Here's the Plan
This is the proposed long-range transportation plan for Central Indiana that connects people to people and people to places. This plan includes several different types of transportation — from buses to rail, to roadways, bike and pedestrian walkways — all working together to serve residents across Central Indiana counties. It's designed to get people to places they need to be — such as work, healthcare and shopping — and to places they want to be. It has the potential to revitalize and enhance neighborhoods and help the region compete for talent and economic investment.
This plan is the result of extensive public outreach throughout 2010 and 2011, and was endorsed by a group of local elected officials and civic and business leaders at a public announcement on December 13, 2011. This group is advocating for the Indiana General Assembly to give local communities the flexibility they need to fund the plan and to authorize a referendum in November 2012 to give voters the final say on the plan.
The plan proposes a phased approach to implementation of the bus and rail portion – with Phase One beginning in Marion and Hamilton counties and primarily built out within 10-years (by 2021). Additional contiguous counties could choose to join sometime during that time period and the system would be built out within that county as suggested in the plan.
The Regional Bikeways Plan was adopted in February 2012. The Bikeways Plan is a component of the MPO’s Long Range Transportation Plan that lays out a thoughtful strategy for prioritizing the use of Federal funds spent on bikeways between now and 2035. The plan offers a look at the current cycling network, recent progress and provides a vision plan for over 1,200 miles of bikeways in Central Indiana.
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