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Central Canal

Potential visitors eye Indianapolis attractions

November 10, 2012

Focus groups in Chicago, Louisville and St. Louis reacted strongly to photos of local tourism offerings like the Central Canal and the Artsgarden.

News & Analysis

Flood-control project could mean more trees get ax along Central Canal

August 11, 2012

Chris O'Malley

The latest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan for a $14.4 million floodwall and levee from Butler University to Kessler Boulevard is both good and bad news for woodland advocates.

News & Analysis

Plan seeks to turn towpath into arts corridor

May 19, 2012

Kathleen McLaughlin

The city of Indianapolis and private-sector players are lining up behind an effort to rebrand the Central Canal Towpath as an art-themed destination dubbed Art 2 Art by adding artwork and improving the trail.

News & Analysis

Canal Walk popular, but full of opportunities missed

April 28, 2012

Cory Schouten

City leaders once envisioned the Canal Walk as a bustling pathway lined with restaurants and shops, but residential and office buildings have sprouted instead on most of the parcels along the meandering 1-1/2-mile stretch--making it more of a local amenity than a visitor attraction.

News & Analysis

Museums struggle to capture foot traffic from busy Central Canal

August 14, 2010

Kathleen McLaughlin

Summer on the Central Canal is like a beachfront boardwalk, teeming with life. People push strollers, hold hands and walk their dogs. There are boats and bikes and Segways for rent. And four museums are steps away from the water. Yet most of them capture few of the passersby.

Voices from the Industry

MOUNAYAR: Indianapolis should rediscover public spaces

May 8, 2010

Michel Mounayar

Too few of the city's revitalization projects are connected by attractive sidewalks, streets, gardens and plazas.

News & Analysis

Central Canal might get floating stage

May 26, 2008

Jennifer Whitson

A floating stage for concerts and a submarine memorial are in the works for Indianapolis' Central Canal, adding to the downtown waterway's growing base of attractions. Efforts to develop a one-acre site at the heart of the canal, meanwhile, remain stalled.