GRIFFIN RD. Acres Properties Funding needed for construction Existing Trails Cook’s Landing CHAPMAN RD. Future Trails A Bicentennial UBURN RD. AFF RD. Woods SHO GRIFFIN RD. A B O U T T H E P U FFE R B E L LY Funding needed for construction. The “Pufferbelly” is named after CEDAR CANYON RD. C OLD the steam engines that puffed away W A along this railway a century ago. TER RD. The train tracks have been gone a long time, but a little more than a decade ago, citizen-volunteers in Fort Wayne GUMP RD. and Allen County began forming a plan to recreate this Funding needed for corridor as a beautiful trail. construction. Payton Today, Fort Wayne Trails, Inc. and local government County Park partners are carrying on their work. Parts of the trail C OLD A are complete, but there is much work to be done. W UBURN RD. A TER RD. 69 Life Bridge Church Trailhead UNION CHAPEL RD. F E AT U R E S O F T H E T R A I L Rural calm & natural beauty NORTH A LLEN C OUNT Y LINE to CARROLL ROAD CARROLL RD Parkview Regional D I Medical Center E Escape to nature as the trail passes through many wooded areas, forest pre- B O L A D UBURN RD. serves and farm lands. The trail runs adjacent to Payton County Park which C R OLD D offers parking and easy access for trail users. W L I A M TER RD. A R Suburban serenity D . DUPONT ROAD CARROLL R OAD to WA SHINGTON CEN TER R OAD DUPONT RD. Trees along most of the corridor preserve the natural beauty and provide green- space between the trail and residential areas. The trail will be a boost for nearby businesses and property values. Parkview Lutheran Salomon Family YMCA Health Network Dupont Hospital Urban excitement Farm Park TILL RD. WA SHINGTON C ENTER ROAD to DOWNTOWN F ORT WAYNE The trail passes through a commercial area and crosses Coliseum Boulevard near Glenbrook Square and various retail areas and restaurants. The trail will provide easy, safe access to Franke Park and FW Children’s Zoo, Canlan Ice WALLEN RD. Beckett’s Run Trail Sports, SportONE/Parkview Field House, Science Central and the Skate Park until it merges with the rest of the trail network at Lawton Park. A UBURN RD. A pedestrian bridge must C $600,00OLD 0 needed be built where the trail for consW truction crosses Coliseum Blvd. A TER RD. This bridge will be a landmark in the heart of Northeast Indiana’s busiest COOK RD. retail area — a fantastic naming opportunity for Shoaff a generous corporate or Smith . Park foundational donor. Field ON ST CLINT LUDWIG RD. JOE RD. 3 ST 69 WASHINGTON CTR. RD. C MAK I N G I T A R E A L I T Y OLD $2,000,000 needed W Rivergreenway Expansion for constA ruction. We have a plan, but we need the support of our community, TER RD. to Shoaff Park business leaders and elected officials to protect this vision and make it become a reality. LIMA RD. RD. HOBSON STEP 1: PROMOTE. COLISEUM BLVD. C Raise awareness and build excitement for this trail project. 930 OLISEUM BL STELLHORN RD. Glenbrook VD. IPFW STEP 2: BUY THE L AND. Square Raise money to purchase the entire corridor. Coliseum . STEP 3: FUNDRAISING. Franke Park ON ST 930 27 Raise funds to develop the land and pave the trail. On average, trails cost about CLINT Johnny $200 per foot — or a little over $1 million per mile. Appleseed Park CRESCENT CLINT STEP 4: BUILD IT. Fort Wayne ON ST Our local government partners will contract with firms to build stretches of the Children’s Zoo . HOBSON RD. HOBSON trail. Bit by bit, the trail will be completed for the entire community to enjoy! D V L STATE ST. B STATE ST. Parkview $500-800,000 Y N SHERMAN ST O Hospital H needed to match federal WELLS ST Science T ALLIA Randallia N Central A funds, connecting . SPY R N D downtown and the Zoo RAN . VA Hospital . to the trail. UN A SPRING ST. Lawton Will you help your community? Park VE. VE. Please donate today! Make a pledge to support our University of LAKE A St. Francis LEESBURG RD. 5-year fund drive to support the Pufferbelly Trail and Bloomingdale other projects like it all over Allen County. Park Headwaters Park Indiana Tech FWT R A I L S . O R G Downtown Swinney Memorial Park Park Fort Wayne L A F A C Y L E A T Y T E S T S . T W H Y T R A I L S M ATTE R Trails and greenways positively impact individuals and improve communities by providing recreation and transportation opportunities and by influencing economic and community development. Good for community. Good for businesses. Good for you. Trails make our community better by creat- Trails provide countless opportunities for Trails help people live healthier lives. Rather ing open spaces that beautify the landscape economic renewal and growth. Not only do than taking the car to the ballpark or the zoo, and encourage physical fitness and healthy retail and restaurants benefit from proximity a family can choose to ride their bikes. And lifestyles. They create new opportunities for to trails, but the region’s ability to attract jobs thousands of individuals use trails for physi- outdoor recreation and provide a safe way to is impacted, too. Many companies have cited cal therapy after an injury or surgery, to train commute to work or school. Trails enhance the availability of trails as a significant fac- for competition, to achieve weight loss goals, the beauty of our urban centers and help tor in their decision to choose one locale over or as a place to take a quiet walk with a loved bolster property values. another to build a business. one after a busy day. t fi e n e b y l t c e r i d . e v i l o t e c a l p t a e r g a d n a t i s i v o t e c a l p l l l a l l i w s e t u o r d e d n e t x e g n o l a s t s a f k a e r b n n u f a s ’ t a h t y t i n u m m o c y h lt a e h d n a e v i t c a d d n a d be , s r e t n e c n a i r t es u q e , s e r o t s s t r o p s , , l a r u t l u c , g n i v i r h t a s i s i h t , r e h t a R . e r mo o n r r e h ot d n a g n i n n u r , g n i l yc C : s e s s e n i s u b r o f ” ” y r t n u o c r e v yo fl “ s i a n a di n I t s a e h t r o N t a h t s s e i t i n u t r o p p o s e t a e r c s u h t l i a r t e h T . p o h s t t c a f e h t y f i d i l o s l l i w l i a r t s i h t , y l e t a m i lt U d d n a s n o i t c a r t t a e e s , p e e sl , t a e o t p o t s l l i w . s e t i s l a c i r o t s i h d n a s n w o t n w o d , s m u e s u m n a p s e r i t n e e h t l e v a r t o t n o gi e r r u o o t e m o c , , s e i r e n i w , s k r a p r u o r o f t n e m e l e g n i y f i n u a o h w e l p o pe s a s r a l l o d t s i r u o t l a n o i t a e r c e r e e d i v o r p l l i w l i a r t e h T . n o gi e r r u o n i d n a p x e t c a r t t a l l i w l i a r t s i h T . s u o r e m u n e r a s t c e f f e d d n a d l i u b o t e s o o ch l l i w s e s s e n i s u b e r mo e v i t i s o p e h T ! l i a r t d e t c e n n o c f o s e l i m - 0 8 , , s e v o r p m i e f i l f o y t i l a u q s ’ n o gi e r e h t s A d l i u b o t r e h et g o t g n i k r o w s e i t n u o c r u fo .