Greater Louisville Project Blog

Thinking Deeper about the Great Recession with Uric Dufrene

Welcome the blogging area of Greater Louisville Project. — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:05:00 GMT

The financial crisis has significantly impacted the availability of financing, which is particularly relevant for Louisville Metro because of the connection between key assets in our economy and the availability of business and consumer financing.

Thinking Deeper about the Great Recession with Maria Hampton

Welcome the blogging area of Greater Louisville Project. — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:57:00 GMT

Louisville’s recovery efforts and future economic vitality will be dependent on matching people with higher levels of education and a different or new skills orientation to employer opportunities that align with more 21^st Century Jobs.

Thinking Deeper about Poverty and Median Family Income with Cathe Dykstra

Welcome the blogging area of Greater Louisville Project. — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:55:00 GMT

What do Louisville's poverty rate and the median family income level say about our community?

Thinking Deeper about 21st Century Jobs with Joe Reagan

Welcome the blogging area of Greater Louisville Project. — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:48:00 GMT

Transforming Louisville’s economy into a fully competitive one will require substantial growth in the higher-value, higher wage technical and professional sectors. What's the role of innovation in achieving that growth?

Thinking Deeper with Joe Gliessner

Welcome the blogging area of Greater Louisville Project. — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:56:00 GMT

Louisville's identity as a desirable place to live benefits from several assets, including its distinctive neighborhoods. So, what makes a neighborhood?

Parkland Data: Another Perspective

Welcome the blogging area of Greater Louisville Project. — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:21:00 GMT

A new perspective on parkland data gives a different view of this essential component of Quality of Place.

Thinking Deeper about Health with Lisa Tobe

Welcome the blogging area of Greater Louisville Project. — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:44:00 GMT

Data from the National Center for Health Statistics continue to document higher mortality rates in Louisville than in the nation as a whole and higher incidence of both heart disease and cancer.

Thinking Deeper with Mohammad Nouri and Nina Walfoort

Welcome the blogging area of Greater Louisville Project. — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:23:00 GMT

The time lost to traffic delays by the average rush-hour commuter in Louisville continued to exceed the average in Louisville's peer cities, as it has for 25 years. About 7% of local workers commute by public transportation, biking or walking.

Thinking Deeper with Chief Robert White

Welcome the blogging area of Greater Louisville Project. — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:02:00 GMT

Safety is a key attribute in Quality of Place. Louisville ranks sixth in Crime Offence Reports (per 1,000 residents) of the fifteen peer cities.

Thinking Deeper with Maria Koetter

Welcome the blogging area of Greater Louisville Project. — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:01:00 GMT

Louisville's transportation and residential energy use produce a larger carbon footprint than most of its peer cities.