In 2019 Big Car staff and volunteers tested out ways to make Shelby Street even more livable through speed limit reduction, colorful crosswalks and bump outs, wayfinding street designs and signage, and bike racks. Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), Big Car Collaborative and the South Indy Quality of Life Plan (SoIndy) teamed up to use the principles of tactical urbanism to make Shelby Street safer for seniors, school kids, and bus riders.
Shelby Street Tactical Urbanism toolkit was checked out 47 times and used in various neighborhoods all of the city before the program ended in 2021. View photos from the project here.
Below is a list of items that were included our Tactical Urbanism Toolkit.
- Mobile crate
- Paint brush extension poles
- Traffic calming signs
- Safety wands (with light) & batteries
- Safety vests
- Resource books on tactical urbanism
- Bump out stencils: circles and triangles of different sizes, bump out lines
- Wayfinding & traffic calming stencils: directional arrows, “slow down”
- Speed radar gun
- Reflective traffic cones
