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ROW Seeks Your Input on New Strategic Plan
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For the last decade, ROW has worked purposefully to convene community partners to enhance the quality of life of Indianapolis’ waterways and neighborhoods through innovation, analysis, cultural advancement, and investment. As we look forward to the next decade of fulfilling this mission ROW's Strategic Planning Subcommittee is seeking the community’s input to help us update our strategic plan.
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While most refer to us as ‘ROW’, each of the four words that make up our name, Reconnecting-to-Our-Waterways, are important. At this year’s ROWPort, we challenged attendees to think about which of the four words are most important to them. Is there a word that most resonates with you? You can submit a 30-second video clip explaining why to add to the wall of videos and inform our planning.
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In addition we want to understand what activities are important to you. Since 2011 the ROW Collective has: funded over $24 million in projects and programs along our waterways, restored nearly 160 acres of habitat along our waterways, and created 142 installations in waterway communities, including sculptures, trails, and signs all while engaging hundreds of volunteers across the City of Indianapolis. Follow this link to share what you think the Collective should activate over the next 10 years.
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Lastly, as a Collective, the many people who bring different skills and resources to ROW are the very people who activate the visions of the Collective. The Subcommittee wants to better understand not only who is at our table but what brings you to the table and what you want to take away from the table. Take the survey and share what you want the ROW Collective to accomplish and what and who you can bring to our collective table.
Top: Strategic Planning Subcommittee chair Joe Jarzen asks 'What's in our name?' to Plesant Run residents Jude Odell and Vicki Goens; Middle: The Transformation Tapestry visually illustrates the priorities of our Collective; Bottom: White River Alliance's Hayley Cowart leads a strategic planning activity identifying who makes up our Collective.
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Next In the Know with ROW: Tree Talk!
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Save the date for Thursday, November 11 from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM for In the Know with ROW: Tree Talk! Join experts from Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and Indiana Forest Alliance for an online presentation about the benefits of trees and forests along our waterways and in our neighborhoods. You can register for this online event here.
In the Know with ROW (ITKWR) is a series of educational events to bring together ROW’s collective experts with community members to talk about issues and efforts that can increase knowledge and care of our waterways. ITKWR: Tree Talk! will inform attendees why trees are so beneficial to our neighborhoods and waterways, what types of trees are native to Indiana, how you can be a good tree neighbor and protect the Urban Tree Canopy and plant new trees, and more.
ITKWR: Tree Talk! is being organized by ROW with expert assistance from Keep Indianapolis Beautiful’s Iasia Cheers, Hillary Cox, and Alejandro Espinosa de los Monteros, and Indiana Forest Alliance’s Rae Schnapp. ITKWR is made possible with funding from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.
Ann Ingalls and Laura Drascic of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. pose by an Oak tree sapling at ROWPort 2021.
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