Craig Greenberg: 2022 Louisville Mayor Candidate (Beargrass Thunder interview)
Craig Greenberg: 2022 Louisville Mayor Candidate (Beargrass Thunder interview)
Thank you Craig Greenberg for doing an interview with us! We were happy to discuss yardens, transit, and two-way streets as well as ask about Mr. Greenberg's stances on public safety, gentrification, community spaces, and other info about his campaign.
Learn more about Craig Greenberg's campaign for 2022 Louisville mayor by visiting greenbergformayor.com. Craig is running through every neighborhood in the city and updating a map as he goes along. You can sign up to run with Craig, or follow along on social media by searching #RunWithCraig
Some questions we asked include:
Do you have a yarden?
Do you plan on expanding I64 under Cherokee Park?
KIPDA has 2040 completion of Beargrass Creek trails - how will you fast track it?
What is your #1 campaign priority & the first thing you intend to do in office?
Do you plan on growing old in Louisville & what will you do when you age out of driving?
Do you intend to decrease the LMPD budget by the first fiscal year?
Do you support opening K&I Bridge from Portland to New Albany for bikes & pedestrians?
What will you do to create and protect community spaces for children and the elderly?
and what is your vision of the revitalization of neighborhoods?
our talking points revolved around:
Yardens, transit, two-way streets
Gardening & urban agriculture
Public Schools, education, & programming
Gentrification/predatory developers
City shutting down public gathering spaces & correlation with crime
Food apartheid & historically commercial vacant lots
Removing property maintenance code/nuisance ordinance
Trauma response/911 alternative/Defunding LMPD
Public transit improvement plans
Libraries & free 24-hour community spaces
Thanks again to Craig Greenberg. Check out our other interviews with local change-makers, community leaders, business owners, and politicians. Stay tuned for more interviews with 2022 Louisville Mayoral Candidates. If you have one in mind you'd like to see on a Beargrass Thunder interview, comment below or shoot us an email: contact@beargrassthunder.com!