novaTopFlexNov 9

Hype for the Future 8E: Richmond, Indiana

The City of Richmond, Indiana, is located in the east-central portion of the State of Indiana within Wayne County. The county seat of Wayne County, Richmond is the location of the Madonna of the Trail statue within the State, specifically on the east side of the city. However, apart from the Madonna of the Trail statue, the City of Richmond is often renowned for the associated Quaker and Shaker history of the community, as with related communities such as Lebanon, Ohio; Liberty, Indiana; and […]

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Hype for the Future 8E: Richmond, Indiana

The City of Richmond, Indiana, is located in the east-central portion of the State of Indiana within Wayne County. The county seat of Wayne County, Richmond is the location of the Madonna of the Tr…

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Show threadMark StosbergMay 26, 2024

Here's #WalkPotential for #RichmondIN

Lighter color indicates more categories of amenities within a 10 minute walk.

#urbanplanning #openstreetmap #mapping

Mark StosbergApr 3, 2024
Good interview with a friend and weekly newpaper publisher in #RichmondIN cc: @chronicallydave https://mastodon.social/@ChrisHardie/112128902424282067
Mark StosbergAug 4, 2023

I hope someone will talk to INDOT about induced demand and Jevon’s Paradox.

#RichmondIN https://newsie.social/@WesternWayneNews/110830999501710637

Western Wayne News (@[email protected])

The Indiana Department of Transportation has scheduled two meetings — one in person and one virtual — to share information about its Interstate 70 project in Wayne County. https://westernwaynenews.com/indot-revive-i70-new-meetings/

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Mark StosbergAug 1, 2023

@ChrisHardie @brb This is the relative Walk Potential of #RichmondIN. Lighter= more categories of amenities nearby to walk to. Useful for example to estimate where a sidewalk would be more likely to be used if built or repaired. Darker=more car dependent.

More about this free, open source metric: https://mark.stosberg.com/new-software-to-calculate-walk-potential-for-cities/

Software to Calculate Walk Potential for Cities

I have open-sourced code to calculate walk potential for cities. Some assembly required. Walk Potential Calculator This code is used to calculate "walk potential" across a city. It's based on the 10 Minute Neighborhood concept of having a neighborhood with having many common types of destinations within walking distance. The

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Mark StosbergJul 8, 2023

In 1898, the League of American Wheelman (cyclists) donated the first ambulance to Reid Hospital, in Richmond, Indiana. It was horse-drawn and and later replaced with motorized ambulance built in the same town.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item/127868444/

100 years later, there were “No Bikes” signs on Main Street, no bike racks downtown and no bike lanes.

Thankfully, there’s been progress in the last 25 years to make #RichmondIN safer & more accessible for cycling.

Thx @morgan for finding this!

Article clipped from Palladium-Item - Newspapers.com

Clipping found in The Palladium-Item published in Richmond, Indiana on 1/24/1917.

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Mark StosbergMay 3, 2023

May 2nd, 2013.

#cargobike #familybike #RichmondIN

Mark StosbergJan 5, 2023

The non-advice of my car-free mentor

I was nervous about giving up my car in Richmond, Indiana and heard that Wayne had been car-free for ten years. I invited him out to lunch to hear about his experiences.

He accepted, but his experiences weren't what I expected.

Read why:
https://mark.stosberg.com/the-non-advice-of-my-car-free-mentor/?mtm_campaign=masto&mtm_kwd=mentor

#cycling #carfree #RichmondIN

The non-advice of my car-free mentor

I was nervous about giving up my car in Richmond, Indiana and heard that Wayne had been car-free for ten years. I invited him out to lunch to hear about his experiences. He accepted, but his experiences weren't what I expected. I braced myself for the horror stories. The story

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Mark StosbergJan 4, 2023

How I got bike lanes into the City's transportation plan:

1. Buy measuring wheel on eBay
2. Find streets wide enough for bike lanes & just need re-painted
3. Make my own map of proposed routes with bike lanes
4. Publish map as "BIke Richmond" ($10 to register bikerichmond.org).
5. Share map with City's consultants, who add "Bike Richmond's recommended bike lanes" into long term plan.

Start your own bike lane planning:
https://mark.stosberg.com/how-to-find-out-if-bike-lanes-will-fit-on-your-street-for-25/

#BikeAdvocacy #UrbanPlanning #RichmondIN

How to find out if bike lanes will fit on your street for $25.

There are likely roads in your own community that you suspect are already wide enough to accommodate a bike lane– They just need stripes to mark the lane. You can check road widths yourself by using a measuring wheel, found for about $25 on E-bay.  A measuring wheel measures distances

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Mark StosbergJan 3, 2023

Biking through a drive-through feels awkward every single time.

But not awkward enough to spend $800/month on a car.

#cargobike #familybike #RichmondIN