We, at Green Broad Ripple, Inc., believe that the most effective way to advance our mission is through a series of practical projects that initiate change toward sustainability while, at the same time, educating the community as to the many positive possibilities of going Green.
Envision Broad Ripple
GBR is proud to be the originator and the long time partner in the Envision Broad Ripple process. On Earth Day 2008, GBR kicked off the first Envision Broad Ripple session. Since then we have had over 20 meetings with hundreds of participants. These sessions have provided the general public a conduit for describing what they want for the Broad Ripple community. These sessions have resulted in the bike lanes on Broad Ripple Avenue, the new cross walk striping, the design considerations for th...
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Urban Garden
A Green bright spot on the horizon has been the huge success of farmer’s markets throughout the country. Providing direct customer access for the small local food producer, it is a marvel of efficiency. Low transportation costs, freshness of product, opportunity for socializing, and greater return for the farmer all contribute to a new vision of how food production might be improved. Following this thread, Green Broad Ripple (GBR) has organized on a new initiative. On Friday, May 30, 2008, on a ...
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Green Alleys
The alleys of Broad Ripple are an under appreciated and underutilized asset. They are wonderfully diverse spaces; sometimes very urban other times almost disappearing into nature. They provide glimpses of the more personal and informal ambiance of our community. The “New Urbanism” has long espoused that alleys could lead to better integration of automobile and foot traffic. Where streets are primarily vehicular in nature accommodating pedestrian traffic to varying degrees, alleys could become pr...
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Recycling
Broad Ripple Square recycles ten tons of glass per month.
Wanting to work toward full stream recycling on the Indianapolis city block known as Broad Ripple Square, an idea was conceived to implement a three phase plan that will lead us to eventual zero land fill. The beer bottle is arguably the most ubiquitous object in Broad Ripple. In order to utilize the co-mingle programs that became available in 2008, the problem of eliminating the bottle effectively had to be dealt with first. Recycl...
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Green Film Series
We have been incubating the idea of starting a film series where we screen documentaries that pertain to the green movement. GBR will be kicking off this project in the Spring of 2012, so stay tuned!
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Bike Rides with INDYCOG
Green Broad Ripple was there when our dear friends at INDYCOG were just a blog and dream. They have now become the beacon of all things bicycling in our fair City. GBR has partnered with INDYCOG to promote the concept of using the bicycle as a means of transportation and life style. In 2010 we held the Pedal Indy ride showcasing this concept. We had over 400 riders running errands and going about daily business on bikes. It was quite a sight. Since then, we have partnered on the Annual Twe...
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