Traffic restrictions at Mass Ave, Walnut St. and Park Ave.

Due to construction on the Northeast Corridor of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick, there will be temporary traffic interruptions at the intersectin of Mass Ave., Park Ave, and Walnut St. through tomorrow, Friday, May 29.  (This is the intersection near Dean Johnson Gallery, Yat's Restaurant and the lot next to the Metro Bar and Restaurant.) The contractors will be installing a new manhole on Park Ave. and pipes across Mass Ave.

Please contact Gail Payne with questions or concerns.

Photo: On North St., between Alabama St. and New Jersey St., contractors work on the base of M12's "Prairie Modules 4 & 5."  Look for the modules' legs to go up soon.

Thank you for your continued patience and support during our construction.

North Corridor construction begins

Construction on the North Corridor began this week.  The North Corridor connects Alabama St. and North St. to the American Legion Mall, Central Library, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Canal, Ransom Place, and Indiana Ave.  This one mile of the eight mile Cultural Trail will be under construction through 2010.

A North Corridor Kick Off Celebration is scheduled for Friday, June 26 at 10:30 a.m. with a public press conference including announcements on the $3 million Glick Peace Walk that will be built during this phase of construction. The event will be held at the AutoVault, 705 N. Illinois St.  The entrance is located on Walnut St.

For more information call 317.713.3333.

Cultural Trail featured in AirTran "GO!" magazine

Travelers around the U.S. enjoyed reading about Indianapolis in the month of May in AirTran's "GO!" in-flight magazine. In a one-page article on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail entitled "Trail Blazer: A new world-class urban bike and pedestrian path is revolutionizing Indianapolis," CICF President and Cultural Trail founder Brian Payne described how visitors will soon be able to take the Cultural Trail to the front door or within a block of "every significant arts, cultural, heritage, sports and entertainment venue in greater downtown." 

Kudos to the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association for such a large feature on all there is to see and do in Indianapolis in May and beyond.

See the entire issue and read the Indianapolis Cultural Trail story from www.AirTranMagazine.com.

Photo: AirTran "GO!" magazine May 2009 cover with Danica Patrick.

Omni Hotel to offer Cultural Trail mix

The Omni Severin Hotel downtown Indianapolis (40 W. Jackson Place) will be offering Indianapolis Cultural Trail mix in the snack bar of its 424 guest rooms and suites.

The Cultural Trail mix is made by local chocolatier, Elizabeth Garber, owner of the Best Chocolate in Town at 880 Mass Ave. Each bag is sold for $7 with $1 of each bag benefitting the Cultural Trail Maintenance Endowment.

How sweet it is!  The Margot L and Robert S. Eccles Charitable Fund, a CICF Fund, matches every $2 donation to the maintenance endowment with another $1. 

Thank you to all the businesses, individuals, and foundations that have helped the Cultural Trail raise $42 million to date of its $55 million budget.

Learn more about how to support the Indianapolis Cultural Trail on our Web site www.IndyCulturalTrail.org/support or call 317.713.3333.