William Hazen
@williamhazen.bsky.social
Gay urbanist (he/him), Coach Operator of the Year ‘21, ‘25, ROSE Award Winner ‘22, 3rd Generation Bus Operator, Near East Indy via The Athens of the Prairie // All views my own
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William Hazen
@williamhazen.bsky.social
· Aug 20
IndyGo Foundation - IndyGo
www.indygo.net
The first is the IndyGo Foundation, which provides bus passes to low income riders and charitable organizations, and helps to build more accessible bus stops across the city. A donation of just $4 can help a rider get where they need to go for a day.
Donate Here: www.indygo.net/foundation/
Donate Here: www.indygo.net/foundation/
Perfect day for my first full shift on the Purple Line
November 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Perfect day for my first full shift on the Purple Line
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at IndyGo! Remember, buses are fare free today and we are operating on a Sunday schedule!
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at IndyGo! Remember, buses are fare free today and we are operating on a Sunday schedule!
Looking up places for future vacations and in the course of that I end up looking up their transit agencies and I am now obsessed with Nuup Bussii
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Looking up places for future vacations and in the course of that I end up looking up their transit agencies and I am now obsessed with Nuup Bussii
For today’s #LayoverLibrary, I’m reading ‘Traffication’, an analysis of the myriad ways in which cars destroy our natural environment through noise and air pollution, microplastic particles, and roadkill.
The most important thing you can do to reduce traffication? Drive less and drive slower.
The most important thing you can do to reduce traffication? Drive less and drive slower.
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
For today’s #LayoverLibrary, I’m reading ‘Traffication’, an analysis of the myriad ways in which cars destroy our natural environment through noise and air pollution, microplastic particles, and roadkill.
The most important thing you can do to reduce traffication? Drive less and drive slower.
The most important thing you can do to reduce traffication? Drive less and drive slower.
I regret to inform the Indianapolis haters that one of the strong towns digital media correspondents visited yesterday and said this, unprompted: “Indianapolis is SO walkable, I’m floored”
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I regret to inform the Indianapolis haters that one of the strong towns digital media correspondents visited yesterday and said this, unprompted: “Indianapolis is SO walkable, I’m floored”
For the first time ever- it’s a Winter edition of Food in Transit! IndyGo is bringing back the popular summer giveaway of fresh produce on December 2 in collaboration with Second Helpings!
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
For the first time ever- it’s a Winter edition of Food in Transit! IndyGo is bringing back the popular summer giveaway of fresh produce on December 2 in collaboration with Second Helpings!
The IndyGo swag shop Winter Collection is now here, featuring new ‘Connecting Communities’, ‘Snow Place Like IndyGo’, and ‘Talk Transit to Me’ collections! 100% of the proceeds benefit the IndyGo Foundation, so get yours today! shop.indygofoundation.org/collections/...
2025-2026 IndyGo Winter Collection
Introducing IndyGo’s newest Winter swag collection that has been crafted for riders, advocates and anyone who believes in a more connected, thriving Indianapolis. This lineup of t-shirts, sweatshirts,...
shop.indygofoundation.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The IndyGo swag shop Winter Collection is now here, featuring new ‘Connecting Communities’, ‘Snow Place Like IndyGo’, and ‘Talk Transit to Me’ collections! 100% of the proceeds benefit the IndyGo Foundation, so get yours today! shop.indygofoundation.org/collections/...
Getting on the bus this morning- guy behind me taps me on the shoulder:
“Excuse me- were you the bus driver that was on TV a while back?”
“Yeah”
“haha I thought that was you, that’s a cool thing you’re doing”
“Excuse me- were you the bus driver that was on TV a while back?”
“Yeah”
“haha I thought that was you, that’s a cool thing you’re doing”
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Getting on the bus this morning- guy behind me taps me on the shoulder:
“Excuse me- were you the bus driver that was on TV a while back?”
“Yeah”
“haha I thought that was you, that’s a cool thing you’re doing”
“Excuse me- were you the bus driver that was on TV a while back?”
“Yeah”
“haha I thought that was you, that’s a cool thing you’re doing”
Love to see a good thing started by IndyGo spread to other agencies ❤️
This past weekend we parked a Battery-Electric Bus outside of @wfhb.org for the Emmy Award-winning 🎶 Music in Transit 🚌 series.
𝟭𝟭 different local and regional artists recorded a performance, including Six Foot Blonde (pictured here). Can't wait to see how these Bloomington episodes turn out! 👀
𝟭𝟭 different local and regional artists recorded a performance, including Six Foot Blonde (pictured here). Can't wait to see how these Bloomington episodes turn out! 👀
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Love to see a good thing started by IndyGo spread to other agencies ❤️
Legislative Warning from an Indiana transit agency: “A central Indiana Senator is forming arguments against transit funding in Indy, concerned that IndyGo's budget is larger than Indy's commitment to public safety. This may have implications around the state.”
