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The Future of Indy Transportation…

By

Ryan Mullin

Posted in Fountain Square, FS Houses, Indiana Arts and Culture, Indiana Neighborhoods, Indiana' Economy On May 30, 2014

Comes with 2 Wheels! 

With
 the 
rising 
costs, 
both
 economically 
and
 environmentally,
 of
 our 
nations 
fossil
 fuel 
dependency,
 Americans
 are
 constantly 
on 
the 
look out
 for
new
 ways
 of 
getting
 from 
point 
A 
to 
point
 B.  
Electric
 cars,
 mo‐peds,
 trains,
 and
 the 
like,
 have
 increased
 in
 popularity 
lately.
  But
 there
 is
 one
 mode
 of
 transportation 
that 
has 
trumped 
all
 others: 
Bikes!
 Bicycles 
as
 a 
means
 of
 leisure 
have 
been 
around 
since 
the
 19th
 Century, 
but
 lately 
our
 current
culture 
has 
taken 
the
 idea 
of 
the
 recreational 
cyclist
 to
 new 
heights.
  With 
the 
emergence 
of 
bicycle 
lanes,
 cities
 across 
the
 country 
have
 grabbed
hold
 of
 this 
new 
phenomenon 
and 
haven’t 
looked 
back.  
The
 idea 
that
 bicycles 
should 
have 
the 
same 
rights
 as
 cars
 on
 the
 road,
 is
 a 
relatively 
new 
idea,
 although
 one 
that 
does 
seem
 to
 be 
catching 
hold.

 Indy 
residents 
are 
increasingly 
modern
 and 
conscious,
 and
 with 
those 
ideas
 come 
a
 focus 
on
 sustainability 
and
 health.  
Here’s 
where 
the 
idea 
of
 bike 
trails
 comes 
roaring
 in.
  Urban
 and
 suburban 
residents 
alike
 are 
eager 
to 
ditch 
the
 sterile 
environment 
of
 a
 car 
for 
the
 sight seeing,
 wind
 in
your 
hair,
 and 
heart‐racing 
thrill
 of
 riding 
ones 
bike
 to 
and 
from
 work
 every 
morning.
  In 
recent 
years,
 our 
beloved 
leaders
 of
 the
 city
 of
 Indiana 
have 
caught 
wind
 of 
this 
happening.  
With 
the 
growing
 popularity
 of
 bike
 trails
 like 
the 
Monon,
 which
 crosses
 straight 
through
 the
heart
 of
 Broad
 Ripple,
 Indiana
 natives 
have 
made
 their 
voice 
heard
 by
 demanding
 more
 and 
more
 bike
 trails 
that
 dart
 through 
all
 areas 
of
Indiana,
 making 
it
 much 
simpler,
 and
 healthier,
to
 go 
visit 
a 
family 
member 
on 
the
 weekend
 or
 pedal
 out 
to 
lunch 
in 
the
 neighborhood
 across
town.

Bikes: The Future of Indy Transportation

The
 city
 officials 
of 
Indiana 
have 
made 
great 
strides 
in 
making 
Indiana 
a
 “Bicycle
 Friendly 
Community”.  
Indiana
 has
 already
 been
 coined 
“one 
of
 the
 most 
walkable 
cities 
in 
the 
nation”,
 but
 according 
to
 the 
League
 of
 American
 Bicyclists,
 Indiana
 recently
 earned
 the
 badge
 of
 “Bicycle 
Friendly
 Community”
 by 
“providing 
safe 
accommodation 
for 
cycling 
and
 encouraging 
people 
to 
bike 
for
 transportation 
and
 recreation”. 
Indy 
has
 taken 
a 
big 
step 
forward 
in 
recent 
years 
by
 joining 
the 
ranks
 of 
fellow 
bicycle 
friendly 
cities 
like
 Portland 
and 
New 
York 
City,
 particularly 
with 
the 
implementation 
of
 the 
Connectivity 
Plan
 and
 the
Indiana
 Bikeways
 Plan. 
Both 
of
 these 
initiatives
 will
 combine 
to 
build 
more
 than 
200
miles
 of
 new 
bike 
lanes 
across 
the 
city 
over 
the
 next 
12 
years!
  This
 will
 more 
than
 double
 the
 existing
 74
 miles
 of 
on‐street
 bike 
lanes 
currently 
offered
 by
 the 
city.

The 
various 
bike 
lanes,
 paths,
 and 
trails 
of
 Indiana
 can 
take
 you 
almost
 any where 
in 
the 
city, 
from 
the 
Northside
neighborhoods 
of 
Broad 
Ripple 
and
 Carmel
 to 
the 
South side
 areas 
of
 Fountain 
Square,
 all
 of 
which 
pass 
straight
 through
 downtown. 
 The 
most
prominent
 of
 all
 trails,
 one 
that
 took 
nearly 
12
 years 
to 
create
 from 
conception 
to
 creation, 
including 
6 
years 
of
 construction:
 the
 Indiana
 Cultural
 Trail.  


