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The Fayette Alliance on the 2011 Comprehensive Plan

By Knox van Nagell | May 3rd, 2011 | See all in Creating a Dynamic City for Everyone, Fayette Alliance Blog, How We've Made a Difference

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The 2011 Comprehensive Plan

By Knox van Nagell, 5.3.11, ProgressLex

Best estimates say that an additional 60,000 people will call Lexington home by 2030. So one of the central questions facing our community is not if we grow, but how we grow—and can we do it in a way that positions our built, natural, and social environments for success in today’s rapidly changing world?

National and local market studies shed light on this complex issue. Surprisingly, our demographics are changing along with our housing preferences—determining how our community will look and function in the future…Read more at ProgressLex.com

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UK Selects New President

By Knox van Nagell | May 2nd, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog

Eli Capilouto, right, and his wife, Mary Lynne, attended a news conference Sunday after he was introduced as the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees' sole finalist in its president search. | Photo by Jim Osborn | Kentucky.com

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Capilouto Meets the People of UK, Awaits Today’s Final Board Vote: Board to vote this afternoon on whether to extend job offer to UAB Provost

By Erik A. Carlson, 5.3.11, BizLex.com

…Throughout the day on Monday, the thin, bespectacled Capilouto had absorbed a wealth of knowledge and concerns of the university’s professors, employees and students. When questioned about what he planned to do about the university’s aging buildings, the campus’s relationship with surrounding neighborhoods, the influence of the coal industry, the gap between the academics of the school and the power of its health care system and athletics program, among many more topics, the board’s “preferred candidate” to replace Lee T. Todd, Jr. was measured in his responses.

“It’s not just a strategy,” he said when asked why he often responded to a questioner with a question right back. “It’s just that I don’t have all the answers, and you know, you’ve got to learn from people.” …Read more at BizLex.com

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UAB provost chosen as sole UK finalist

By Cheryl Truman & Linda B. Blackford, 05.02.11, Kentucky.com

HEBRON — Eli Capilouto, the provost of the University of Alabama-Birmingham, has been chosen as the sole finalist for the presidency of the University of Kentucky.

The full UK Board of Trustees voted 19-0 Sunday afternoon for Capilouto after two days of interviews and deliberations in Northern Kentucky.

“Eli will have the full confidence of our faculty and our staff,” said Britt Brockman, chairman of the Board of Trustees, adding that Capilouto had taken a very hospital-oriented university and expanded its focus to undergraduate education. Brockman said Capilouto stood “head and shoulders” above the other candidates… Read more at Kentucky.com

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UK Selects UAB Provost as New President:
Appointment contingent on upcoming forums and Tuesday board vote

by Erik A. Carlson, 05.01.11, BizLex.com

Hebron, KY - The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has selected the University of Alabama Birmingham’s provost, Eli Capilouto, as its preferred candidate to replace Lee T. Todd, Jr. as president.

“We couldn’t be more happy with this selection,” Dr. Britt Brockman, chairman of the UK Board of Trustee said after the board’s vote. “You’ll find that University of Alabama (Birmingham) has made great strides nationally. They’ve taken basically a very hospital oriented university and over the last decade at the request of their board of trustees gone into make sure undergraduate education is as strong as the hospital side of the university.”… Read more at BizLex.com

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Alliance Board Members Help Make Downtown Grocery a Reality

By Knox van Nagell | May 2nd, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog

Staff stock shelves at Shorty's in preparation for grand opening | Photo by Rona Robertson | Savoringkentucky.com

The Fayette Alliance wants to congratulate Alliance Board members Greg Goodman and Antony Beck, along with other owners, for making this essential development possible for downtown. Shorty’s Urban Market, located at 163 W. Short St, officially opened for business on Sunday, May 1. The new downtown grocery will be open 7 days a week, providing a much needed service for downtown residents.

Downtown Grocery Shortage Relieved by Shorty’s on Short

By Kara Keeton, 5.2.11, BizLex.com

Lexington, KY – The grand opening of Shorty’s Urban Market at 163 W. Short Street in downtown Lexington on Sunday brought together residents and city leaders to celebrate the addition of a much needed grocery store to the downtown landscape.

“Shorty’s Urban Market is the 68th project approved by the Courthouse Area Design Overlay review process and the 5th storefront project approved on Short Street,” explained Billy Van Pelt, Design Review Officer for the Courthouse Area Design Overlay Zone. “As a downtown grocery, Shorty’s will now be an anchor for downtown residents and professionals and will serve as a catalyst for future projects.” Read more at BizLex.com

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Long-awaited urban grocery opens in Lexington

Staff, 05.1.11, Kentucky.com

Lexington: Shorty’s, an Urban Market opens Sunday at 163 West Short St. in the Traditional Bank building. Shorty’s, an independently owned grocery store, carries fresh meat, produce and sundries. When its opening was announced in January, the owners said the store would offer Internet ordering and a delivery service. If the store, which will have a focus on local food, is successful here it could expand to other cities.

Downtown residents have advocated for a downtown grocery store for several years. Mayor Jim Gray will join Shorty’s general manager Darren Teodoro at a ribbon cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m… Read more at Kentucky.com

For More Information:

“Sneaking Up On Shorty’s: Previewing Lexington’s New Urban Market” by Rona Robertson, 4.30.11, Savoringkentucky.com

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Biofuels Grant Awarded to UK Researcher

By Knox van Nagell | April 26th, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog

UK Researcher Receives Major Biofuels Grant

By Katie Pratt, 4.26.11, BizLex.com

Lexington, KY – University of Kentucky plant biochemist Joseph Chappell recently received a grant of nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to engineer plants to produce unique oils suitable for manufacturing combustible fuels and other petrochemical-like materials including nylon, paints and plastics.

“The major objective of this grant is to develop plants as a sustainable production platform for petrochemicals, chemicals that can be used directly as combustible fuels and for industrial manufacturing,” said Chappell, a professor in the UK College of Agriculture. “Our ultimate goal is to lower our dependence on the Earth’s limited fossil fuels and to develop environmentally sensitive solutions for our long-range energy and industrial manufacturing needs.” Read more at BizLex.com

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Studies Suggest that Dense Urban Development Provide Higher Tax Revenue

By Knox van Nagell | April 13th, 2011 | See all in Fayette Alliance Blog

Downtown Lexington | Photo by Jeff Rogers, www.jeffrogers.com

Best bet for tax revenue: mixed-use downtown development

By Philip Langdon, 9.13.10, New Urban Network

New Urban News

Studies in Florida and North Carolina show that dense urban development pays off for local governments. Big-box retail doesn’t.

At a time when local governments are struggling financially, two studies — one in Sarasota County, Florida, the other in Asheville, North Carolina — suggest that one of the best fiscal remedies is dense, mixed-use development.

The studies, by Public Interest Projects, a real estate development firm in downtown Asheville, show that on a per-acre basis, sprawling single-use developments such as big-box stores do a poor job of providing governments with needed tax revenue. Dense, mixed-use development, usually downtown or adjacent to transit, is financially much more beneficial…Read more at NewUrbanNetwork.com

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Who We Are

The Fayette Alliance is your voice at city-hall advocating for sustainable growth in Lexington…to achieve a world-class city in our world-class Bluegrass landscape.

Since 2006, the Alliance has worked with local government to usher over 50 major land-use policies into law that promote farmland preservation and our signature agricultural industries, responsible development, and improved water quality and infrastructure in Fayette County.

We are charting Lexington's future by positively impacting local zoning and policy decisions—the very building blocks of our community. Although many challenges still remain, we are accomplishing sustainable growth in Fayette County for a better quality of life, economy, and environment for all of us.