Location
STEW 214CD
Session Number
35
Session Title
Green Infrastructure Retrofit and Maintenance Strategies in Indianapolis
Track Title
Maintenance & Operations
Event Description/Abstract
Rain gardens were installed in Indianapolis’s Near Eastside neighborhood in 2011 as part of streetscape improvements funded by the XLVI Super Bowl Legacy Project. Several challenges followed rain garden construction: large- wheeled vehicles fell into the rain gardens when making turns, and the lack of continuous maintenance allowed invasive plants to take over. In this session we present a case study on the successful retrofits of the project areas and discuss different models for successful long- term maintenance.
Green Infrastructure Retrofit and Maintenance Strategies in Indianapolis
STEW 214CD
Rain gardens were installed in Indianapolis’s Near Eastside neighborhood in 2011 as part of streetscape improvements funded by the XLVI Super Bowl Legacy Project. Several challenges followed rain garden construction: large- wheeled vehicles fell into the rain gardens when making turns, and the lack of continuous maintenance allowed invasive plants to take over. In this session we present a case study on the successful retrofits of the project areas and discuss different models for successful long- term maintenance.
