West Lafayette, IN delegation calls Cultural Trail: Inspiring in scope; amazing in implementation

West Lafayette, IN delegation calls Cultural Trail: Inspiring in scope; amazing in implementation

December 5, 2008 -- Since imitation is a form of flattery, we were happy to take a delegation from the City of West Lafayette on a quick, cold tour of the Alabama Street portion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick. Representatives from the City and the Convention and Visitors Bureau wanted to learn more about how the Cultural Trail and the Cultural District program might be applied in West Lafayette. Here's what they had to say about the Indianapolis Cultural Trail:

 "Seeing the Indianapolis Cultural Trail gives us great encouragement on what the City of West Lafayette can do with our current projects," said Chandler Poole, director of development for the City of West Lafayette. "We continue to put bike lanes, landscaped medians, walking trails, street trees and art into our public spaces and to see the implementation taking place in Indianapolis was eye-opening and educational."

Tom Gall, a project manager for the City of West Lafayette said: "It is an amazing coming-together of project initiatives ranging from public art, lighting, wayfinding, landscape architecture, environmental issues, urban pedestrian and biking transportation all design to look like a simple walking and biking trail. The Indianapolis Cultural Trail program is inspiring in its scope and even more amazing in its implementation."

Thanks for visiting, West Lafayette! If you are interested in learning more about the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, contact Gail Payne at 317.713.3333 or e-mail Gail@IndyCulturalTrail.org.