Values-Driven Partnership: A Green Infrastructure Pilot in Indianapolis

Citizens Energy Group contracted with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. to plan and execute a “green” solution to a combined sewer overflow (CSO) problem in an urban neighborhood. Using i-Tree and hydrological modeling, engineers developed a strategy involving more than 30 stormwater planters and 200 trees rather than a traditional “gray” solution. Young people are being hired to plant and tend trees and are being given opportunities to learn from and work alongside green-collar professionals.