42 INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL CENTER PLAN 2020 PLANNING DOWNTOWN�fS FUTURE TODAY MOVING AROUND DOWNTOWN Biking customers at Alcatraz connecting State buildings to the Circle Centre mall.  From Circle Centre, skywalks can be taken to the Indiana Convention Center continuing on to the Hyatt Regency, the Westin and the Marriott hotels.   Improvements have been made to lighting, streets and sidewalks to enhance the pedestrian- friendly environment throughout the Downtown.   In addition, the MPO has started a pedestrian master plan to provide a framework for the development and coordination of pedestrian systems, increasing the opportunities to choose walking as a mode of transportation within Indianapolis. Existing Greenways Proposed Greenways Existing Protected Walkways Conceptual Protected Walkways Proposed Cultural Trail People Mover IndyGo Blue Line Conceptual Pedestrian Corridors IndyGo BlueLine Stop People Mover Stop Conceptual Circulator Conceptual Routes Existing Bicycle Route MAP M-1 LEGEND Concept sketch from the Regional Center Northwest Urban Design Workshop of a green pedestrian link between the Canalwalk and Veterans Memorial Plaza Pedestrian crosswalk on Market Street Mass Transportation The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo) is responsible for providing mass transportation service within Marion County.  IndyGo focuses bus service on a Downtown destination or transfer and has 36 routes.  Based on a 2002 survey conducted by NuStats Research and Consulting, IndyGo's total annual ridership is approximately 11,000,000 passengers, carrying one or two percent of all trips in Marion County with approximately 75 percent of passengers being transit dependent.   IndyGo recently completed an on-board research survey of fixed route passengers and received recommendations of more frequent service and extended service hours.  As an attempt to integrate environmental transportation options, IndyGo's fixed route vehicles are equipped with bicycle racks.  In addition, the Blue Line electric bus began operation in August 2003 with a circulating route connecting various Downtown attractions.