This weekend, you can go to garage sales along the Monon trail from 42th Street to Kessler Boulevard. There will also be a community yard sale hosted by the SoBro Neighborhood Alliance. https://bit.ly/4uxfr46

A distressing pattern has begun to emerge which is to view that not having regressive taxes (and therefore not fund gov't or its programs) is preferable to having them and maintaining services. A desperate country cries out for tax reform and we're met with status quo or no taxes, nothing else

In the last 18 months, Congress has given DHS $240 billion — a quarter of a trillion.

budgets reveal priorities

Indy, we need to talk.

Pelley and 60 minutes really were the gold standard for Serious Journalism and that they already felt the need to “balance” a story about the murder of innocent civilians by federal goons by implying they deserved it is an indictment of the entire industry

Another person has died at Shelby and Raymond Street.

Last night’s tragic fatality marks the second time in the past month that a wheelchair-bound pedestrian has been struck crossing at a signalized intersection in Indy.

Never underestimate the value of prioritizing space for a double row of serious street trees that can create a “kissing canopy” over your sidewalks in downtowns and urban places. #StreetTrees

Another fatal crash at Raymond & Shelby. This hit & run of a wheelchair user at the known dangerous intersection is tragic. This was the location of a memorial gathering & call for safety improvements in Nov 2025. Raymond continues to be a dangerous & deadly corridor. Drivers race & blow lights.

I'm sure the legislature will promise some sort of 'entertainment district' around the Indiana Bears stadium, so let's check in on how the Stadium Village around the taxpayer-funded Colts arena is going after 20 years

A fun little opportunity for someone who wants to proactively identify and neutralize opposition to data centers before it organizes.

The World Cup is about celebrating exotic host nation cultures

@mayorq.bsky.social Begging you to send someone to Indianapolis to teach us how to do this. Our Public Works Dept loves to pretend we can’t have trees or traffic calming because of curb lines

This is the **3rd** bicyclist struck and injured so far today across the city. The other two were minor injuries while this one was a serious injury. All 3 victims were transported to local hospitals. @centralincycling.org #SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #VisionZero #HoosierSky

I'd also point out that nixing the gas tax does nothing to fix roads that are a shambles nor does it help provide regular consistent transit funding -- perhaps the best tool we have to attack fuel costs.

Some big news today: IMPO funded projects for 2026 will add 16 new bikeshare stations, add bike infrastructure to Emerson Avenue between 30th and 38th, and connect the Grassy Creek Greenway to the IndyGo Blue Line and Pennsy Trail!

People, don't hold back who you are. We absolutely need you to shine your light and bring out the gifts and talents that are within you to change the world for the better. There's a lot of external pressure to suppress our uniqueness and avoid vulnerability. Don't give in. Don't give up.

Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally. Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially. Via @us.theconversation.com

WISH-TV/WRTV-6 is serving up confusing AI slop 🤦🏿‍♂️ If you read this article you're going to be confused looking at the false headline: -Judge drops case against 1 of 2 accused of pointing gun at IMPD officers- www.wishtv.com/news/crime-w...

Researchers find that America’s land use patterns are holding communities back from eliminating traffic deaths. By placing everyday destinations along high-speed roads, zoning continues to undermine pedestrian and bicycle safety. doi.org/10.1080/0194...

US elites decided, like a school of fish, that climate concern is old, boring, "woke," square, not hip & popular any more. As usual, it was based almost entirely on internal elite dynamics. It had nothing to do with the actual public, which is more concerned than ever.

While there is unfortunate language in this year's Safe Streets and Roads for All grant opportunity, USDOT webinars have said less favorable considerations are not hard penalties, each can be addressed by data analysis or site selection Not applying for bike lanes guarantees bike lanes are unfunded

If you put a grocery store next to a high-speed arterial, bad things are likely to happen. "Land use decisions—particularly the siting of groceries, pharmacies, gas stations, and fast-food outlets—are strongly associated with the death and injury of vulnerable road users." doi.org/10.1080/0194...

WISHTV's reporting of traffic violence is some of the worst in Indianapolis, while WRTV's was *significantly* better. Guess which reporters are out of their jobs and which still have theirs? Not great!

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

"the secretary of defense did insider trading on a war he was about to start" what the fuck are we doing here, honestly

News story tonight on driverless cars suggested that the point of the technology is to “make better cities.” No it isn’t, and no it won’t. The point of the technology is to sell more cars, and more cars have NEVER made better cities.

🛍️ Shop local. 💜 Support local. 🚫 Stop buying books from Amazon. Especially when you can go to Indy Reads this weekend and fill your own tote for $10. Learn more about the Indy Indie Book Crawl here: indyindiebookcrawl.com

The Arizona desert community of Martinez Lake hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking the record for the highest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S.

🚧 Incident posts related to Vision Zero have now been migrated here. This includes Serious Injuries and Traffic Fatalities for all road users. The @indyvisionzero.info account has gone dark. #SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

I'm not "anti-car." I own a car. I drive (more than I'd like). I'm opposed to car culture and car dependecy. And I'm supportive of safe and efficient transit options for *everyone.*

"After nearly 4 years of tracking crash data in Indianapolis, we here at Safe Streets Indy are ready for a bit of a break." This isn't goodbye. Check the link below for information about this hiatus and other important changes coming to our platform. #SafeStreetsIndy #Indianapolis #HoosierSky

After backlash from the community, the Indianapolis branch of the NAACP no longer supports the proposed data center in Martindale Brightwood. The group released a statement the said, in part, “we respect the community’s voice and stand with them”: https://bit.ly/4loIzHT

If local governments want to provide relief from high gas prices RIGHT NOW: 1. Quick build bike and scooter lanes that are languishing as plans. Call it temporary, just cut the process theatre and make it happen. Get staff to scope more. 2. Flex general funding to run more transit service.

Temporarily banning data centers draws more interest from state, local officials

In every Republican presidency of my lifetime there's been a recession and a new war in the Middle East.

Excited to see the Nickel Plate Bridge over Keystone on the way. Until then, be extra cautious (and visible) when crossing Keystone at 46th St. The drivers are distracted and regularly blow lights and take fast turns across the crosswalk without looking. #VisionZero

I think @edsbs.bsky.social said it best.

Cathedrals everywhere

This is a really good debate format for like 50 different reasons, but especially at this moment. There's a lot of equivocating over stuff that is not that complicated.

As Trump spews his unhinged rants about raising his illegal tariffs again AFTER SCOTUS STRUCK THEM DOWN, never forget who they’re hurting the most.

Fantastic, cannot WAIT for my tax dollars to be pissed away on this while half the streets in my city have no sidewalks

In 2015, Indianapolis’ mayor promised a public portal for ethics filings, campaign finance records and city contracts. It never launched. So, AJP-supported @mirrorindy.org, with the IndyStar built it — putting critical public records in one searchable place.

How could this affect Indy? Check out this @mirrorindy.org story from August: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

BREAKING: The EPA revokes scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger the public health, removing a key basis for the climate change fight.

“I don't see any plan, any strategy, any end game,” says Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at the University of Vermont. “I don't see anything from this administration, just fuck everything up as much as you can. You can print that.” Sounds accurate to me.

This on the day EPA revokes the 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding. Elected and appointed officials continue to fail us at all levels of government.

It'll never happen, but more news outlets need disability reporters. I spent the morning with a local reporter who covers disability and she mentioned that her presence has made the entire newsroom more aware of how disability (and also accessibility) intersects with other issues.