The Idle is a public park overlooking the I-65 and I-70 interstate interchanges in Indianapolis, Indiana.
[3] The park is located right off the Indianapolis Cultural Trail on Virginia Avenue, directly in-between the city's Fletcher Place and Fountain Square neighborhoods,[4] which themselves are geographically separated by I-65.
[5] The concept behind The Idle was conceived in 2013,[2] through the vision of Tom Battista, a local Indianapolis property developer and entrepreneur.
[5] The park features an accessible limestone trail leading to a viewing platform, which is furnished with seats salvaged from the city's former Bush Stadium.
[4] It also features native vegetation, repurposed ash tree benches, as well as informative signage explaining the area's history and concept behind the project.