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The city of Indianapolis wants feedback on its plan to build out its growing network of trails and greenways.

There are over 90 miles of greenways throughout Marion County, up from 63 miles in 2014. An additional 30 miles of trails are expected to open by 2028.

The city is working on a strategic plan based on a review of data and community feedback, but there’s still time to weigh in.

The seven newly proposed trails include:

• The Little Eagle Creek Greenway, which would connect the B&O Trail in Speedway to the Northtown Trail. It would connect key communities and parks on Indy’s west side, including Speedway and the International Marketplace.
• The Crooked Creek Getaway, which would link the White River Greenway and the Canal Towpath to the northern edge of Marion County. It would also connect several parks, including WISH Park, Juan Solomon Park and Fox Hill Manor Park.
• The Northeast Connector, which would stretch from from the Fall Creek Greenway to an extended Pleasant Run Greenway.
• The Warren Link, which would connect the Pogue’s Run and Pleasant Run greenways to the Grassy Creek Greenway on the far eastside.
• The Franklin Spoke, which would run from Pleasant Run Greenway to the proposed Buck Creek Greenway near Acton Park. It would also connect Beech Grove to Franklin Township.
• The German Market Trail, which would connect Pleasant Run Greenway to Little Buck Creek Greenway.
• The Crosstown Connector, which would run from the Eagle Creek Greenway on the west side to Grassy Creek Park on the east side, serving as a key east-west route across Indianapolis.

The city is also exploring extending several existing greenways.

Check out the full plan to learn more and take the survey to submit feedback.

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Help decide which trails get built in Indy

by Peter Blanchard, Mirror Indy
November 11, 2025

<h1>Help decide which trails get built in Indy</h1> <p class="byline">by Peter Blanchard, Mirror Indy <br />November 11, 2025</p> <p>The city of Indianapolis wants feedback on its plan to build out its growing network of trails and greenways.</p> <p>There are over 90 miles of greenways throughout Marion County, up from 63 miles in 2014. An additional 30 miles of trails are expected to open by 2028.</p> <p>The city is working on a strategic plan based on a review of data and community feedback, but there’s still time to weigh in.</p> <p>The seven newly proposed trails include:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>The <strong>Little Eagle Creek Greenway</strong>, which would connect the B&amp;O Trail in Speedway to the Northtown Trail. It would connect key communities and parks on Indy’s west side, including Speedway and the International Marketplace.</li> <li>The <strong>Crooked Creek Getaway</strong>, which would link the White River Greenway and the Canal Towpath to the northern edge of Marion County. It would also connect several parks, including WISH Park, Juan Solomon Park and Fox Hill Manor Park.</li> <li>The <strong>Northeast Connector</strong>, which would stretch from from the Fall Creek Greenway to an extended Pleasant Run Greenway.</li> <li>The <strong>Warren Link</strong>, which would connect the Pogue’s Run and Pleasant Run greenways to the Grassy Creek Greenway on the far eastside.</li> <li>The <strong>Franklin Spoke</strong>, which would run from Pleasant Run Greenway to the proposed Buck Creek Greenway near Acton Park. It would also connect Beech Grove to Franklin Township.</li> <li>The <strong>German Market Trail</strong>, which would connect Pleasant Run Greenway to Little Buck Creek Greenway.</li> <li>The <strong>Crosstown Connector</strong>, which would run from the Eagle Creek Greenway on the west side to Grassy Creek Park on the east side, serving as a key east-west route across Indianapolis.</li> </ul> <p>The city is also exploring extending several existing greenways.</p> <p>Check out <a href="https://gis.indy.gov/portal/apps/storymaps/stories/3a9d2e573c1742d7964d480627606331" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the full plan</a> to learn more and <a href="https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/eee4987a084d4fcc989a4d3d12f110e6?portalUrl=https://gis.indy.gov/portal" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">take the survey</a> to submit feedback.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-greenways-trails-survey/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=66780&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-greenways-trails-survey/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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