The Cultural Trail

Funded
 entirely 
by 
private 
donations 
and 
federal
 grants, 
this 
trail 
of
 epic
 proportions 
snakes 
through out 
downtown 
while
connecting 
the 
6 
designated
 cultural
 districts
 of
 the 
city,
 as
 well
 as 
points
 of
 interests
 related 
to
 entertainment,
 sports,
 heritage,
 and
 art.
  Among
 the
 cultural 
districts 
is 
Broad
 Ripple
 Village, Massachusetts 
Avenue,
 the
 Wholesale
 District,
 the
 Canal,
 White
 River
 State 
Park,
 and 
of
 course 
Fountain
 Square.  


The
 Cultural
 Trail
 also 
features
 numerous 
public
art
 works,
 designed
 by 
local
 artists 
of 
course.
 One 
of 
the 
more
 interesting 
and
 prominent
 pieces 
is
 known
 as 
“Ann
Dancing”.
  Designed 
by 
UK 
based
 artist
 Julian
 Opie,
 this
 particular 
piece
 is
 a
 larger
 than
 life
 LED 
display
featuring
 a
 perpetually
 dancing 
digital
 woman.
 “Ann”
 sways 
back
 and
 forth, 
swinging 
her
 hips
 and
 snapping
 her
 fingers
 to
 the 
beat
 of 
the 
streets.
“Ann
Dancing”
 can 
be 
seen 
along
 the
 Cultural
 Trail
 at 
Mass
 Ave.


Many
 other
 improvements 
have
 come
 a long
 with 
the
 new 
trail
 which 
include
25,400
 sq
 ft 
of
 storm water 
planters, 
an
 8
mile
 linear
 park, 
86 
new
 bike
racks,
 and
 5 
acres
 of
 new 
landscaping,
 The 
Cultural
 Trail
 has 
peaked 
interest
 from 
city 
planners 
and
 urban 
aficionados 
from 
all
 over
 the
 world
 like
 Cologne,
 Germany
 and
 Miami,
 as
 well
 as 
a 
featured
 article
 in
 The 
New
York 
Times!
 And
 according 
to
 the
 architectural 
firm
 responsible 
for 
the 
creation 
of
 the
 trail, 
“We
 discovered
 that 
there 
really 
wasn’t 
quite
anything 
like
 what 
we 
were
 attempting 
to
 do 
any where 
in 
the 
world”.
If
 all 
that’s
 not
 enough 
to 
entice 
you 
to
 take 
a 
walk
 on
 this 
trail,
 what 
will?

How
 about 
a 
cherry
 on 
top?
 The 
Indiana 
Cultural 
Trail
 Inc. 
in
 collaboration 
with
 the
 Herb 
Simon
 Family 
Foundation 
have
 brought
 fourth
 the
 very
 first 
Indiana
 Bike Share 
program.
  With 
250 
bikes 
available 
for
 rent
 in 
25
 different 
stations 
around
 the
 city,
 Indy 
residents
 and
 visitors 
can
 cruise
 around 
town 
for
 a
 moderate 
price.
  The 
bikes 
offer
 easily 
adjustable
 seats,
 front
 and
 rear
 baskets, 
automatic 
lights,
 fenders 
to
protect 
you
from 
the 
rain, 
and 
skirt/chain 
guards 
to 
keep 
your
 clothes
 nice 
and
 clean. 
 The 
best
 part
 about 
these 
bikes, 
the
 aesthetic 
design.
  Most
 cities
 with
 these 
types
 of
 programs 
have 
bikes
 covered
 with 
a 
high‐paying
 corporate 
sponsor.  
I
 mean
 who
 wants
 to
 ride
 around
 on 
a 
bike
 sporting 
the
 logo 
of
a
 faceless 
bank
 or
 soda 
company?  
Not 
Indy.  
Our 
bikes 
sport
 the
 name 
and
 colors 
(blue
 and
 gold)
 of 
our
 adored
 professional
 basketball 
team,
 the
 Indiana 
Pacers.
  If
 you’re
 a
 fan 
of
 the 
Pacers,
 you’ll 
surely
 notice 
these 
bikes 
have
 plenty
 of
 “gold
swagger”!

For
 more 
information
 on
Indy’s
 bike‐ability 
be
 sure
 to
 pick 
up
 a 
free
 Indy
 Ride
 Guide
 at 
a
local
 restaurant,
 coffee house, 
retail
 establishment,
 or 
bar
near
 you!
  This 
unique
 guide 
provides
 detailed 
insight 
into 
the 
bike 
lanes 
and
 greenways 
that
 span 
the
 entirety 
of 
Indiana.
  Not
 only 
that,
but
the
 Indy
 Ride
 Guide 
goes 
one
 step 
further
 by
 evaluating 
the
 best 
and
 safest
 streets
 to
 ride
 a 
bike 
by 
using
 a
 sophisticated
 algorithm.
 Welcome
 to 
the
 future 
of 
Indiana!

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