Indianapolis medians up for adoption: Giving back in your neighborhood

Twice a week, 77-year-old Greg Silver crosses a busy 86th Street intersection to maintain his median.
"I do not like litter," Silver chuckled. "I don't like it here. I don't like it in a national park. I don't like it in my neighborhood."
He adopted the median 15 years ago with the help of his neighborhood group, Nora Northside Community Council.
"I know it sounds strange, but when you pick up a can or a cigarette butt that somebody threw out, it makes me feel like I've done something good," Silver said.
Picking up trash is just part of the yearlong adoption agreement with the Indianapolis Department of Public Works.
Volunteers also need to keep the grass below 4 inches, water and weed, and cut back any planted trees or shrubs.
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