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City-County Councilor�Derek Cahill�

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Council districts

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Council districts on the south side

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House Bill 1461

  • Community Crossings is an Indiana program which pools money statewide and then allocates up to $1.5 million per request in the spring and fall
  • Due to funding sources and the cap, Marion County has historically contributed significantly more than we get back
  • Under HB 1461, Indianapolis will now get $50 million contingent upon a requirement that there is $50 million in new City-funding for roads
    • The funding from both sources must be spent in specific ways that are essentially asphalt car travel lanes for secondary and primary streets

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Indy MPO Dashboards

  • Indy MPO has a variety of dashboards mapping data
  • One of the most useful is the vulnerable road user crash dashboard as high crash areas can qualify for grants to solve the problems

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Safe Streets & Roads for All Grant

  • Indianapolis was awarded a $19 million grant for IndyGo access in 2024
    • One of the portions was for Thompson Road between Madison and East
  • This grant was unique in that it did not require design and engineering first
  • Positive Impact neighborhood association which is along Thompson intends to advocate for a trail

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Indy MPO Grant

  • Indy MPO provided two grants for Advanced Traffic Management System
    • Madison Avenue from County Line to Mills – 13 lights
    • Emerson Avenue from County Line to Victory – 14 lights
  • ATMS allows for more intelligent intersections
    • Time of day programming
    • Different pedestrian cycles
    • Bicycle traffic lights

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Proposal 283

  • In 2024, each councilor was able to select a parks or public works project with a $1 million price tag
    • 19 of 25 councilors selected a public works project
  • It is not yet clear if this will return for 2025 and beyond

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Proposal 283 in District 23

  • Madison & Stop 11 had four pedestrian fatalities in 2024 making it the deadliest intersection in Marion County
    • I selected safety improvements that should eliminate these deaths
  • I also requested that excess funds, if any, be used for the engineering work for a trail along Stop 10 between Shelby and Madison
    • This would make that trail “shovel ready” to apply for grants

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Future Proposal 283 in District 23

  • If we get a similar amount in 2025, priorities are around Shelby Street
    • There is opportunity to do engineering work for a trail from County Line to Banta
      • This would get the project shovel-ready for grant applications
    • There is also an opportunity for repainting Shelby Street from Madison to Hanna to increase safety

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INDOT Vulnerable Road User Grants

  • Due to Indiana’s high number of incidents with vulnerable road users, federal funding formulas required 15% of federal funding to INDOT be spent on addressing vulnerable road user issues
  • This was required in 2024 and will almost certainly trigger again in 2025
  • INDOT’s application process is extremely flexible and municipal governments can apply very easily
  • INDOT favors smaller and more impactful projects
    • Speed tables vs. trails

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AARP Community Challenge Grant

  • AARP has an annual grant of up to $25,000 per award
    • Most awards are for $10,000-12,000
  • One focus area is “Delivering a range of transportation and mobility options that increase connectivity, walkability, bikeability and access to public and private transit”
  • Strong preference is given to projects that can benefit those aged 50+

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Community Partnered Infrastructure

  • CPI is a DPW-administered program that matches dollars from organizations
    • It is possible to take funding like the AARP grant along with private fundraising and get a match
  • Projects are typically quick build like trails, sidewalks and speed tables

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Little Buck Creek Trail

  • Little Buck Creek runs east-west across Perry Township in the vicinity of Southport Road
  • Three disconnected sections near I-69 are complete
    • Two of the sections west of I-69 are missing a bridge

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Interurban Trail

  • The Interurban Trail runs along Madison Avenue
  • It is complete in Greenwood to just south of Greenwood Park Mall
  • DPW has funding to build the trail from downtown to Hanna Avenue through 2029
  • The vision is to continue the trail to County Line Road as funding permits
    • Once Greenwood meets it at County Line Road, it will be possible to bike on a trail from Johnson to Hamilton County at a distance of roughly 40 miles

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Derek Cahill�derek.cahill@indy.gov�317-296-3419