Trail Updates and Down-Lows

You Shall Go No Further!

There’ve been interesting developments on the local multiuse trails of late, so here’s the latest that I know about. First, the Monon Rail Trail detour around the North Split construction is no more: traffic has resumed following the original pathway beneath I-65 to 10th Street, where you can connect with the easternmost leg of the Cultural Trail. In theory, you can connect with the Pogue’s Run trail too, though when I last went through, the sidewalk was mostly blocked by construction signs between the Monon and Dorman Street. The loop that runs alongside College is closed, though you can go west from the main trail.

Indy’s Most Dangerous Bike Trail Intersections: Number One

When a well-known local cycliest was struck and killed near the Monon Trail (October, 2021), members of the Indy bicycle community called upon the city to make changes that might make cycling in the city safer. To our uncertain knowledge, there has in fact been such a change. By “such a change,” we mean just the one: traffic engineers reprogrammed the pedestrian crossing lights at the Monon trail / 86th Street intersection where Frank Radaker was killed; allowing trail users a 10-second window when no motor vehicles have a green light. Now, if engineers could just reprogram those drivers who routinely ignore the “no turn on red” signs…

Although decidedly dangerous, in our opinion the intersection where Frank perished is not the most dangerous bike crossing in Indy, not even the most dangerous intersection of a trail and a street. Without further ado, here is our nomination for the most dangerous bike trail / street crossing in Marion County…