Keeping Indianapolis Beautiful With Pocket Parks

A local non-profit recently announced funding for the development of five public green spaces in the coming year. The projects represent incremental progress toward a larger, shared vision.

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December 17, 2015, 6:00 AM PST

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

Cara Anthony reports on the proliferation of pocket parks around Indianapolis, "as more residents look for ways to improve their communities." So far, however, the city lacks the institutional and funding capacity to make all the desired improvements a reality. For instance, the non-profit Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc. receives some 50 applications a year for pocket parks. "But with funding limited, only about a handful are completed each year," explains Anthony.

Keep Indianapolis Beautiful will develop five community green space projects in 2016, thanks to a partnership with Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL). Anthony describes some of the goals and details for each of those five projects.

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