Gill Holland has been featured on KET and in LEO and the Courier-Journal for the incredible energy and creativity he has brought to the East Market District he's helped name "NuLu". He's a film-maker, entrepreneur and environmentalist who has poured his talents into Louisville's art scene from the newly completed Green Building at 732 East Market.
Take a minute to read Gill's letter, How Green is Our Valley?. He makes a compelling argument for rethinking the Bridges Project considering today's economic and environmental realities. Here are a few excerpts:
"Downtowns should be for people, not overpasses and highways."
"We already breathe in too much exhaust from flow-through traffic that finds Louisville a convenient place to drive through on the way to somewhere else. Let's first build the East End Bridge and see how much of this through-traffic can be re-routed."
"Louisville already seems fragmented into neighborhoods divided by highways and overpasses. If we came together and redefined our common downtown, we could also discover a renewed sense of community."
Gill also directed us to a NYT article about how Stockholm's future Needn't be set in Concrete. And check out this super cool video by BIG Solutions (2008 Idea Festival presentors). Thanks Gill! We'll all be better off with your passion for Louisville's future.
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