Indiana

While experts now say that the lease term Indiana agreed to was too long, and the payment it received in return too small, so far all parties appear to be better off –- the road, the drivers, the toll takers, the Governor, and the state.

High rates of accidents and few bike lanes make Indianapolis a dangerous place to ride a bike, according to this article.

Business leaders in Indianapolis are looking to replicate the success of Portland, Oregon, by creating a task force to pursue plans for a streetcar system in the city's downtown.

Lawmakers in Indiana have approved an incentive program that seeks to attract filmmakers to the state, a move that overrides a veto by Governor Mitch Daniels.

Civic groups in Indianapolis are pushing city officials to consider streetcars downtown.

A grad student in Muncie, Indiana has taken citizen involvement in traffic calming to a whole new level. He was jailed 10 hours for painting a crosswalk near his home. Now free from jail, he plans to complete the three other crosswalks.

With little else to do, teenagers in the rural Indiana town of San Pierre have found a new place to hang out: community meetings. But they're not just hanging out, they are actively participating in the planning and revitalization of their community.

The state of Indiana has announced plans to purchase more than 150 miles of abandoned railways, much of which is slated to become greenspace.

Bold plans are taking shape as construction begins on an 8-mile bike and pedestrian path in Indianapolis -- a project intended to encourage not just walking and biking, but also economic development.

Recent research finds that parking spaces outnumber drivers 3-to-1 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

With little money available in county coffers, residents in an Indiana subdivision are hoping to create a special assessment district that will allow them to personally pay for road maintenance.

Citing the city's poor economic stature, residents of a section of Gary, Indiana, are proposing that they split from the city. Some say race and class differences are the undercurrents spurring the idea.

The city of Jeffersonville, Indiana, has approved the annexation of more than 7,800 acres of nearby land -- a move that will increase the population by more than a third. Many of the people to be annexed are calling the move a land and money grab.

Using public-private partnerships, the city has successfully attracted new housing and commercial development to its core.

As part of a federal plan to accelerate the planning of new multistate highway corridors, Indiana is rallying support for a 63-mile, privately-funded tollway to connect the state to neighboring Illinois.

In an effort to limit the destruction of historic university-owned properties, the Indiana state legislature is considering a bill that would add a six-month public review period to any planned demolition that may have historic significance.

A recent survey reveals that the vast majority of respondents think Indianapolis needs a rapid transit system.

With gas taxes not keeping pace with inflation, state politicians are looking to eliminate gas taxes in favor of alternatives such as sales taxes, vehicles-miles-traveled fees, and new forms of road tolls.

Supporters and critics of a proposal to build a new 75-mile bypass road around Indianapolis debate whether the new road will help or hurt the city.

Indiana University, South Bend, is considering joining an ever-growing group of universities that are embracing green building techniques and environmentally sustainable development.