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Legislative Warning from an Indiana transit agency: “A central Indiana Senator is forming arguments against transit funding in Indy, concerned that IndyGo's budget is larger than Indy's commitment to public safety. This may have implications around the state.”
With the South Shore Line Monon Corridor now expected to open in Q1 of 2026, the railroad has released a draft schedule for the new line, indicating 34 new trains serving the corridor every weekday, 12 of which will run thru service to Millennium.
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
With the South Shore Line Monon Corridor now expected to open in Q1 of 2026, the railroad has released a draft schedule for the new line, indicating 34 new trains serving the corridor every weekday, 12 of which will run thru service to Millennium.
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
More transit oriented development coming to downtown Michigan City within walking distance of the South Shore Line!
A Wisconsin-based developer plans to build a $20 million, five-story apartment building in downtown Michigan City, the latest in a series of housing projects planned there.
$20 million downtown Michigan City project to bring apartments, retail and a restaurant
A Wisconsin-based developer plans to build a $20 million, five-story apartment building in downtown Michigan City, the latest in a series of housing projects planned there.
www.nwitimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
More transit oriented development coming to downtown Michigan City within walking distance of the South Shore Line!
🚨IndyGo Riders: Route 8 is now back on regular route between Sherman Drive and Arlington Avenue following the completion of utility relocations. There are now no active detours on the route and all stops have reopened.
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🚨IndyGo Riders: Route 8 is now back on regular route between Sherman Drive and Arlington Avenue following the completion of utility relocations. There are now no active detours on the route and all stops have reopened.
Just a reminder, all IndyGo services will be fare free this Thursday, and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday!
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Just a reminder, all IndyGo services will be fare free this Thursday, and buses will operate on a Sunday schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday!
Riding the architectural tour bus with my dad in Columbus, IN, plus a family history of bus operators and a lifelong interest in transportation
November 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Riding the architectural tour bus with my dad in Columbus, IN, plus a family history of bus operators and a lifelong interest in transportation
Just to make this clear, I’m not against fare free transit. But in a world where transit is underfunded, fares are necessary to pay the bills without cutting service, even when they make up a small percentage of the total budget.
I think fare free transit is great as long as it doesn’t come at the expense of service, as we’ve seen with the recent collapse of RideKC and reimplementation of fares.
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Just to make this clear, I’m not against fare free transit. But in a world where transit is underfunded, fares are necessary to pay the bills without cutting service, even when they make up a small percentage of the total budget.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Indiana’s tract with the highest transit mode share (16.1%) is on the Near Eastside, along the future Blue Line corridor. This ranks at 34th in the United States, just below AZ and NC’s tracts with the highest transit mode share.
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Indiana’s tract with the highest transit mode share (16.1%) is on the Near Eastside, along the future Blue Line corridor. This ranks at 34th in the United States, just below AZ and NC’s tracts with the highest transit mode share.
The other (last minute) big news at yesterday’s board meeting: IndyGo was successful in obtaining $14.7M to purchase 10 new hybrid buses from the FTA’s 5339 Grant Program. Details are still sparse, but when more information is available, I’ll post it here!
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The other (last minute) big news at yesterday’s board meeting: IndyGo was successful in obtaining $14.7M to purchase 10 new hybrid buses from the FTA’s 5339 Grant Program. Details are still sparse, but when more information is available, I’ll post it here!
The big news from
yesterday’s board meeting: IndyGo will be purchasing two Battery Electric Buses for use on fixed routes, one from Gillig, and one from New Flyer! This means cleaner air and quieter operation in your neighborhood and across the city!
yesterday’s board meeting: IndyGo will be purchasing two Battery Electric Buses for use on fixed routes, one from Gillig, and one from New Flyer! This means cleaner air and quieter operation in your neighborhood and across the city!
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The big news from
yesterday’s board meeting: IndyGo will be purchasing two Battery Electric Buses for use on fixed routes, one from Gillig, and one from New Flyer! This means cleaner air and quieter operation in your neighborhood and across the city!
yesterday’s board meeting: IndyGo will be purchasing two Battery Electric Buses for use on fixed routes, one from Gillig, and one from New Flyer! This means cleaner air and quieter operation in your neighborhood and across the city!
Coming soon to the city’s Far Eastside: 55 new bus stops bringing upgraded amenities and/or full ADA accessibility. Routes 3, 21, and 87 will see the most wide ranging improvements.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Coming soon to the city’s Far Eastside: 55 new bus stops bringing upgraded amenities and/or full ADA accessibility. Routes 3, 21, and 87 will see the most wide ranging improvements.
Your 5 busiest IndyGo Routes for October 2025! The Red Line retakes the throne as the busiest route in the city, and the Route 30 is the most improved, posting a 40% YoY ridership increase. Routes 3 and 26 both continue to post significant improvements following realignments/ frequency improvements.
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Your 5 busiest IndyGo Routes for October 2025! The Red Line retakes the throne as the busiest route in the city, and the Route 30 is the most improved, posting a 40% YoY ridership increase. Routes 3 and 26 both continue to post significant improvements following realignments/ frequency improvements.
