{"id":1328,"date":"2011-08-15T12:30:04","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T12:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationalbicyclegreenway.wordpress.com\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2024-07-10T06:27:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:27:16","slug":"ray-irvin-mr-greenway-speaks-with-nbg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2011\/08\/15\/ray-irvin-mr-greenway-speaks-with-nbg\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Irvin &#8211; Mr Greenway, speaks with NBG!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24849997-irvin-scott.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2011\/08\/15\/ray-irvin-mr-greenway-speaks-with-nbg\/24849997-irvin-scott\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24849997-irvin-scott.jpg?fit=655%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"655,509\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"24849997-Irvin-Scott\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24849997-irvin-scott.jpg?fit=655%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1330\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24849997-irvin-scott.jpg?resize=640%2C497\" alt=\"24849997-Irvin-Scott\" width=\"640\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24849997-irvin-scott.jpg?w=655&amp;ssl=1 655w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/24849997-irvin-scott.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><strong>Ray Irvin<\/strong>, world renowned Mr. Greenway of Indianapolis, talks about how his greenway work has changed the landscape and social-economic structure of a town once known mostly for its motor-speedway. Here he is pictured with National Bicycle Greenway scout, <strong>Scott Campbell<\/strong> who helped plot our bike route across America per this <a href=\"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2019\/03\/30\/scott-campbell-mayors-ride-video\/\"><strong>amazing video<\/strong><\/a>.<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding: 7px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/1680120050618RayIrvin61805Best\" width=\"500\" height=\"30\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalMayorsRide2006\/Indy\/IrvinInterview.php\">Transcript<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 for above interview<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15262\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2011\/08\/15\/ray-irvin-mr-greenway-speaks-with-nbg\/83493080_10221277919566924_6814604126417059840_o-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/83493080_10221277919566924_6814604126417059840_o-1.png?fit=617%2C887&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"617,887\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"83493080_10221277919566924_6814604126417059840_o (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/83493080_10221277919566924_6814604126417059840_o-1.png?fit=617%2C887&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-15262 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/83493080_10221277919566924_6814604126417059840_o-1.png?resize=333%2C478\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/83493080_10221277919566924_6814604126417059840_o-1.png?w=617&amp;ssl=1 617w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/83493080_10221277919566924_6814604126417059840_o-1.png?resize=417%2C600&amp;ssl=1 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 7px;\">Acknowledged by <strong>Governor O&#8217;Bannon<\/strong> with the <strong>Distinguished Hoosier<\/strong> \u00a0award for his work on Greenways and his leadership in transforming the Indianapolis riverfront, an award \u00a0has recently \u00a0been named after <strong>Ray Irvin<\/strong> for young people reenvisioning cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 7px;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2011\/08\/15\/ray-irvin-mr-greenway-speaks-with-nbg\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-15299 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?resize=268%2C268\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 7px;\">&#8220;Yes, I had the vision, but there were thousands of people that shared that vision, that cleaned up our White River and streams, that helped plan, work to raise money, volunteered countless hours and followed the plan we all created with something very special for our City that became a model for the nation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 7px;\">Success has a thousand mothers and fathers and I\u2019m so proud of each of them whom I have known, worked with and yes even argued with but the belief in the vision was always greater than the minor bumps in the trails and Greenway development.<\/p>\n<p>My grateful Thank You to All, it was my honor to serve the cause with each of you. Now we must all work to keep it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;How America Can Bike and Grow Rich,<br \/>\nthe National Bicycle Greenway in Action&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/hbgr.blogspot.ie\/2014\/03\/chapter-eleven-indianapolis-pro-bike.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chapter Excerpt<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July 2023: I do lots of things, I sail, I invent, I build, I repair, read and study, serve on the city planning commission. I still have an FAA A&amp;P Lic. and a Commercial Pilots Lic., a Marine Surveyor and USCG Captain Lic., FCC Amateur radio Lic., but love Greenways development most of all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Irvin on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalMayorsRide2006\/Indy\/GreenwayUnerground.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Pay for Greenways<\/a>\u00a0|<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NBGBikingCities\/Indianapolis\/DisvoerNewLands.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> How to Find New Trail Turf<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-circle tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.bikeroute.com\\\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\\\/2011\\\/08\\\/15\\\/ray-irvin-mr-greenway-speaks-with-nbg\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:58030937}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 1100px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"1100\" > <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 1100px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"1100\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2011\/08\/15\/ray-irvin-mr-greenway-speaks-with-nbg\/photo-8\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1096\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1096\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"4974\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/photo-8.