The Monon Trail in the Indianapolis area runs from just north of downtown Indianapolis, passing through Martindale's Hillside Neighborhood, King Park, Mapleton-Fall Creek, Meridian-Kessler, Broad Ripple, and Nora neighborhoods, and then proceeding into Carmel and Westfield, Indiana, a length of 18.1 miles (29.1 km). In 1999, a 10.0 miles (16.1 km) segment in Indianapolis was completed, while a 5.2
miles (8.4 km) segment in Carmel was opened between 2001 and 2002.The first phase of the trail cost approximately $5.5 million to create. The trail was extended into Westfield starting in the fall of 2008, and since then has been extended north over the abandoned Monon right of way toward Sheridan, Indiana for a total of 2.9 miles (4.7 km) in Westfield. In Indianapolis the Monon connects with the Central Canal Towpath along the Indiana Central Canal, and the Fall Creek Trail In Westfield, the trail provides access to the Midland Trace, Anna Kendall, and the Little Eagle Creek trails. In the Indianapolis area, the Monon Trail is used by more than 1.3 million people annually.The trail has been cited as having a positive economic impact to neighborhoods adjacent to the trail, including Broad Ripple in Indianapolis and the mixed-use developments of downtown Carmel, which have experienced a large growth in population over the past decade.
