Voter Education Glossary
Understanding Louisville Metro Government & Policy
This comprehensive glossary explains 375 terms related to Louisville Metro government, policy, and civic engagement. Each term includes Louisville-specific context and explains why it matters to you as a voter.
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Gender-Responsive Budgeting
Analyzing government budgets for differential impacts on women and men, ensuring equitable resource allocation. Part of Dave’s fiscal equity framework […]
Read Full Definition → General Election
The main election where voters choose between candidates from different parties (or independents) for public office. In Louisville, the mayoral […]
Read Full Definition → Gentrification
The transformation of low-income neighborhoods through influx of wealthier residents, businesses, and development, increasing property values and costs while displacing […]
Read Full Definition → Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Technology that captures, stores, analyzes, and displays geographically referenced data—essentially creating maps with layers of information. Government uses GIS for […]
Read Full Definition → Green Infrastructure
Nature-based systems that manage stormwater, reduce urban heat, improve air quality, and provide community benefits using vegetation, soil, and natural […]
Read Full Definition → Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Gases (primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide) released by human activities that trap heat in the atmosphere and cause […]
Read Full Definition → Greenway
Linear parks following creeks, rivers, or abandoned rail lines, providing walking/biking trails, recreation access, wildlife habitat, and green infrastructure managing […]
Read Full Definition → GRYD (Gang Reduction and Youth Development)
Los Angeles’s comprehensive public health approach to gang violence, combining community engagement, prevention programming for at-risk youth, intervention services for […]
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