Transylvania student secures sustainability grant to create greenspace on busy corner lot of campus
Transylvania University sophomore Danny Woolums is taking a proactive approach to improving an empty lot at one of the busier intersections on campus.
He recognized that the 55-feet-by-33-feet, concrete lot at the corner of Fourth Street and Broadway had potential to be used, but it wasn’t until he read an e-mail asking for submissions for a Lexington 2010 Neighborhood and Community Sustainability Grant that he knew what to do. The grant funds local initiatives to promote environmental awareness and conservation. With the support of the Transylvania administration, Woolums wrote a proposal that would transform the lot into a greenspace with flowers, bushes, and benches for people at the bus stop. He also proposed displaying eco-art by Transylvania students along with a metal sculpture in the center of the lot.