Infrastucture (Plainfield, Butler: homes, neighborhoods, shop)

[prairiestate]

One of the interesting things about Indy is that it is a big city with the usual compliment of amenities. However, the one thing lacking in many areas is basic infrastructure, such as sidewalks, curbs and streetlights. This isn't just in the more far flung areas, but even the older residential neighborhoods on the grid. When sidewalks and such do exist, they are often seem to be in poor repair. Why has the city never developed many of their neighborhoods?

[REM]

Because most people just drive...

[domergurl]

Originally Posted by REM

Because most people just drive...

Yep

[Naptowner]

Even in areas where people don't have to drive, sidewalks aren't always installed. My street in Butler-Tarkington is a couple blocks from some shopping and a half block from the canal, yet it has never had sidewalks, judging from the aerial photos I've seen. Some blocks have them and some don't. Even some homes have a sidewalk in front while others don't. And this area was laid out in the twenties and pretty much built out by WWII. Indy's biggest problem is our antiquated combined overflow storm sewer system, which allows the sanitary (i.e., poopy water for the laymen) sewers to overflow into the storm sewers during heavy rains. That's an enormously expensive problem that we really should address before the crumbling or non-existent sidewalks.

[Future Trooper]

Originally Posted by Naptowner

Even in areas where people don't have to drive, sidewalks aren't always installed. My street in Butler-Tarkington is a couple blocks from some shopping and a half block from the canal, yet it has never had sidewalks, judging from the aerial photos I've seen. Some blocks have them and some don't. Even some homes have a sidewalk in front while others don't. And this area was laid out in the twenties and pretty much built out by WWII. Indy's biggest problem is our antiquated combined overflow storm sewer system, which allows the sanitary (i.e., poopy water for the laymen) sewers to overflow into the storm sewers during heavy rains. That's an enormously expensive problem that we really should address before the crumbling or non-existent sidewalks.

Plainfield sewer system is like that yet DPW has done anything to correct that problem. We are to busy building new parks, athletic centers, and greenways. I Agree we should focus on cleaning our waterways before we do anything.