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| − | + | The Quill County Public Transportation Corporation, branded as Quillslink, operates the city's [[wikipedia:public transport bus service|public bus system]]. A public transportation hub, the David Letterman Transit Center opened in Downtown Quillsville. Quillsville-Quill County Council approved a voter referendum increasing Quill County's income tax to help fund Quillslink's first major system expansion since its founding in 1965. The Quillsville Transit Plan outlines proposed system improvements, including three [[wikipedia:bus rapid transit|bus rapid transit]] (BRT) lines, new buses, sidewalks, and bus shelters, extended hours and weekend schedules, and a 90% increase in service hours on all existing local routes. | |
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Revision as of 18:52, 28 December 2018
| Quillsville, Indiana | |||
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| — Consolidated city-county — | |||
| City of Quillsville and Quill County, Indiana | |||
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| Nickname(s): Feather City (official) more ... | |||
| Country | Template:US | ||
| State | Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: rsvg-convert: command not found | ||
| Counties | Quill, Boone, Hendricks, Marion, Johnson, Shelby | ||
| Incorporated | December 18, 1819 | ||
| Named for | Franklin Quill | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor–council | ||
| • Body | Quillsville-Quill County Council | ||
| • Mayor | Nicole Pence (R) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 299,451 | ||
| • Estimate (2019) | 312,717 | ||
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp | ||
| • Demonym | Quillsvillian | ||
| • Demonym Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | ||
| ZIP Codes | 460xx, 462xx (P.O. Boxes) | ||
| Major Airports | Dan Quayle Intercontentntal Airport (QIN) | ||
| Interstates | see article | ||
| U.S. Routes | see article | ||
| State Roads | see article | ||
Quillsville, often shortened to Q-Ville, is the fictionalised fifth populous city of thestate of Indiana and the seat of Quill County, where the animated sitcom Queen of the Willis is set. Quillsville is knwon as sixth most populous city in the Indiana (behind Port Melissa, Indinapolis, Fort Wayne, Gary, and Michiana Falls). Quillsville was founded by land speculators in 1819, and is named after Franklin Quill.
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History
Geography
Geology
Climate
Cityscape
Architecture
Demographics
Economy
Culture
Arts and theater
Tourism and recreation
Sports
Government and politics
Crime
Education
Colleges and universities
Media
Quillsville is served by various print media. Founded in 1903, The Quillsville Star-Informant is the city's daily morning newspaper. The Star-Informant is owned by Quillsville Media, with a daily circulation of 254,128.
Quillsville is served the primary network-affiliated television stations in Indianapolis include:
WFYI-TV 4 (PBS, "Indiana PBS"), WRTV 6 (ABC, "6abc"), wikipedia:WISH-TV 8 (CW, "WISH-TV 8"), WNDY 10 (MyNetworkTV, "My 10"), WXIN-TV 11 (Fox, "Fox 11" ) WTHR-TV 13 (NBC, "NBC 13"), WHMB-TV 20 (Family/TBN), WQIN 24 (Independent, "Quillsville 24"), WTIU 30 (PBS in Bloomington) WCLJ 36 (Univision/Unimás), WTTV/WTTK 40/29 (CBS, "CBS 40"), WIIB 42 (Telemundo, Telemundo Indiana), WIPX 48 (Ion), WDNI 63 (Azteca/, "Azteca 63") and WDTI 69 (Daystar).
The fictionalised versions of Karly Jameson, Alisan Porter Jane Pauley and David Letterman were natives of Quillsville launched their notable broadcasting careers in local media in Indianapolis, Pauley with then CBS affiliate WISH-TV and Letterman with then-ABC affiliate WTHR-TV, respectively.
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Transportation
Roadways
Five Interstates intersect Quillsville and Indianapolis: Interstate 65, Interstate 67, Interstate 69, Interstate 70, Interstate 72, and Interstate 74. Six auxiliary Interstate Highways are located in the Quillsville/Indianapolis metro area: a beltway (Interstate 465) and connectors (Interstate 865, Interstate 267, Interstate 369, Interstate 972, and Interstate 570).
The Indiana Department of Transportation manages all Interstates, U.S. Highways, and Indiana State Roads within Quillsville and Indianapolis.
Quillville's Department of Public Works manages about 8,100 miles of street lanes, in addition to alleys, bridges, sidewalks, and curbs.
Transit
The Quill County Public Transportation Corporation, branded as Quillslink, operates the city's public bus system. A public transportation hub, the David Letterman Transit Center opened in Downtown Quillsville. Quillsville-Quill County Council approved a voter referendum increasing Quill County's income tax to help fund Quillslink's first major system expansion since its founding in 1965. The Quillsville Transit Plan outlines proposed system improvements, including three bus rapid transit (BRT) lines, new buses, sidewalks, and bus shelters, extended hours and weekend schedules, and a 90% increase in service hours on all existing local routes.
Cycling
Airports
Sister cities
See also
Notes
References
External links
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