With greening initiatives underway by a host of organizations across Louisville, the GreenRx project, by the University of Louisville's Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, aims to serve as a central hub for tracking key developments. Here, you’ll find essential details like project timelines, opportunities for baseline data collection, and curated plant lists. This resource will be updated regularly to ensure it reflects the latest progress and information, keeping you connected to Louisville's greening initiatives.
There are currently over 30 projects in Louisville that either focus on greening or have greening as a significant component.
The projects have been split into two categories on the map. Category 1 (green) projects have greening as a central focus. Category 2 (purple) have greening as a component of their projects.
Along with documenting the locations and plant lists of relevant projects, we are gathering data on the environmental impacts of greening efforts wherever possible to continually develop evidence-based planting methods. This includes metrics such as temperature, air pollution, and wildlife activity, as well as relevant scientific papers.
Data collection occurs either continuously (tracked consistently throughout the project) or as baseline measurements (captured for comparison before and after implementation). Links to the data and/or articles about the research will be shared when the data is publicly available.
Understanding the health impacts of urban greening is a critical focus of the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute at the University of Louisville. This data can include measures such as stress levels, heart rate, respiration, and other physiological indicators, alongside supporting scientific studies and survey findings.
Data collection methodologies encompass both continuous monitoring (capturing data consistently throughout a project) and baseline assessments (establishing pre- and post-intervention comparisons). Links to the data will be included when available.
If you are just looking for plant lists, this is the section for you. This section contains all the plant lists we have acquired from relevant projects and developments. These lists can also be found with their associated greening project cards in a section above. The collected plant lists are the most recent documents we have for each project, though they may not necessarily be the final plant list for projects currently underway.
• Trager MicroForest Project (Draft)
• Green Heart Louisville
• Alberta O Jones Park
• Speed Art Museum Green Space (Draft)
• East Market Streetscape Redesign
This section contains related research articles we think are of interest and that will help inform our greening projects.
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