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"606,606\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photo-8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/photo-8.jpg?fit=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/photo-8.jpg?fit=606%2C606&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/photo-8.jpg?w=1096&#038;h=1096&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/photo-8.jpg?w=606&amp;ssl=1 606w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/photo-8.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/photo-8.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" width=\"1096\" height=\"1096\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"1096\" data-original-height=\"1096\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"photo-8\" alt=\"photo-8\" style=\"width: 1096px; height: 1096px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"jsc_c_ul\" class=\"ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg\">\n<div class=\"qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d\">\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">H<\/span>ere is what Ray, the man who wrote the Indy Greenway master plan, started Indy Greenways and led much of the charge that rebuilt what was once a dying Rust Belt city had to say about Indianapolis now being seen as. a top tourist destination:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Let\u2019s never forget that thousands and thousands of people joined that effort (to resurrect Indy) removing over a million tons of trash from the White River and the streams and old rail corridors that make up the Indy Greenway System. From school children, churches, clubs, families to mayors, councilors, legislators, congressmen, Senators and Corporations, they all joined the effort. The Greenways systems belongs to everyone that shares a love of urban nature, healthy environments steps away from their homes. It challenges everyone to put on those sneakers, rollerblades, hop on that bike of get that old canoe out and join with the place we all built from scraps of discarded land that we became so ashamed of that Indy turned its backs on it for a century and left it to rot and decay.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">But take heart friends, the things that destroyed its value also saved it. Had it been left in good condition the beautiful pieces now connecting the entire region would have been so broken up developed, destroyed or blocked, what\u2019s there today would never have happened.<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding: 7px;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;I saw beyond the trash, piles of debris that contained every thing from toxic materials to the dead family pets, thousands of old tires, it was a disgusting, filthy and terrible sight to see&#8221; (my quote in the Indy Star 3-21-88). But I saw life, animals, birds, native trees and native plants and a place to grow more if only the trash was removed. I saw a safe place to see and enjoy that could be created and I dedicated myself to see that happen and you and so so many others joined that vision and the possibilities it held. Indy Greenways is there today because you believed and joined that effort and it\u2019s yours and don\u2019t ever let it be taken from you and yours again. It\u2019s a treasure that was always there just waiting to be rediscovered and recreated.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Thank You for Believing it was possible. Ray&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qbxu24ho bxzzcbxg lxuwth05 h2mp5456 ue3kfks5 pw54ja7n uo3d90p7 l82x9zwi goun2846 ccm00jje s44p3ltw mk2mc5f4 frvqaej8 ed0hlay0 afxsp9o4 jcgfde61 tvfksri0 ozuftl9m\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"hqeojc4l\">\n<div class=\"l9j0dhe7 jxk88fls rops0bsn n851cfcs\">\n<div class=\"l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"bp9cbjyn cwj9ozl2 j83agx80 cbu4d94t ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7 k4urcfbm\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"do00u71z ni8dbmo4 stjgntxs l9j0dhe7\">\n<div class=\"pmk7jnqg kr520xx4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"linmgsc8 opwvks06 i09qtzwb n7fi1qx3 hzruof5a pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"n00je7tq arfg74bv qs9ysxi8 k77z8yql i09qtzwb n7fi1qx3 b5wmifdl hzruof5a pmk7jnqg j9ispegn kr520xx4 c5ndavph art1omkt ot9fgl3s\" data-visualcompletion=\"ignore\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stjgntxs ni8dbmo4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/ray-irvin-greenway-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ray&#8217;s Greenway Resume<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/03\/06\/ny-times-indianapolis-greenways-supercharge-the-local-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NY Times on Fruit of Ray&#8217;s Efforts in Indianapolis<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/20\/indy-canal-1980s-redevelopment-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Some of the part Ray played in Resurrecting\u00a0Indianapolis<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2018\/09\/20\/indy-canal-1980s-redevelopment-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.bikeroute.com\\\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\\\/2011\\\/08\\\/15\\\/ray-irvin-mr-greenway-speaks-with-nbg\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:58030937}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; 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height: 524px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Ray and wife Marni Reed, a marketing professor and consultant <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16891\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2011\/08\/15\/ray-irvin-mr-greenway-speaks-with-nbg\/screen-shot-2022-10-27-at-8-51-28-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-27-at-8.51.28-AM.png?fit=598%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"598,433\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2022-10-27 at 8.51.28 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-27-at-8.51.28-AM.png?fit=598%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16891 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-27-at-8.51.28-AM.png?resize=598%2C433\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ray Irvin, world renowned Mr. Greenway of Indianapolis, talks about how his greenway work has changed the landscape and social-economic&#8230; 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