The first of nine open houses to discuss the preliminary recommendations on routes, station locations and roadway features for three Rapid Transit Lines in the Indy Connect plan will take place over the lunch hour at the Artsgarden onAug. 6.
The public is invited to attend to learn more about the proposed mass
transit system and to provide feedback on the latest refinements to the
plan.
"We are at a pivotal point in the planning process where specific details
will help residents understand how the system will move people around the
region," said Anna Tyszkiewicz, Executive Director of the Indianapolis
Metropolitan Planning Organization. "At these open houses we will have more than 20 schematics that show detail of three rapid transit lines and how they
work with an expanded bus system for a robust Central Indiana transit plan."
The first three rapid transit lines being studied and their general
locations are:
· The 25-mile Red Line runs north and south, between City Center
Drive in Carmel and Smith Valley Road in Greenwood via downtown
Indianapolis, with a recommended 30-40 bus rapid transit stations.
· The 24-mile Blue Line will be a bus rapid transit service that runs
east and west between Cumberland and the Indianapolis International Airport
through downtown Indianapolis. The route primarily uses Washington Street,
with 32 stations spaced approximately every half-mile to mile.
· The 23-mile Green Line runs from downtown Indianapolis to
Noblesville, using on-street rail or busway options in downtown Indianapolis
to connect to the existing rail bed that runs northeast to Noblesville.
On-street routes considered involve either Fort Wayne Avenue or
Massachusetts Avenue. Preliminary recommendations call for up to 17 stops,
with five in Hamilton County and the remaining stops between 82th Street and
downtown Indianapolis. Bus rapid transit and light rail are being considered
for use in this corridor.
For more details, visit www.indyconnect.org
