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Indianapolis Star
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
Indy 500: Parking, how to get to the race and what roads are closed in 2025
The best way to travel to the Indianapolis 500 is to convince someone else to plan the route and drive so you can enjoy a pre-party nap in the backseat. But if that's not your situation this year, we offer this guide to help you navigate the roads by car, bike, foot and bus. Read on to find out where to park, what bike groups to join, and what busses you can ride on race day. The green flag doesn't drop until 12:45 p.m. May 25, but Indianapolis Motor Speedway suggests that you arrive at the gate closest to your seats by 10 a.m. Here's what to know to have the smoothest commute possible. People must buy race day parking at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in advance, and spots are already sold out for 2025. Those who did secure parking can find directions for specific lots at Don't fret if you didn't buy parking at the track already. One of the most charming race day traditions is Speedway residents renting out spots in their own yards. Look for signs in the lawns of people who live around the track, and bring cash. There are other places you can look, too. The town of Speedway's Facebook page often shares nearby businesses who are offering spaces. Speedway Trails offers parking near the track, and you can buy passes at The drivers: A complete guide to the 33-car starting lineup for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 Ride a bike: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Bike Indianapolis and Central Indiana Bicycling Association have put together a race day commute of about 4.5 miles. Participants will depart from The Amp at 16 Tech at either 7:30 or 9:30 a.m., roll out behind a police escort and park their bikes inside a gated and monitored corral just outside Gate 1. Cyclists can return to The Amp after the race in guided ride groups. Tickets cost $25 in advance and $30 the day of for adults. Children ages 17 and younger ride free with an adult admission ticket. Register and find departure times at Ride the bus: Routes 10, 15 and 25 usually take passengers to the vicinity of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Busses are affected by race day road closures, so plan for an early trip to be sure you reach your destination on time. Check for the most up-to-date information and routes. If you need to travel to the Indy 500 from outside the IndyGo bus route, check out Rally, a chartered bus rideshare program that will book a bus when enough riders request a certain route. Join confirmed bus bookings and request new ones at Round trip tickets from Carmel or Broad Ripple, for example, are $90. Rideshare and taxi: The drop-off and pickup spot will be at the corner of 10th and Polco streets. Note on shuttles: Indianapolis Motor Speedway's round-trip shuttle services are sold out for the 2025 race day. For more information on the routes that travel from downtown Indianapolis and the Indianapolis International Airport, visit Find Indianapolis Motor Speedway's traffic map at Find more information on the closures from the town of Speedway at Indy 500 tradition: The surprising history of '(Back Home Again in) Indiana' & everyone who sang it Law enforcement officials will direct traffic after the race. Vehicles won't be able to leave parking lots until pedestrian traffic clears, which can take about an hour, according to the speedway. Find the exit map for your parking lot at The IndianapoLIST newsletter has the best shows, art and eats — and the stories behind them
Axios
10-03-2025
- General
- Axios
Pedestrian traffic deaths rise in Indiana despite national drop
There were fewer pedestrian deaths on U.S. roads in the first half of 2024 compared to a year prior, but Indiana was one of nearly two dozen states that saw an increase. Why it matters: Cities are trying to reduce pedestrian deaths — so many of which are utterly avoidable — through "Vision Zero" programs, lower speed limits, "traffic calming" road designs and more. Driving the news: 3,304 pedestrians were killed on roads nationwide between January and June 2024, per a new Governors Highway Safety Association preliminary report. That's 88 fewer deaths than during the same period in 2023, but 1,072 more than during the same period in 2014. Stunning stat: "Between the first half of 2014 and 2024, pedestrian deaths have risen at a rate almost seven times faster than population growth," the report finds. Zoom in: There were 49 deaths in Indiana in the first half of last year, according to the report. That's 10 more than the same period in 2023 — a 26% increase. Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis, a group that tracks local pedestrian deaths, injuries and other safety incidents, recorded 41 deaths in the city last year. State of play: The Indianapolis City-County Council established a Vision Zero Task Force last year with the goal of "eliminating all fatal and serious injury crashes on city streets by 2035." It is tasked with creating and adopting an action plan by July 1. The latest: During a City-County Council meeting last month, task force members discussed recent traffic calming projects that may serve as models for future Vision Zero work — such as the makeover of a section of College Avenue and the Michigan Street road diet. At that meeting, a row of chairs in the audience was left empty and labeled with the names of several pedestrians killed in the last year. Jakob Morales, the advocacy committee chair for Bike Indianapolis, told Fox 59 he feels his group's concerns are being taken seriously but that they'll continue to monitor the city's progress. "People will continue to be killed," he said, "so we need to act urgently."
