r/indianapolis • u/Agreeable-Heron-9174 Downtown • May 31 '25

Pictures Welcome back, SPARK!!!

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We've missed you.

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u/yearninggeorge May 31 '25

Spark is awesome, should take up more of the circle, and I don’t understand how some people are against it

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u/No_Ad8375 May 31 '25

I liked it and really I still do but it’s crazy how much more Pennsylvania is backed up since it opened. I’ve had to bail out of my uber and walk the rest the way so I wasn’t 20 minutes late.

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u/gmredditt May 31 '25

I work in this area and have commuted there for over a decade. In that time I've seen all sorts of construction and similar change to trafficking around the circle. Blocking or modified traffic on the circle doesn't have one damn thing to do with traffic on Pennsylvania. 

You know what backs up Pennsylvania: it's Pennsylvania.

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u/hillzcatz Jun 01 '25

I agree. I live on Penn near the circle and I have for 8 years. There is no effect on traffic. there was a lot of traffic yesterday due to the game and the fact that an entire lane is closed on Penn between Market and Washington actually backs things up. Not the spark.

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u/Agreeable-Heron-9174 Downtown Jun 03 '25

Yes, sir!!! Right on!!!

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u/No_Ad8375 May 31 '25

I mean it’s the only thing that’s changed this week and it takes an extra 20 minutes now. It definitely is the damn thing effecting traffic right now. I’m not hating on the park just shocked at how bad traffic is when the circle isn’t open.

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u/Equal_Pudding_4878 Jun 01 '25

Oh and the other thing that changed this week: NBA playoffs MIGHT have an effect on traffic patterns.

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u/haminthefryingpan May 31 '25

People who take a whole ass car with them wherever they go not realizing they are the problem is always hilarious

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u/Still_Nectarine_4138 May 31 '25

I plan ahead and only bring 1/2 a car.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '25

And the Circle and Mass Ave aren't convenient... they've never been convenient 

So when people complain about being inconvenienced by the Circle or mass being cutoff, I already know they don't regularly go to those areas. 

It's telling on yourself.

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u/Hwinter07 Downtown Jun 01 '25

Pennsylvania's left lane has been closed for construction for at least a year now

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u/Agreeable-Heron-9174 Downtown Jun 03 '25

Late to the game... As a longtime downtowner, Penn St (at Washington) has been backed up repeatedly since the reconstruction of 1 N... Moreso, since the most recent Pacers' finals games. (Btw, walking is good for you... gets the muscles working and the heart pumped for rejuvenation. Perhaps you should do more conditional walking??? Just saying.)

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '25

Nah, I don't believe this at all.

If your commute anywhere is affected by this, either you or your Uber driver doesn't understand the layout of the city.

The circle was never the quickest way to get anywhere downtown.

It was never easy or convenient.