Mass Transit Line Moving Forward
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowCentral Indiana community and transportation leaders will detail plans this afternoon for construction of a 28-mile transit line from Westfield to Greenwood. Indianapolis recently landed a $2 million grant to help fund the project. Our partners at WTHR-TV report the line would connect destinations including the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) and several universities.
September 15, 2014
News Release
Indianapolis, Ind. — Mayor Greg Ballard will join Central Indiana transit officials and community leaders to make an important announcement about the future development of regional mass transit. Rep. Andr? Carson (IN-7) last week announced Central Indiana received a $2 million TIGER grant. Tuesday’s news conference will provide details on the use of that funding to plan construction of the first transit line in Central Indiana.
WHO: Mayor Greg Ballard, Indianapolis
Mayor Jim Brainard, Carmel
Mayor Andy Cook, Westfield
Mayor Mark Myers, Greenwood
Mike Terry, President, IndyGo
Anna Gremling, Director, Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization
WHEN: Tuesday, September 16, 2014
2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Indianapolis Artsgarden
Source: Office of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard
September 16, 2014
News Release
WESTFIELD, Ind. – Westfield, IN- Mayor Andy Cook will join Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and other officials today to make an important announcement about the future development of regional mass transit. Rep. Andr? Carson (IN-7) last week announced Central Indiana received a $2 million TIGER grant. Today’s news conference will provide details on the use of that funding to plan construction of the first transit line in Central Indiana.
The grant will be used to assist IndyGo and the City of Indianapolis with the next phases of development, environmental analysis and preliminary engineering for the city's Red Line, which is proposed to run from Westfield’s Grand Park through downtown Indianapolis to Old Town Greenwood.
“As the City of Westfield continues to grow, important projects such as The Red Line will provide our residents with increased access to transportation, and allow our community to engage in regional economic development in ways we have not yet realized,” Cook said. “We are excited to be partners in this transit initiative.”
The announcement will occur today at 2:00 p.m. in the Indianapolis Arts Garden.
TIGER grants began in 2009 to help cities invest in road, rail, transit and port projects that promise to achieve national objectives. For more information visit http://www.dot.gov/tiger.
Source: The City of Westfield