Join Franklin Tomorrow on Wednesday, July 8, for their second FrankTalks event, featuring a discussion on greenways and trail development in the community.
The speaker for the event will be Ron Carter, longtime Carmel, Ind., city councilman and former executive director of the Greenways Foundation of Central Indiana. While on the Council, Carter has been instrumental in helping Mayor James Brainard complete the Monon Trail in Carmel.
Attendance at the event is limited due to the location at the Eastern Flank Battlefield Park clubhouse, which is located off Lewisburg Pike adjacent to Carnton Plantation. The cost to attend is $15 per person, which includes a buffet lunch prepared by Catering & Events by Suzette. To register, visit https://july8franktalks.eventbrite.com.
Lunch will be served beginning at 11:15 a.m., with the program starting at 11:45 a.m.
Since the Monon Trail opened in June 1996, hundreds of thousands of people have traveled its 15.7 miles from 10th Street in Indianapolis, north through Carmel and to 146th Street in Westfield. The Monon Trail has been inducted into Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Rail-Trail Hall of Fame.
Carter has served numerous terms as an At-Large member of Carmel City Council. In that capacity he represents all the citizens of Carmel, rather than a single district. He has been a leader in the development and expansion of that city’s award-winning park and trail system, the preservation and redevelopment of the Old Town area, and the completion of the City Center project.
An avid bike rider, Carter has worked to make sure that bicycle and pedestrian facilities have been added to the city wherever possible. He will speak on the impact of trails and greenways on a community, as well as to the specifics of developing a greenways plan and network through residential and commercial areas.
For more information or questions, call (615) 794-0998 or email [email protected].
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