News
News
Partnership Plants Lasting Benefits
by Thomas P. Healy When it rains as little as a quarter of an inch, the city’s antiquated drainage system combines stormwater with wastewater (sewage). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers such combined sewer […more…]
Education
Butler University Recognized for Innovative Community Service Partnerships
The Thriving Cities Lab at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia released a Field Guide for Urban University-Community Partnerships in March. It’s a survey of 100 American urban institutions […more…]
Features
Feature
First Responders’ Secondhand Trauma
by Thomas P. Healy Public health impacts of firearm violence are not limited to victims, their families, and neighbors. The community’s first responders—police, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians—routinely encounter traumatic situations and gruesome circumstances that […more…]
Developments
Improvements to Broad Ripple’s Bark Park
Construction on Broad Ripple Park’s upgraded dog park is all going according to plan. An enhanced dog park was one of the top five desired changes to the park, according to an online survey conducted […more…]
