Greater Louisville Project Reports

Competitive City Report 2010(PDF, 3.18 MB)
Ten years after the historic referendum that created a unified Louisville Metro, the 2010 Competitive City Report shows that there has been progress in some areas, but stiff challenges remain.

Digging Deeper: Education Attainment, Louisville Metro (PDF,551 KB)
This report examines education attainment by race in Louisville and its peer cities, the link between education and earnings, and the skill requirements of existing jobs versus projected jobs in the Louisville region.

Competitive City Report 2009 (PDF, 1.57 MB)
The third biennial Competitive City Report arrived at a time of worldwide economic crisis and highlights the importance of the "Deep Drivers" of transformative change.

Jefferson County Education Pipeline (PDF, 309 KB)
This snapshot in time, based on data and estimates from several sources, shows how children born in Jefferson County, KY progress, or drop out of, the education pipeline.

Competitive City Report 2008 Update (PDF, 522 KB)
This report provides a quick statistical update on Louisville’s standing on the three Deep Drivers of Change.

Competitive City Report 2007 (PDF, 2.07 MB)
The second biennial Competitive City Report measures Louisville’s actual performance and relative standing on key economic and social indicators, ranging from education attainment and life expectancy to income and housing costs.

Competitive City Report 2005 (PDF, 1.18 MB)
The first Competitive City Report examines the big picture of Metro Louisville’s strengths and weaknesses and stakes out indicators of progress for the long haul.

Beyond Merger: A Competitive Vision for the Regional City of Louisville (PDF, 7.6 MB)
Prepared by the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Beyond Merger uses text, charts and graphics to give the new Regional City of Louisville its first complete look at itself as it begins its journey into the 21st century.

Lessons from America's Best Run Cities -- short papers reporting on "Best Practice" sessions in key civic topics held in 2002. (PDF, 363 kb)
This report examines lessons from America’s best run cities and explores questions such as: What would a local government look like that is designed to meet the challenges of the 21st century? And how can the best practices in administration be put into effect at the same time that Louisville officials face the tasks of assuring that services continue without disruption when two traditional bureaucracies make way for a single merged city-county government?