Phase II of the Nickel Plate Trail has gotten under way on the portion to connect Ritchey Woods and Connor Prairie. This is part of the Drive Fishers initiative to improve connectivity. Drive Fishers believes Infrastructure improvement projects contribute to long-term vitality of our community and increased economic development opportunities, and it is correct. The trail phase is the next move toward all of that. The Nickel Plate Trail, once all phases are complete, will run from 106 Street through Cheeney Creek Park, offering residents safe and convenient access to the Nickel Plate District and surrounding businesses. We like that a lot. The trail will connect existing gaps between trails, and it will be ADA compliant with curb ramps and street crossings. All existing trails are 8 feet wide, and trails being constructed to connect the Nickel Plate Trail will be 10 feet wide asphalt. All phases of the project are scheduled to be complete by 2020.
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We were mildly disappointed, but certainly not in any way surprised, to learn union-busting Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) dropped out of the Republican Party race for the nomination for the presidency. Seems Walker either was “too much too soon” for the party leadership or we were just wishfully thinking he really had a chance to make things interesting. We suspect he was advised out under the threat of having his spine removed, as was the case with so many before him.
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No less an authority than USA Today’s empaneled experts have anointed Carly Fiorina the frontrunner for the GOP bid for the White House. That didn’t take long, did it? We mean, The Trump Show had to fade at some point, didn’t it? Can’t wait to see what happens next.
