Keep Broad Ripple Park Green!

In 2018, the Metropolitan Development Commission adopted a new master plan for Broad Ripple Park that establishes a design vision for the next 20 years. To this day, few know about it. 

The plan includes a new two-lane road through the park, with three roundabouts. This road would have parking spaces and sidewalks on both sides. 

Over 155 new parking spaces would be constructed along the road. About 114 of these would be built in the middle of the park on what is now green space.

The purpose is to accommodate anticipated crowds at new, large-scale commercial activities within the park -- an assault on nature for the sake of profit.

In late 2024, a Broad Ripple commercial development promoter requested a meeting with Indy Parks leadership and inquired about the availability of City funding for the planned new road. He was told there was no money available for the road and private funds would need to be used if the road was desired. 

Beloved Broad Ripple Park would be severely damaged if the road were funded. Cutting down trees to pave green space defeats the purpose of a park. 

The bisecting road and large-scale events would disturb plant and wildlife habitats and lead to air pollution, noise, traffic congestion, and safety risks. Neighbors' residential quality of life would be diminished, among other concerns. See our Concerns and Rationales.