placing the Porta Potty right beside the signature sculpture was, aesthetically speaking, a truly crappy idea.

Today’s #Indy area #bike ride started from Eagle Creek Park area and included riding on the 71st Street Connector east to the Monon, North to Westfield, east on the Midland Trace, south on the Nickel Plate and back west to the Monon on 106th. A loop ride that wasn’t possible until very recently.

I thought I'd share some photos from my bike ride Friday (10/31) on the newest section of #Indy's Eagle Creek Trail. While @bikeindy.bsky.social's web sit lists this trail portion (Phase B1) as NOT OPEN until mid-2016, I'm here to tell you that this trail is fully rideable and in beautiful shape.

It was a great afternoon to #bike near my neighborhood with my spouse. A short 1.5 mile section of the Ronald Reagan Parkway near Brownsburg is finally about to open so we took advantage of the still-closed roadway to check it out. The trail connects N-S with both the B&O and Vandalia Trails.