Signs

My recent cupcake odyssey gave me a lot of opportunities for pictures 

of various kinds -- old brickwork, new construction, 

and street signage at its most prosaic.

Two versions of the little profile man are shown 

in the top and middle photos. The economy may be stagnant,

but construction projects are plentiful; the mobile shacks

reflected above and the work shown below are just a small bit

of the numerous projects in downtown Indy. 

The traffic downtown is inexcusable for a city our size. 

The numerous attempts to address the sorry state of

the local public transportation system have always sounded like 

lip service falling on unhearing ears; people have become 

so dependent on their autos that there doesn't seem 

to be a viable way to wean them from their gas-guzzling ways

and the city fathers are making too much money from car owners

via fuel, upkeep, taxes, insurance and parking fees.

But their self-serving negligence is beginning 

to bite them in the ass, as increasing demands for better 

and more buses, more bike routes and facilities

show how far behind we are compared to other cities.