Illinois Street reopened Wednesday from Georgia to Market streets after closing to allow more room for outdoor seating for restaurants.
The downtown Indianapolis street, which closed May 19, had been scheduled to remain closed until the Fourth of July but reopened early after the Department of Public Works didn't see as many pedestrians as they saw on other closed sections of road.
"We’ve been monitoring the use of each corridor, and the Illinois Street segment has not seen especially heightened use by walkers and cyclists, even in peak evening hours when more pedestrian traffic might be expected for recreation or to patron businesses nearby," department spokesperson Ben Easley told IndyStar in an email.
"This can be compared to the Mass Ave, Georgia Street, and Broad Ripple Avenue locations where pedestrians seem to be taking full advantage of the new space."
Easley said the department checked with nearby restaurants that sought permits to move seating outside and many of them expressed support.
Seven restaurants along that stretch received temporary permits as part of the city's program to expand outdoor dining amid the pandemic. According to the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services, those restaurants are: Buca di Beppo, P.F. Chang's, Primanti Bros, Spoke and Steele, St Elmo Steak House, Tastings - A Wine Experience and Weber Grill Restaurant.
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In a Wednesday morning news release, Department of Public Works Director Dan Parker said they weren't "seeing the number of people using Illinois Street to continue justifying its emergency closure."
The southern half of Monument Circle had been closed to help with social distancing, but it also reopened early on May 27.
Mass Ave. remains closed from Delaware Street to College Avenue, and Georgia Street is still closed from Illinois to Pennsylvania streets. Outside downtown, Broad Ripple Avenue is closed from College Avenue to the Monon Trail.
Some Mass Ave. business owners had pushed back on the street closure when it was proposed, criticizing the city for not seeking more feedback.
Marion County restaurants began to reopen only outdoors at 50% capacity on May 22 and could not invite customers back into dining rooms at 50% capacity until June 1. As they prepared to reopen their indoor dining rooms, some downtown restaurants were damaged as protests of the deaths of black men and women at the hands of police turned into riots at night.
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced much of Indiana will move into Stage 4 of his statewide reopening plan on Friday, two days ahead of schedule. Indianapolis officials, which have reopened the city and Marion County slower than the rest of the state, are expected to announce their plans for Stage 4 on Thursday.
IndyStar reporters Domenica Bongiovanni, Justin L. Mack and Crystal Hill contributed.
Contact IndyStar digital producer Ethan May at emay@indystar.com or 317-402-1058. Follow him on Twitter: @EthanMayJ.
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