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For the first time in a couple of years, the Office of Advanced Planning and Sustainability got busy with in-person community events this April! Here are some of the events we participated in this month - a big thank you to our partners for organizing, attending, and sharing these events!
- April 2, Solar Over Louisville Workshop 3 (first in-person workshop!) at the LFPL Main Library
- April 11, St. Joseph Area Association Meeting - We introduced Solar Over Louisville, the Cool Roof Incentive Program, and other sustainability programs from Louisville Metro Government. Want us to join you at your neighborhood meeting? Reach out to us at sustainability@louisvilleky.gov!
- April 14, Canopy Good Business Summit - A wonderful event that brought together local businesses interested in good, sustainable business practices! Learn more about Canopy's work at CanopyKY.org.
- April 16, TreeFest at Joe Creason Park - We joined several community partners at this fantastic event organized by Trees Louisville, Louisville Grows, Metro Parks and Recreation, and other community partners.
- April 20, Green Drinks (first in-person in a while!) at the Louisville Grows Healthy House organized by the Louisville Sustainability Council.
- April 22 (Earth Day!), Logan St. Market Green Week
- April 23, Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District (JCCD)'s Garden Swap at Wyandotte Park.
- April 24, Louisville Zoo's Party For The Planet: Earth Day Festival - we talked to several 2-12 year-olds that were very interested in solar!
- April 27, Solar Over Louisville Workshop 4 (Virtual). Simultaneously, our team also tabled with KAIRE at Waterfront Wednesday!
While we may be concluding Earth Month, keep an eye out for more community events to get involved with this summer!
   
From April 29 - May 2, 2022, let's take a break from Derby happenings to participate in the this City Nature Bioblitz Challenge that will occur from April 29 to May 2! You can take photos of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms in Louisville Metro/Jefferson County and upload to this folder: City Nature Challenge 2022 Louisville Metro so we can document and share the remarkable biodiversity our city and county sustains. Louisville will be participating with two other locations in Kentucky, Lexington-Fayette County and Madison County. If you want to see how Louisville compares with these counties, visit: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/kentucky-city-nature-challenge-2022-cities
Louisville Metro Government (LMG) is one of 22 communities recently selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Communities Local Energy Action Program (Communities LEAP) Pilot. As part of the pilot, the city will receive technical assistance around designing sustainability programs that are accessible to and directly benefit low-income and historically disadvantaged residents.
LMG partnered on its pilot program application with the nonprofit Metropolitan Housing Coalition and Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, which will serve as advisors and community connectors throughout the process. Read the rest of the press release.
Earlier this week, we crossed 750 sign-ups for Solar Over Louisville from residents and businesses across the greater Louisville region. We are very excited to receive this unprecedented interest and are starting to see more contracts signed, with the first installs planned for this summer. Interested in joining your neighbors in going solar to reduce energy costs and advance clean energy in the community? Learn more and keep an eye out for our next in-person workshop on our website www.100PercentLou.com/2040.
You can also see this WFPL story about the campaign's progress.
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In order to combat urban heat island, Louisville Metro Government offers an incentive of $1 per square foot to any residential or non-residential property that has installed a certified Cool Roof within the last 3 years. Funds are now available for all districts across Louisville for this fiscal year. Louisville Metro encourages property owners to apply!
To date, Louisville Metro has incentivized over 1 million square feet of certified cool roofs, surpassing the program's goal of incentivizing at least 100,000 square feet each fiscal year since 2016. Learn more and apply for the Cool Roof Incentive Program.
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The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness (LMPHW) is now accepting applications from organizations to improve access, education and equity in Louisville’s food system. A total of up to $500,000 is available, which will be awarded to multiple organizations. Award amounts will vary depending on the pool of proposals submitted. Applications must be submitted online by June 5, 2022. Learn more and register for an upcoming information session (May 10 at 3 p.m.) here. If you have additional questions, please contact healthequity@louisvilleky.gov or call 502-574-6616
The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (APCD) invites local facilities and businesses to become Air Quality Action Partners and join in efforts to reduce ambient air pollution in Louisville and limit the impact of pollution on the health of our residents.
APCD created the Air Quality Action Partners program in 2021 to encourage facilities to take voluntary actions that will improve Louisville’s air quality. Twenty eight facilities joined, making commitments that ranged from receiving Air Quality Alerts and distributing them to employees, to prioritizing the purchase and use of lower emission vehicles in their fleet.
This year the program is expanding its call for participation beyond just APCD-permitted facilities to take sign-ups from any business or organization that would like to help Louisville’s air quality and be recognized as an Air Quality Action Partner. Businesses are encouraged to learn more and apply here by April 30. While participants may sign up after that date, the Air Quality Action Partners that sign up by the deadline will be announced at this May’s meeting of the Air Pollution Control Board, along with a recap and recognition of Platinum and Gold Level partners that followed through on 2021 commitments.
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PACE Financing Seminar for Building Owners & CRE Management Professionals on May 9 from 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. at The Edison Center, 701 W Ormsby Ave., Louisville, KY. To register, email Energize Kentucky's Mark Duffer at mduffer@kypace.org.
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Louisville Metro 2022 Pop-Up Drop-Off Recycling Schedule. Next events are on April 30 at Metro Fleet Services (3515 Newburg Road) and May 21 at UofL Shelby Campus (440 N Whittington Pkwy). The April 30 event will not have document shredding.
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Louisville Grows' Annual Seeds & Starts Sale. April 30 and May 14 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Louisville’s annual Cultural Pass is back in its 8th year! The program provides free arts and culture experiences to students age 0-21 at 57 Greater Louisville institutions. Community members will be able register for the Cultural Pass at select area libraries beginning June 1.
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