INDIANAPOLIS — Neighbors in Community Heights on the east side of Indianapolis have added another part to the 10th Street Tactical Urbanism Project.
Before this project, there were no clear areas where bikers could ride, so green bike lanes were painted to give bikers and drivers a better understanding of where the lanes are.
"We are trying to make the streets safer for everybody and make this a more walkable and bikeable community," volunteer and east side resident Suzanne McLaughlin said.
This is the only permanent part of the project and comes after barriers were placed in turn lanes and other parts of the street to control speeding and traffic. The purpose of this is what the Community Heights Neighborhood Association calls "traffic calming."
Over the past few months, the association has collected data from the street and has noticed a positive change. Residents hope this will continue with the new bike lanes.
"It's good to see the community continuing to grow," McLaughlin said. "It's just a friendly place, and we want to keep everyone safe."
Numbers from this project will be released in November. The next project for Community Heights will be Oct. 14 to complete the mural installation at Anna Brochhausen Elementary.