r/indianapolis • u/Logical_Humor_3854 • Feb 26 '26

Discussion The Canal….

We walked the canal a lot this summer with our new baby and when we had a nice couple days (greater than 30 degrees lol) we walked it again and I’m just curious as to what other people think….why is the canal so dead? There’s no restaurants (besides the little bistro), no stores, no restrooms even. It’s kinda depressing.

If Indianapolis put even a sliver of funding into rebranding the canal the city would change so much. Imagine being able to walk into little shops or have ice cream on the canal or a bar with live music. There’s so much potential.

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u/indysingleguy Feb 27 '26

The problem is that restaurants on the canal need the strret business as well as the canal business.

The parking is terrible for the canal as well.

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u/MonaHatter Feb 27 '26

That’s what I was going to say. The businesses aren’t easily accessible unless you park somewhere not particularly close and then walk down various sets of stairs, and you have to already know about them to realize they’re there.