Northern Johnson County, Indiana, is one of the fastest growing areas in Central Indiana. It has great school systems, an educated workforce, wonderful neighborhoods, an awesome trail system, Parks and Recreation, a thriving Arts community, and is family friendly.
All of the above means more families moving into the Greenwood/Center Grove area and that means, of course, MORE TRAFFIC.
And so, one of the major North/South arteries is being widened.
Now don't get me wrong, SR 135 needs to be widened in the 5 mile stretch or so that is being worked on. Unfortuntely, I use this route multiple times a day so it is going to be a personal pain in the rear for many months. I accept that price of progress even though I will complain about it.
The hard part is watching as the crews cut down trees to make way for the cars. There is something so sad about seeing living things sacrificed for infrastructure. Especially when those living things are actually good for the environment by absorbing the carbon dioxide emissions of humans and conveting that into live giving oxygen. And that's not even the aesthetic side of removing beauty to create a space for asphalt.
I realize I am anthropomorphizing all of this. But it still makes me sad to see huge sycamores that have been in place for generations chopped down. It is painful to watch.
I only hope that these mighty trees will not have been sacrificed for no good end. And I also hope that new trees will be planted in their place so that future generations can have both an easier commute AND a lovely view along the way.
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