Activity Guide | Community Mural

By Community Design
Published on Aug. 6, 2021

  Across the state, there are murals that capture countless aspects of each community. Some murals portray a piece of history that had a great impact on the city. Others are fun and artistic, an expression of the community in a more abstract way.

Activity Guide | Where Your Sidewalk Begins

By Community Design
Published on Jul. 6, 2021

  In the poem, "Where the Sidewalk Ends, the author Shel Silverstein encourages readers to think in a “childlike way”. He contrasts the imaginative world of children with the grey and unchanging world of adults. In the activity below, you will imagine a sidewalk in your community that is unlike anything we have seen before.

Activity Guide | Downtown Bracket Challenge

By Ryan Sandwick, Community Design Specialist, CEDIK
Published on Jun. 6, 2021

The Downtown Bracket Challenge applies the bracket idea often used in sports competitions to engage people to vote on a creative placemaking project while supporting a good cause to benefit local nonprofit organizations.

Activity Guide | Chalk & Talk

By Community Design
Published on Jun. 6, 2021

The ‘Chalk and Talk’ program seeks to engage people in a creative and accessible way about their feelings, thoughts and views on their city’s downtown. In essence it is a way to informally gather and summarize the varying views and experiences of attendees of local festivals and events about the city while they are immersed in it.

Publication | Housing Trends and Commuting Patterns

By Joe Kercsmar, Research Analyst, CEDIK
Published on May. 15, 2021

Commuting distances have increased over time, and have increased the most, for low income workers (Schleith & Horner, 2014). Low income workers spend a higher percentage of their income on commuting.

Activity Guide | Community Collage

By Community Design
Published on May. 6, 2021

This activity is intended to get youth thinking about ways they can be actively involved in transforming their community. Students will participate in a photo walking tour, complete a think sheet, and create a collage. Before the meeting, determine a walking route that students can complete in 30 minutes or less.

Assessment | Community Leadership Priorities

By Dr. Daniel Kahl, Professor and Associate Director, CEDIK
Published on Jul. 16, 2020

Purpose

Publication | Paycheck Protection Program: An Overview of Who Received Loans in Kentucky

By Dr. Alison Davis, Professor and Executive Director, CEDIK
Published on Jul. 14, 2020

The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. SBA will forgive loans if all employee retention criteria are met, and the funds are used for eligible expenses.

Publication | Imagine the Implications! Facilitating Mind Mapping to Identify Community Repercussions from a Disruption

By Dr. Daniel Kahl, Professor and Associate Director, CEDIK
Published on May. 16, 2020

Community disruptions are changes in the world that cause us to rethink our community systems and processes. During the 2020 pandemic for example, it became clear that the systems and behaviors that worked before would need to be reconsidered.

Bulletin | Naloxone Access Laws: What do we know about Kentucky?

By Dr. Elham Erfanian
Published on May. 14, 2020

For years, the opioid crisis in the United States has continued to be discussed as a nationwide concern with catastrophic consequences. In 1999, the number of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. was 8,491. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), in 2018 this number rose to 56,199 (a more than six- fold increase).