INDIANAPOLIS—After months of planning and community input, the Metropolitan Development Commission adopted Indianapolis’ first citywide Sustainability and Resilience Strategy to help the City plan for the opportunities and challenges that the future is sure to bring.
The Office of Sustainability developed Thrive Indianapolis with the collaboration, and financial, and technical support of The McKinney Green Initiatives Fund, Department of Public Works, Department of Metropolitan Development, Department of Business & Neighborhood Services, Department of Homeland Security, Indy Parks, Marion County Public Health Department, and Eskenazi Health, as well as valuable community and expert input.
The comprehensive plan features 59 ambitious actions that give residents the tools to plan and prepare for inevitable shocks and stresses — from heat waves and flooding to economic fluctuations and climate change. Indianapolis joins the ranks of cities around the world that have implemented similar strategies.
Bloomberg Philanthropies recently selected Indianapolis as a winning city in the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge, an initiative that will be used to implement key components of Thrive Indianapolis.
Through the Climate Challenge — which is part of Bloomberg’s American Cities Initiative, a suite of more than $200 million in investments to strengthen city halls and advance critical policies — Indianapolis is accepted into a two-year acceleration program and will be provided powerful new resources and access to cutting-edge support to help meet or beat the city’s near-term carbon reduction goals.