The Louisville Neighborhoods (NEIGHBOR) layer consists of polygons representing approximate boundaries and extents of historical and cultural neighborhoods within the pre-merger limits of the City of Louisville, or post-merger Urban Service District. Each polygon carries attributes for neighborhood name and code.

The Louisville Neighborhoods layer consists of polygons representing approximate boundaries and extents of historical and cultural neighborhoods within the pre-merger limits of the City of Louisville, or post-merger Urban Service District. Each polygon carries attributes for neighborhood name and code. The names and boundaries are based on a federal urban neighborhood mapping grant from the late 1970's. Many of these boundaries are still used for grants. View detailed metadata.

This shapefile portrays boundaries of the areas that are served by each of the "Neighborhood Place" sites in Louisville, KY. These sites offer various social services for the community and are operated through a partnership between social service organizations. This inludes the Metro Louisville Human Services and Health Departments, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Jefferson County Public Schools, Seven Counties Services, and others. Neighborhood Place works with communities to provide blended and accessible health, education, employment and human services that support children and families in their progress toward self-sufficiency. View detailed metadata.

The neighborhood association boundary information was collected from a community survey issued by the Center for Neighborhoods. March, 2020.Contact: Christi Stevensinfo@centerforneighborhoods.orghttps://centerforneighborhoods.org/

Mayor Greg Fischer formed the Louisville Metro Office of Sustainability in 2012 with a mission of promoting environmental conservation, the health, wellness and prosperity of our citizens, and embedding sustainability into the culture of the Louisville community. Creating a culture of sustainability will be achieved through broad-based education and awareness efforts as well as implementation of projects and initiatives to influence behavior change.Data Dictionary: NEIGHBORHOOD - The neighborhood in Louisville.TOTAL NEW GREEN ROOFS - The number of green roofs installed. Each green roof is assumed to be 10,000 square feet.TOTAL GRASS PLANTED - The amount of bare dirt land planted with grass or other greenery, measured in hectares.TOTAL TREES PLANTED - The number of new trees planted.TOTAL COOL PAVING - Cool paving is pavement material engineered to exhibit a higher reflectivity than conventional pavement. Cool paving can be porous, made of a light colored material, or both. Cool paving is measured in hectares.TOTAL NEW COOL ROOFS - The number of cool roofs installed. Each cool roof is assumed to be 10,000 square feet. A cool roof can be steep-sloped or low-sloped or flat. A cool roof is define as a roof with a top-level material certified by ENERGY STAR or rated by the Cool Roof Rating Council as "cool." More information is available at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/sustainability/incentives#1Contact: sustainability@louisvilleky.gov

The neighborhood cluster lines throughout Louisville Metro. Map created based off boundaries set in the 2014 Louisville Metro Health Equity Report.

The Traditional Neighborhood Zoning District (TNZD) requires that a Plan Map be adopted by the legislative body. View detailed metadata.The Plan Map must show the boundary of the various TNZD components: Traditional Neighborhood General (required), Traditional Neighborhood Transition-Center (optional) and Traditional Neighborhood Center (optional). The Plan Map also must designate the location of uses permitted only where mapped. The Plan Map is to be used in conjunction with the TNZD Plan Report to determine the types of land use and design standards applicable to any parcel within the Traditional Neighborhood Zoning District.

This data aligns with WWC Certification requirements, and serves as the basis for our data warehouse and open data roadmap. It's a continual work in progress across all departments.Louisville Metro Technology Services builds data and technology platforms to ready our government for our community’s digital future.Data Dictionary:Field NameDescriptionDataset NameThe official title of the dataset as listed in the inventory.Brief Description of DataA short summary explaining the contents and purpose of the dataset.Data SourceThe origin or system from which the data is collected or generated.Home DepartmentThe primary department responsible for the dataset.Home Department DivisionThe specific division within the department that manages the dataset.Data Steward (Business) NameThe name of person responsible for the dataset’s accuracy and relevance.Data Custodian (Technical) Name)The technical contact responsible for maintaining and managing the dataset infrastructure.Data ClassificationThe sensitivity level of the data (e.g., Public, Internal, Confidential)Data FormatThe file format(s) in which the dataset is available (e.g., CSV, JSON, Shapefile).Frequency of Data ChangeHow often the dataset is updated (e.g., Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Annually).Time SpamThe overall time period the dataset covers.Start DateThe beginning date of the data collection period.End DateThe end date of the data collection periodGeographic CoverageThe geographic area that the dataset pertains to (e.g., Louisville Metro).Geographic GranularityThe level of geographic detail (e.g., parcel, neighborhood, ZIP code).Link to Existing PublicationA URL linking to the dataset’s public-facing page or open data portal entry.

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Community partners have drawn an intentional focus to Woodlawn Avenue in South Louisville since 2017. Big successes have included: Center for Neighborhoods completed a Better Block Louisville project, neighbors hosted several pop-up activations, a collaborative effort through Congress for New Urbanism to produce a corridor plan, and an implementation grant from the AARP. Resident and business engagement has increased, and vacancy has decreased from 6 storefronts to 1.