The Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization (IMPO) on Wednesday announced that it had awarded a $75,000 grant for a planning project in Fishers.
The City of Fishers will use its grant to produce a citywide greenways study to identify primary pedestrian routes and priority gaps in the pedestrian network. With the new Nickel Plate Trail and Geist Greenway, city leaders want to expand the Fishers 2040 Bike and Pedestrian Map.
The funding comes from federal planning dollars, which the IMPO offered to communities to identify and plan for future needs. Once needs are pinpointed and plans are developed, the grantee can find additional public and private financial resources.
“Funding opportunities like this one are extremely helpful in laying the groundwork for seeking funding for future investments,” said Anna Gremling, executive director of the IMPO.
IMPO is responsible for planning and programming federal transportation funds for highways, transit, non-motorized transportation and other means of moving people and goods in an eight-county central Indiana region.
In addition, the IMPO also supports Central Indiana governments in other areas including land use, housing, economic development, and water policies.