Brian Payne

The local nonprofit arts sector is projected to endure 30,000 cancellations and $51 million in lost revenue by this month—with another $20 million in restart costs on the horizon.

“One thing I’ve continuously heard is that Broad Ripple Park doesn’t need any help. But it does.”

Payne has been meeting neighborhood leaders and well-heeled donors to raise $100 million to connect underserved areas to the Monon and other greenways.

Our July 2016 profile on Payne illuminated his next big ideas, but we are still in awe of the Trail, so we compiled a list of some of those must-stop restaurants along the Cultural Trail.

“Sure, I talk to people who say, ‘You’re an outlier. People don’t want transportation to be an adventure,’” Payne says. “But plenty of folks agree with me.”

Twenty-five stations corral 250 sturdy bikes, each outfitted with a lock, a basket, and a map.