Green Week WTHR

From WTHR:

Green Week brings money saving and money making projects

It could be a huge moneymaker for the City of Indianapolis. The ceremonial groundbreaking on the next phase of the city's cultural trail is Tuesday, coinciding with Green Week in Indianapolis.

Although construction has already gotten underway, the groundbreaking will take place at 1:30pm Tuesday.

This stretch is paid for by a$ 6 million dollar federal transportation grant. Many private donors have stepped up, but more money is still needed to complete the last 4 phases of the trail.

The vision is that 8 miles of lanes will cut down on emissions, improve public health, and trees planted along it will help air and groundwater quality.

By connecting the Monon at 10th street to cultural districts and existing bike lanes downtown, the hope is more people will live here and bike to work, run errands on foot, walk to shops and boost economic development.

Full story here.

After the Break

So, we obviously took a bit of a hiatus for the holiday weekend, and now we're getting back in the groove with the already posted contest, and now a bit of events and news. Here goes:

Bike Maintenance Workshop at Invoke
From Chris Hartley, the workshop coordinator:

I'm going to be leading a bike fixin' workshop at Invoke Yoga Studio downtown on Friday the 17th from 5:45 to 7:15pm. The workshop is part of a Go Green series that is by donation (free if you want) rather than a fixed price. I'm not getting paid so I certainly won't give anyone the evil eye for not donating.

The workshop is geared towards beginners, and I especially want it to be accessible to people who are intimidated by or just don't have a lot of experience working on mechanical things. A small amount of fix-it knowledge can be really empowering when it comes to bikes.I plan on doing a hands-on demonstration of changing a flat, lubricating the drive train, and adjusting shifting and brakes.

Again, that's Friday April 17th from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m at the Invoke Yoga Studio, 970 Fort Wayne Ave downtown.

More info here.

Hot on the trail: State chugging along toward goal of building 2,200 miles of greenways
A little IndyStar sound off about progress on the Monon and other greenways and trails around the state:

When Westfield officially opens a 1.5-mile section of the Monon Trail in June, Indiana will be that much closer to establishing 2,200 miles of greenways, trails and bike paths.

There are only 1,848.5 more miles to go.

That's the plan laid out in "Hoosiers on the Move: The Indiana State Trails, Greenways and Bikeways Plan,'' a blueprint developed during Gov. Mitch Daniels's first administration.

Full story here.

From the Mayors Office: Cultural Trail Northeast Corridor Groundbreaking and Neighborhood Celebration
At 1:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, April 14th), there's a bit of a shindig in the alley behind the Chatham Tap and Scholar’s Inn (between Mass Ave. and College Ave.) to celebrate the beginning of this new installment of the Cultural Trail.