Indy Parks Splash Pads Now Open
Warmer weather means Indy Parks is providing options for keeping cool at parks with splash pads that are now open from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Midtown parks featuring splash pads include: Andrew Ramsey Park, […more…]
Recreation
Explore Indy’s Waterways
Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW), an organization dedicated to enhancing quality of life and ecology along Indianapolis waterways, has developed self-guided tours of six waterway communities in Marion County. They include: the Central Canal, Fall […more…]
Study: Park Proximity Increases Residential Property Values
A recent study [PDF] has determined that transformative investments in public parks increase surrounding property values and generate multiple economic benefits. The Indy Parks Economic Benefit Study, conducted by the IU Public Policy Institute, found […more…]
Arsenal Park Upgrade Continues
by Thomas P. Healy Because public works construction is considered an essential activity, work continues on the Arsenal Park splash pad upgrade that was approved by the Metropolitan Development Commission (MDC) in January. Missing from […more…]
Indy Parks Closes Bark Parks
Indy Parks announced the closure of the popular Broad Ripple Park Bark Park, along with three other locations, effective April 18. The protective measure will last until further notice. “This is a challenging time for […more…]
Arsenal Park Upgrades
Indy Parks is prepared to invest some of its limited capital budget in Arsenal Park, 1400 E. 46th St. Plans call for replacing a dated splash pad and adding amenities like shade structures, benches, and […more…]
Tarkington Park Café Opens
Three years after completion of the café building as part of Phase I improvements to Tarkington Park, Broad Ripple Ice Cream Station has assumed management of the space for the year. BRICS co-owner Kirstie Hayward […more…]
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…]
Embracing a Treasure: White River
by Thomas P. Healy The White River watershed is Central Indiana’s defining geographic feature. Since the founding of Indianapolis, the river has gracefully served as a source of drinking water, recreation, wildlife habitat, and greenspace. […more…]
Big Plans Ahead for Two Midtown Parks
by Thomas P. Healy Expect 2018 to be a transitional year for two of Midtown’s most popular public spaces: Tarkington Park, 45 West 40th St., and Broad Ripple Park, 1550 Broad Ripple Ave. TARKINGTON PARK […more…]
