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Carmel to develop 27-acre Bear Creek Park, advance trails and river bridge with bond funds
Summary
City officials said Carmel Clay Parks will use recently approved bond funding to develop the first phase of Bear Creek Park and accelerate trail projects including a White River Greenway extension and a pedestrian bridge to Fishers.
CARMEL, Ind. — Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation will develop the first phase of Bear Creek Park and move ahead on multiple trail and river-access projects using recently approved bond and partnership funding, Parks Director Michael Klitzing told residents at a city town hall.
Klitzing said the new Bear Creek Park sits on about 27 acres in northwest Carmel at the southwest corner of 140th Street and Shelbourne Road and already contains mature trees and natural topography. The first phase — financed with roughly $8 million from the city’s bond issuance and council appropriations — will include trails, children’s play features and initial work on a possible “signature” elevated viewing…
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