INDIANAPOLIS — This evening, the Public Works Committee of the City-County Council voted in support of Proposal 142, new ordinance language that will advance plans to repair and improve the infrastructure of 38th Street. The Purple Line project, planned to go out to bid in early 2021, is projected to dedicate $95 million, more than half of […]
IndyGo coordinates with the MLK Center and the Near Northwest Response Team to deliver groceries and prescriptions INDIANAPOLIS — IndyGo has partnered with two community groups, the MLK Center and the Near Northwest Response Team, to provide area residents with access to essentials such as groceries and prescriptions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Midtown-Get-Around is one of two […]
Former HNTB Planning Group Director, Jennifer Pyrz will lead all capital plan projects INDIANAPOLIS — IndyGo welcomes Jennifer Pyrz, AVP, PE, as the new Chief Development Officer and VP of Infrastructure, Strategy, and Innovation. In this role, Pyrz will lead and guide all IndyGo capital plan projects in this new decade. “We are extremely grateful […]
INDIANAPOLIS — IndyGo is implementing new safety measures and changing its service schedules to prevent the spread of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). These measures are intended to increase the safety of transit riders and employees by lessening the need for non-essential interactions and reducing service frequency to reflect declining ridership. Effective Sunday, March 29, the following adjustments will be implemented until further notice: IndyGo riders will be required to board through […]
INDIANAPOLIS—Two IndyGo employees were honored at the 29th Annual ROSE Awards on Wednesday, March 11 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. Baba Diop, a professional coach operator, and Charlie Watkins, a body shop mechanic, were both nominated for awards. Diop was selected as a winner of a ROSE Award. The ROSE Awards celebrate excellence in the […]
INDIANAPOLIS —Today IndyGo announced youth under the age of 18 can ride regular transit routes for free on Monday, March 2 in light of the Indianapolis Public Schools bus driver shortage. “IndyGo’s partnership with IPS has helped increase mobility for high schoolers in the city,” said Inez Evans, President and CEO of IndyGo. “When IndyGo […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation Board of Directors today accepted a revised route change proposal that reflects some of the major concerns presented during the public comment period and public hearing held on February 18, 2020. The Board authorized staff to proceed with an equity analysis of the revised proposal before final adoption of […]
Lise Pace brings abundance of relevant personal, professional experience to public transit agency INDIANAPOLIS — Later today, IndyGo will officially welcome Lise Pace as a member of the organization’s Board of Directors. Pace, who is Vice President of External Affairs at Bosma Enterprises, will join the board for its first meeting since being unanimously confirmed by […]
INDIANAPOLIS — IndyGo announced today that its January 2020 ridership was eight percent higher than the same time last year. Additionally, Red Line ridership was six percent higher in January than in December. While lower transit ridership is typical in winter months, IndyGo is seeing an upward trend in systemwide winter ridership from year to […]
IndyGo to open new training facility in spring of 2021 for training of 200 new drivers INDIANAPOLIS – Today IndyGo and Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD) formalized their plan to redevelop 6.5 acres of the former Carrier Bryant site located in the Riverside neighborhood. The Metropolitan Development Commission authorized the sale and transfer of the […]