A major rail to trail project kicks off expansion on Indianapolis’s northeast side. The new stretch of the Nickel Plate Trail will go from the Indiana State Fairgrounds to Noblesville.

Crews with the Department of Public Works began foundation work this week in preparation for bollard installation on the Monon and Pennsy Trails.

Local transportation networks will receive added money to plan from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization.

The push to increase and improve pedestrian and bicycle pathways is supported by tens of millions in recent investment.

Local governments and nonprofit groups in nearly 40 communities across Indiana are getting money to help build out trail systems.

More than $17 million in federal funding is allocated to eight projects in Indianapolis.

The Indianapolis City-County Council is scheduled to take a final vote next month on $25 million in funding for the Department of Public Works.

The Monon Trail has a new bridge across 38th Street on Indianapolis' north side. The long coming investment improves safety for trail users and motorists.

The Indianapolis Cultural Trail is set to expand. This will be the first major addition since the trail opened in 2013.

The planning work includes studying the potential of a trail running from the Logansport area, southwest through Lafayette to around Covington.