Environment
Two Louisville projects honored by Kentucky landscape architects
Landscape architecture is such a profoundly interesting field (no pun intended) because one project never does just one thing. Landscapes are the original multi-taskers....
Kentucky offering grant money for incorporating shredded tires into landscaping projects
Used tires are a huge environmental hazard, contributing to varied problems of fires, urban blight, and increased mosquito populations, among others. But the Commonwealth...
At MSD’s Logan Street CSO Basin redesign meeting, 100 people walk...
Smoketown’s efforts to advocate for a change in the basin design of the Logan CSO Interceptor Project took major steps forward last week. For...
Watch Spring flowers take a colorful hold over Louisville’s neighborhoods
The first day of Spring isn't until Sunday, March 20, but Louisville is already beginning to see the first washes of color lining its...
Interview: Sellus Wilder on how grassroots activism helped stop the Bluegrass...
Sellus Wilder believes in the power of a grassroots movement—that a group of dedicated citizens can fight the seemingly unwinnable battle against corporate interests—and...
Makeover of Iroquois Park’s Northern Overlook brings resiliency to Louisville’s most...
Iroquois Park’s Northern Overlook, with views of downtown and the Ohio River valley, offers the city’s finest natural panorama. After suffering decades of degradation...
How to beat extreme heat: Strategies for combating the urban heat...
Four years ago, Louisville, Kentucky, awoke to an alarming urban trend. This forward-thinking southern city—recently ranked as America’s most livable by the U.S. Conference...