Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc

#GivingTuesday?is just around the corner! ?? This year, we’re asking for your support to help us secure a permanent home for the Indianapolis Cultural Trail Welcome Center & Headquarters. Your donation will directly impact our ability to grow, maintain the Trail, and serve our community for years to come. ??? Mark your calendars for December 3 and join us in shaping the future of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail! Learn more about our bold vision for the future: https://lnkd.in/gABGdVFJ ?? P.S. Many employers will match charitable donations made by their employees. Take a moment to check if your workplace offers a matching gift program—it’s a great way to double your impact and help us reach our goal even faster! #nonprofit #fundraising #urbantrail #linearpark #indy #indianapolis #downtownindy #downtownindianapolis #publicspace #trail

This year the Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc partnered with the amazing Scott Soltys-Curry of Indianapolis Coffee Guide to offer 10 Roast Rides, a FREE monthly guided bike ride along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick to explore our incredible local coffee scene. At these popular rides, we introduced so many people to the Cultural Trail, Pacers Bikeshare, lots of great local businesses, and most importantly each other. Over just a few hours, these neighbors from different backgrounds bonded over bikes and coffee to build community. The coffee was certainly not instant, but the friendships were! So grateful to have collaborated with Scott Soltys-Curry and Courtney on this wonderful program, and looking forward to more Roast Rides in 2025! ????

With just over a month until it's officially winter, our team is still out on the Trail every day making improvements for you! ?? Last week, our horticulture team was grinding away—literally—removing old stumps to make room for new growth and a safer, more beautiful Cultural Trail. Although we hate to see our trail-side trees die, it's important to remove the leftover stumps to make way for future plantings as we work to increase the Trail's canopy in the future. ?? #horticulture #indianapolis #maintenance #nonprofit #linearpark #urbantrees #indianapolisculturaltrail

Happy National Philanthropy Day! ?? Today, we’re celebrating YOU—the donors, supporters, and champions who support the Indianapolis Cultural Trail each & every day. ?? Your generosity helps keep the Cultural Trail beautiful, accessible, and growing. Now, we’re asking for your support to secure a permanent home for the Cultural Trail Headquarters—ensuring we can continue connecting people and places for generations to come. Donate today to empower our mission to grow and thrive for years to come: https://lnkd.in/gABGdVFJ

?? Two weeks ago, we celebrated the grand opening of the South Street expansion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, and what a day it was! ?? We loved having so many of you join us for this special moment. Take a look back at all the highlights, and come check out our newest expansion along South Street soon! ?? #grandopening #ribboncutting #newtrail #linearpark #indianapolis #visitindy #downtownindianapolis #pedestrian #cyclists #urbantrail

Recently, two of our team members attended the High Line Network Symposium:?Rooted?in #Detroit. They joined fellow innovators in public space and infrastructure reuse design to?explore topics around community-centric development, and the transformative role public spaces play in shaping more connected and resilient communities. ?? These insights continue to inspire our work as we strive to push boundaries and lead by example in making #Indy a more vibrant, inclusive place for all. ?? by Nadir Ali #highlinenetwork #infrastructurereuse #professionaldevelopment #indianapolis #midwest #indianapolisculturaltrial #networking #nonprofit #publicspace #innovation #community

"The White River State Park expansion south of Washington Street and along the west bank of the White River will increase access to the outdoors and outdoor recreation opportunities not only for The Valley Neighborhood, but to all residents of Indianapolis and Indiana. Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc is thrilled to work in partnership with White River State Park and connect people of all backgrounds and abilities to this new cultural destination in our downtown and ensure seamless connection between the Cultural Trail, trails, greenways and bike lanes when the White River expansion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick is complete in a few years." K?ren Haley Executive Director, Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc

?? We’re thrilled to announce that the South Street expansion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick is officially open! This expansion connects the Wholesale and Fountain Square cultural districts and enhances access to near Southside neighborhoods and the Stadium Village community to downtown Indianapolis. The new expansion also creates a beautiful connection to key downtown landmarks including Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium, the Slippery Noodle Inn, and the future White River expansion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. In addition to improving connectivity, the South Street expansion has added more than 12,000 square feet of public gardens with new trees, shrubs, grasses, perennial plants and stormwater planters. The expansion also adds lighting, benches, bike racks and cultural interpretive panels to the corridor. ?? A special thanks to our supporters, including Lilly Endowment Inc., Elevance Health Foundation, Lilly Foundation, the Indianapolis Colts and the City of Indianapolis for helping us bring this vision to life. #indianapolis #downtownindy #culturaltrail #urbantrails #pedstriansafety #culturalheritage #colts #biking #connectivity #linearparks #ribboncutting #grandopening #bikeinfrastructure

ICYMI: The South Street expansion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc is officially open to the public, marking the completion of the first-ever expansion of the 8-mile path in its almost ten-year history. ?? Strategic investments in the Trail's infrastructure ensure that the internationally recognized urban bike and pedestrian path continues as a world-class public?place?for #Indianapolis?residents and visitors. This morning’s ribbon-cutting celebrated this investment in creating safe, healthy, and accessible pathways that strengthen connections between our regional communities and enhance their quality of life. Congratulations to our friends at the Indianapolis Cultural Trail! #DowntownIndy | #IndyRegion | #Infrastructure | #IndyPlace

? The big day is almost here! Join us TOMORROW as we officially open the South Street Expansion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick. ? When:?October 29, 2024 | Program begins promptly at 9:45 a.m. ??Where:?Outside on the Cultural Trail (southwest corner of?W. South Street and S. Meridian St.) ??♀?Getting There / Parking: Walk or?bike along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail on S. Capitol Avenue. There are 2 Pacers Bikeshare stations nearby—one at the corner of?Delaware St. & South St.?and one at the corner of?Capitol Ave & Georgia St. Paid public parking is available on the?southeast corner of South St. & Madison Ave?next to the Subway. ?? Speakers Include:?Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc. Executive Director K?ren Haley, Mayor Joe Hogsett, City Councilor Kristin Jones, Historian Dr. Edward Curtis, Philanthropist Marianne Glick, and Vice President of Communications & External Affairs at the Indianapolis Colts, Steve Campbell.