Westfield Real Estate News
Westfield has finally started on its portion of the Monon Trail which currently runs from 10th Street to 96th Street in Marion County and then continues into Carmel for another five miles where it currently ends at 146th Street.
Westfield began construction of the first leg of the trail last week. The first leg will run from 146th Street to 156th Street and is scheduled to be completed by the end of November. The section from 156th to 161st Street has actually already been paved by Precedent Cos, the developer of the upscale Viking Meadows subdivision in Westfield. The second leg would continue the trail two miles from 161st Street to IN 32 and is scheduled to completed next spring. The five year plan is to have the trail extend all the way to 216th Street and also connect with the Midland Trace Trail in the proposed renovated downtown.
The grand idea is to create a “Grand Junction Plaza”, where the Monon and the Midland Trail connect into what planers hope will be a revitalized Westfield downtown that will be the centerpiece of community life in Westfield.
While I think what Westfield is doing sounds quite similar to what is already occurring in neighboring Carmel, I still think it is a good idea. It is actually quite strange, but a strip of concrete can really galvanize a community and spark all sorts of growth and excitement if the underlying economic factors are in place. Westfield is an up and coming city with many exciting projects in the works, but the downtown area has a LONG way to go. IMHO, Westfield it at a crossroads in its development and it appears they are on the right track and one step closer to creating a more identifiable name for itself. Westfield has never been as exciting as Carmel or Fishers, but if planers and leaders continue on the current path, all that could change.
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Date: Tuesday, October, 21st 2008 @ 12:48:04 PMViews: 812
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