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rail trail Pennsy Trail Corridor
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The Pennsy Trail is a proposed 7-mile multi-use bicycle and pedestrian trail that will be a resource to both the transportation and recreation systems of the Indianapolis area. |
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PUBLIC MEETING November 29, 2007 - 6:30 - 8:30 PM Irvington Community Gymnasium, 6705 E. Julian Avenue, Indianapolis.
Indy Parks will discuss
route options and seek comment for connecting the Indianapolis Pennsy
Trail to the existing Indy Greenways system via the Pleasant Run Greenway.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION It will connect with the planned Cumberland Pennsy Trail from German Church Road at the east border of Marion County, to the Pleasant Run Trail linking east-side neighborhoods with Garfield Park and ultimately with the White River. The trail utilizes the abandoned Penn Central rail corridor parallel to US 40 / East Washington Street. |
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INDOT ASSISTANCE The Indiana Department of Transportation constructed a tunnel through I-465 and left the Shadeland Avenue Bridge in place when the trail was abandoned, thereby supporting the trail conversion concept. [more] |
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ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT The preliminary Environmental Report was approved by INDOT and FHWA on August 9, 2006 for . To read the report, click here for more information [more]. |
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Pennsy Trail Route Map |
PUBLIC MEETINGS A public meeting was held on June 18th, 2003 to introduce the project and to seek preferences on connecting routes to the trail.
A formal public hearing was held on February 22, 2007 to obtain comments on the project. |
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CORRIDOR HISTORY The rail corridor has had a variety of owners beginning with the completion of the trail line in 1853 under the Indiana Central Railroad. One of only a few rail lines laid out based upon an existing roadway, the corridor parallels the existing National Road (US 40). [more] |
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Pennsy Crossing Detail | Pennsy Trail Cross Section |
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public comment |
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Indy Parks contacts [here] |
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Storrow Kinsella Associates contacts [here] |
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additional resources |
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Indy Parks and Greenways Website [here] |
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Design Options/Guidelines [view] |
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