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"Project Indy-apolis Bus Shelter" 
   Greening Transit for the Indianapolis community. 
 Architecture for Humanity Indianapolis Chapter.

  
     
 
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PREVIOUS UPDATES Preject Design Charrette
We will be meeting at The Indianapolis Public Library
on September.23.2009 at 6:30 pm for the design charrette
of Bus Shelter and HIV / AIDS clinic. Please RSVP to this event.

Thank you.
The Projects Committee
AFH Indianapolis Chapter
DESIGN RESOURCES
BUS MAPS etc   - 
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Bus Shelter guidelines from Indy Go  - 
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Aerial Map - Business /Residential  - 
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Site Location
25th Street & Keystone Ave


Site Location
25th Street & Sherman Ave


Site Location
25th Street & Dr.A.J Brown
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BUS Sidewalk diagram  - 
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BUS Shelter + Stops diagram  - 
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UPDATES  /  August.01.2009 /  Preject Design Charrette


 Material

  1. Reclaim Steel

  2. Recycled Dome Roof

  3. Reclaimed Lumber

  4. LED lighting

  5. Art work


Community Collaboration

  1. Community bus riding

  2. Identity / icon

  3. Public art

  4. Maintenance

  5. Safety

  6. Adopting the shelter


Potential design elements

  1. Indy-go requirements

  2. Roof mass / green roof

  3. Bench

  4. Glass wall ( penalized )

  5. Underside of roof for art work etc

  6. Main shelter + existing pole clip-on


Research

  1. Indy-go ( not changing bus route )

  2. Health by design

  3. VSAI

  4. R.O.W encroachment

  5. Cost per unit

  6. EWB energy – structure

  7. IPL – for light pole idea
UPDATES  /  July.19.2009 /  Preject Committee Meeing Summary

 

Bus Shelter Project

 

Martindale-Brightwood Neighbor will be the “Targeted” location for Bus Shelters

First Step of project will be to complete detailed SITE SURVEY incorporating the following tasks:

 

·         Base Map of Neighborhood, Bus Routes, Bus Stops and walking radii (Michael)

·         Identify current Bus Shelter locations (Toni Grimes)


 Contact IndyGo/DMD Indianapolis:  (Anna Waggoner)
Census of Ridership?
Ridership per route?
Cost of existing shelters

·         Identify Amenities/Shared Facilities (ChunSheh Teo)

 

·         Locate walking paths on Google Earth (Rene Martinez)

 

·         Photo Study of Bus Ridership/Shelter usage ( Marco & Carmen)

 

·         Historical/Precedence Study (Janette) Past Projects Boston, Paris, London, etc.

 

Investigation work above needs to be completed by August 1, 2009 so that
we may proceed with the next step. Thank you for your efforts to make this a
successful project for AFH.

 

Our next meeting of the Bus Shelter Project will be:

 

August 1, 2009

1:00 p.m.
Offices of People For Urban Progress
Murphey Building , 1043 Virginia Avenue , Studio 213 (2nd Floor)

 

Goals for the meeting are to:

Identify design teams & Develop Bus Shelter Design Guidelines further

* On behalf of the The Projects Committee *
Anna Waggoner


UPDATES  /  July.16.2009 /  Preject Design Charrette

We will be meeting at
919 Fayette Street, Indianapolis for the design charrette
for the Bus Shelter and HIV / AIDS clinic. Please RSVP to this event.

* The Projects Committee *


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