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.
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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