Sustainable City Series: Transportation

The Urban Design Studio continues its series on sustainability on Tuesday, focusing on transportation. Reservations are required but there were about 50 spots still available on last check.

FORUM 9: TRANSPORTATION

Tuesday, May 26th, 6:00 pm
Glassworks, 815 West Market, Louisville, KY

The ninth forum of the Sustainable City Series held by the Urban Design Studio focuses on transportation practices that create sustainable communities.

More efficient forms of transportation systems must be developed in order to provide regional sustainability. Transportation provides the backbone of regional development. City-form has been largely dictated by the available modes of transportation at the time they developed. This can be seen in the compactness of older city centers where the mode of transportation was largely by foot or horse drawn carriage. The placement of cities along navigatable waterways such as Louisville was driven by transportation. With the advent of the automobile we see the subsequent development of suburbs spreading farther from the core of urban activity. In order to return to a more sustainable region, transportation modes such as bicycling, rail and bus systems must be developed. Join us on May 26th to hear what our region is doing to develop these modes of transportation.


This event, as previous forums, is free to the public. Space is limited so please fill out this form to reserve your seat at this free event. You must enter seperate RSVPs (as guests) for every person you wish to reserve a seat for, thank you.


GUEST SPEAKERS:

Barry Barker - Executive Director the Transit Authority of River City.

Dirk Gowin - Executive Administrator of Metro Louisville Bike Louisville

Fast times for slow food.

As part of it's Sustainable City Series, the Urban Design Studio is offering an event focused on local food initiatives.

FORUM 3: LOCAL FOOD & AGRICULTURE

Tuesday, March 25, 6:00 pm
Glassworks, 815 West Market, Louisville, KY

Whether you are a foodie, farmer, health nut, sustainability advocate or all of the above, you will find the upcoming forum a "must attend" event. Learn about Louisville Metro's local food initiatives, community farms, food access, the slow food movement, farmer's markets and much more. Please join us on March 25th for an engaging discussion on local food and agriculture.

GUEST SPEAKERS:
Susan Hamilton, Louisville Metro Economic Development Department

Ivor Chodkowski, Community Farm Alliance and Grasshoppers Distribution LLC

Bill Huston, Urban Fresh

Chef Mark Williams, Slow Food Bluegrass

It's a free event but space and time are limited. You can reserve a spot here.