INDIANAPOLIS — IndyGo hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently to celebrate the official grand opening of its new East Campus headquarters. The location is 9503 E. 33rd St. in the former Celadon campus off of Post Rd.
The 110,000-square-foot building represents the future of IndyGo, as it outgrows the current headquarters located at 1501 W. Washington St. This new location will mean expanded storage for the agency’s growing bus fleet, state-of-the-art training for bus drivers and more room for employees to safely work.
One of the biggest features of this new facility is the IndyGo Academy. This space provides four state-of-the-art driving simulators programmed with scenarios specific to IndyGo. This allows bus drivers to learn new skills and maneuvers before they get on the road. The academy also includes a mock bus to train drivers on how to secure riders in mobility-assisted devices, without the agency pulling a bus out of revenue service.
Other features of the new headquarters include a larger boardroom that will also be available for community groups to reserve for meetings, more collaborative spaces for employees to gather and innovate, and an extended outdoor CDL training course. Additionally, it will accommodate the agency’s planned bus storage and maintenance facility. This will provide essential space for additional 40-foot hybrid and 60-foot electric vehicles as IndyGo’s fleet continues to expand in anticipation of the upcoming Bus Rapid Transit route, the Purple Line.
Ridership is rebounding and service expansion is already underway, thanks in part to the continued implementation of the Marion County Transit Plan. This new location on the city’s Far Eastside also offers IndyGo increased operational efficiency. More than 70% of the agency’s employees live on the east side, and several routes end on the east side, meaning the eventual streamlining of service once the new bus storage facility is complete.
