印第安纳州 Monon South 步道建设推进：废弃铁路改建约60英里步道，贯通南部五县
印第安纳州州长 Mike Braun 11月13日与地方官员在该州南部的 New Albany 庆祝 Monon South 步道的建设进展。这条步道由一条废弃铁路走廊改建，全长约60英里，自 New Albany 向北延伸，贯通印第安纳州南部五县，建成后将是该州最长的连续步道之一。项目资金来自州「区域加速与发展计划」（READI）等渠道。
这条走廊原属 Monon 铁路，就是有「Hoosier 线」之称的那条老铁路。按州自然资源部的 Next Level Trails 计划记录，Monon South 全长62.3英里，州政府已投入2,950万美元步道资金，其中550万美元用于取得走廊用地、2,400万美元用于先期开发。步道在 Floyd 县内的部分由 New Albany 市持有和管理，其余 Clark、Washington、Orange、Lawrence 四县的部分由区域经济发展伙伴 Radius Indiana 负责。
目前全线已有约20英里建成开放，沿线经过 Borden、New Pekin、Salem、Campbellsburg、Saltillo、Orleans 与 Mitchell 等社区，可供步行、跑步与骑行。州长办公室表示，这次在 New Albany 庆祝的进展，是州政府用 READI 投资提升各地生活品质、把老铁路走廊变成居民日常可用空间的一部分；后续路段的建设进度取决于追加资金的落实。
（来源：印第安纳州经济发展公司）
Indiana's Monon South Trail Moves Forward: A Former Rail Line Becomes a Roughly 60-Mile Trail Across Five Southern Counties
Indiana Governor Mike Braun joined local and regional officials in New Albany, in southern Indiana, on November 13 to celebrate progress on the Monon South Trail. The trail reuses a former rail corridor and will run approximately 60 miles north from New Albany across five counties in southern Indiana, making it one of the longest continuous trails in the state. Funding comes in part from the state's Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI).
The corridor follows the historic Monon Railroad, known as "The Hoosier Line." According to the state Department of Natural Resources' Next Level Trails program, the Monon South Trail totals 62.3 miles, and the state has committed $29.5 million in trail funding, including $5.5 million to acquire the corridor and $24 million to begin development. The City of New Albany owns and manages the portion in Floyd County, while Radius Indiana, the regional economic development partnership, is responsible for the trail in Clark, Washington, Orange and Lawrence counties.
About 20 miles of trail have been developed so far. The route passes through the communities of Borden, New Pekin, Salem, Campbellsburg, Saltillo, Orleans and Mitchell, and offers space for walking, running and biking. The governor's office said the New Albany milestone is part of using READI investments to improve quality of place across Indiana, with future construction dependent on additional funding.
(Source: Indiana Economic Development Corporation)
来源：印第安纳州经济发展公司
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