Events

Sustainable City Series: Tactical Urbanism

• Mike Lydon, founding Principal of The Street Plans Collaborative and primary author of TacticalUrbanism: Short-Term Action, Long-Term Change Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, will join a roundtable discussion with several local panelists moderated by Gabe Bullard, News Director at WFPL.

• For more information on the event please visit the Urban Design Studio website.

• The event is free, but space is limited, so please register here if you are interested and share this event on Facebook and Twitter.

• To build on excitement from the June 21st Sustainable City Series event (see above), UofL's Urban Design Studio, Vision Louisville, Downtown Development Corporation and other collaborators will partner with Mike Lydon and The Street The Street Plans Collaborative to conduct a Tactical Urbanism Salon and Block Party on Saturday morning. We will begin temporarily reconfiguring the 800 Block of East Market utilizing tactical urbanism techniques with volunteers to visualize a more walkable and vibrant streetscape. This is open to the public, but if you are planning on helping out with the streetscape intervention, please sign up to volunteer so we have an idea of how many people we will have on hand! This will be an ongoing event during the day, but the more people we can get early to help out the quicker we can start enjoying the new (temporary) streetscape.
• This is an exciting approach to show proof-of-concept for this section of East Market in NuLu. Volunteers are encouraged to take this opportunity to not only participate in the activities on East Market, but to think about how these actions could be used in other parts of the city to promote long-term change through short-term pilot projects and actions. The hope is that this event will serve as a model for the entire community to collectively begin to re-imagine our city and creatively utilize Tactical Urbanism tools to catalyze change.
• The Tactical Urbanism Salon will follow the streetscape intervention at the Green Building at 11:00 am. If you are interested in participating in the salon, pleasefollow this link to learn more and reserve your seat for the free event.

Sustainability is being woven into Welcome Week events, including:

• Thursday, Aug. 22 - Morning Walk: Discover Old Louisville!
  10 – 11 a.m., meet at the bottom of the Student Activities Center ramp
  Take a scenic walk in Old Louisville, highlighting local businesses, neighborhood vitality, and healthy local food options!

• Thursday, Aug. 22 - Car-Free Lunch Trip to Gray St. Farmers' Market
  11:00 a.m. meet up. Cyclists gather in front of the Red Barn. Bus riders bring UofL ID and meet at the TARC Route #18 stop across from the Floyd St. Garage and the Belknap Bus Station. Bring spending cash/debit card.
  All attendees will receive a reusable UofL Sustainability shopping bag made in the USA of 100% recycled materials!
• Saturday, Aug. 24th - S.O.U.L. volunteer projects Noon-6pm.
  The Sustainability Council is organizing two volunteer sites for SOUL! The on-campus service option will be run by the UofL EcoReps program; and the off-campus option will be at the Portland Orchard Project. We'll also introduce students to the Louisville TARC bus system and how to use it free with UofL ID. The trip departs from the SAC Multipurpose Room and involves a short walk to and from bus stops. Wear sturdy work shoes and clothes you can get dirty! Registration details to come.
  
• Tuesday, Aug. 27 - Recognized Student Organizations (RSO) Fair & SAB Cook-Out, 11am-1pm, Red Barn plaza. Free food! Come learn about the many sustainability-related student groups on campus and sign-up to get involved!
  
• Wednesday, Aug. 28 - UofL Involvement Fair, 11am-1pm, Red Barn plaza. Free food! Stop by the UofL Sustainability table to find out how you can make a difference, take the  Cards Go Green! Pledge and grab some green goodies, or get a free bike tune-up!

• UofL Celebrates International Day of Peace - Thursday, Sept. 19th
  The Peace, Justice & Conflict Transformation program at UofL will, once again, be coordinating a full day of activities on campus to raise awareness and continue the struggle for a more peaceful society. Details TBA...
  
• PARK(ing) Day - Friday, Sept. 20th 10am-6pm, in front of Cardinal Towne
  UofL's mini-park will be on Cardinal Blvd. between 3rd & 4th St.
  An annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. Check out last year's photos! and this short video from UofL's 2012 mini-park! Again this year, UofL will be collaborating with several other groups to transform Louisville parking spaces into park-lets to draw attention to how we use our public space and the importance of ending the violence on our streets caused by motor vehicles. Hundreds of people are killed and injured by cars on Louisville’s streets each year. Disturbingly, U.S. road fatalities are on the rise again, increasing 5.3% last year! 34,080 people were killed on our roadways in 2012. It doesn't have to be this way. UofL's Sustainability Council wants to help stop by the violence on our streets by raising awareness about safer streets with fewer cars and slower traffic! More details to come.
• Take Back the Night - Tuesday, Sept. 24th TENTATIVELY: 5:30‐7:30pm (Red Barn plaza)
  

• The University of Louisville will be collaborating with other schools across the state to organize Car-Free Kentucky Caravans to travel to AASHE 2013 via bus and bicycle, picking up students, faculty and staff from institutions around the Commonwealth on the way down to Nashville! If you're interested in the caravan, please sign-up here. Contact: Justin Mog, 502-852-8575, justin.mog (at) louisville.edu.
• Over a dozen UofL students, faculty and staff will be presenting projects, sharing posters, and speaking on panels at this year's AASHE conference.
• Students and faculty are particularly encouraged to consider attending this year's AASHE conference as it coincides with UofL's Fall Break (Oct. 7-8).
• The Student Summit will be held Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.
• The keynote speaker will be controversial journalist and food policy expert Raj Patel, author of "Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System." Patel will offer sustainable and feasible solutions to dealing with the worldwide food crisis while achieving a fairer, more sustainable economy and society.
  

• Wenonah Hauter - the Executive Director of Food & Water Watch. She has worked extensively on food, water, energy, and environmental issues at the national, state and local level.

• Barton Seaver - a chef and National Geographic Fellow who has dedicated his career to restoring the relationship we have with our ocean. It is his belief that the choices we are making for dinner are directly impacting the ocean and its fragile ecosystems.

• Tuesday, Oct. 22 – Campus Arbor Day Observance & Tree Planting (details TBA)
  
• Wednesday, Oct. 23, 10am-2pm – Campus Sustainability Day (Quad)
• Thursday, Oct. 25, 10:30am–2pm – Gray Street Farmers’ Market (HSC)
  
• Friday-Sunday, Oct. 25-27 – Bluegrass Bioneers (JCTC)

• Sunday-Tuesday, Oct. 27-29 – “Transforming and Sustaining Communities through Partnerships”
  UofL Hosts 19th annual conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU)
  Galt House Hotel (140 N 4th St, Louisville, KY 40202)
  Presentation Tracks include: Environmental Initiatives; Healthy Communities; Partnerships for Education; Economic Development and Revitalization.