It’s finally “real” spring on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick and that means…lots of new blooms! Let’s take a minute to go over what’s blooming now and where you can find it during your next stroll, ride, or run on the Trail. Zone 1: Catmint, Yellow and Purple Bearded […]
ICT Board of Directors: New Members
Meet the newest members of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc Board Of Directors: John Andrews Vice President of Preconstruction Shiel Sexton Ben Grande Corporate Social Responsibility Manager Gene B. Glick Company Karen Spartero Chief Communications […]
Featured Plant: Dwarf Crested Iris
Common Name: Dwarf Crested Iris Scientific Name: Iris cristata ‘Alba’ Location: Washington Street outside of the Indiana Government Center; Southeast Corridor in Fountain Square Description: This Iris won’t make many Insta posts even though it has some beautiful flowers. During the craziness of everything blooming in May it gets overshadowed by other popular plants. It is worth […]
Pacers Bikeshare Celebrates 6 Years
Today, we celebrate the sixth anniversary of the Pacers Bikeshare program! Pacers Bikeshare, Indianapolis’ community bike share program, is a partnership between the City of Indianapolis and Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc. and continues to provide essential transportation to residents during the current stay-at-home orders. “We are proud that Pacers Bikeshare is providing crucial transportation options […]
Featured Plant: Dwarf Fothergilla
One of the newest plants on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Fothergilla Mt. Airy is a dwarf shrub growing to a size of 3’-5’. Native to the Southeastern US it’s honey-scented flowers are blooming right now. When those fade the leaves will be dark green on top with the underside a shade of blue, all this […]
Featured Plant: Yellow Census Tulips
Common Name: Yellow Census Tulips Scientific-ish name: Tulipa censusica ‘Count Me Indy’ Location: Washington Corridor in front of Indiana State House Tulips! Lots and lots of yellow tulips. Organized by the City of Indianapolis The Cultural Trail along with Indy Parks, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, and Downtown Indy have each planted 1000 yellow tulips bulbs around […]
Featured Plant: Pink Pavement Rose
Common name: Pink Pavement Rose Scientific name: Rosa x ‘Pink Pavement’ This shrub rose is different from the bouquet roses being delivered this week but still fragrant. Shrub roses are sometimes called landscape roses and are what is planted most often in various landscapes including ours. They are bred to be low maintenance and have […]
Cultural Trail to Expand
The Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick will undergo its first major expansion in its almost ten-year history, adding new stretches to the internationally recognized linear park and urban bike and pedestrian path along South Street and Indiana Avenue. The Cultural Trail also announced that Lilly Endowment Inc. has made a […]
Pacers Bikeshare Annual Pass Benefits and Price Changes
Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc., the non-profit organization that operates the City of Indianapolis’ community bike share program, Pacers Bikeshare, announced today the Pacers Bikeshare program will change the annual pass program beginning February 1, 2020 to include unlimited 60 minute trips for annual pass holders and also change the annual pass price to $125 […]
Cultural Trail wants you to Dream Big
It’s a new decade and we want to dream big. The Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick was originally designed to connect the six cultural districts and to create an experience that was as or more inspiring as the cultural destinations and districts the Trail connects. More than that, the Cultural […]