Sidewalk

Sidewalk



We had a couple of good guesses for our last sidewalk photo, but none pinned down the exact location (I was stumped too!) which was taken on Riedling Drive near Hillcrest Avenue.  Here’s a new photo ready for your guesses.


Local News

  • Downtown developers say now is the time to buy a condo (Fox 41)
  • Master plan approved for Old Clarksville Historic District (N & T)
  • Bonds approved to pay for three years worth f construction projects (C-J)
  • Roadside advertising benches causing quite a stir (CART, Whas11, Mojo)
  • St. Matthews issues controversial license for liquor stores on Shelbyville Rd. (C-J)
  • There’s still time to check out a new local play, It Came From Indiana (Consuming Lou)
  • Taking a look around the Hertz-Starks Building (Transy Gentleman, Unusual KY)
  • Cool flickr photos of the day: here and here and here and here.


Transportation

  • Hybrid buses catching on as they become more affordable (NY Times)
  • Considering pedestrians and jaywalking in the city (CF Big-D, Pedestrianist)
  • Should cyclists be reimbursed for the infrastructure they don’t use? (Pedalaround)
  • Parking changes in Arlington could be a sign of things to come (WaPo via Twitter)
  • Work begins again on River Road’s Harrods Creek Bridge (C-J, Wave 3)
  • Proposed ordinance targets ‘excessively idling’ vehicles (Fox 41)
  • Cultural and economic changes cited as fewer Americans use cars (NY Times)
  • Freight rail CEO on the future of passenger and freight rail (Railway Age via Twitter)
  • Infrastructure presenting problems for river traffic, too (N & T)


Everything Else

  • Price of construction materials again beginning to creep upward (Biz First)
  • Auto-oriented fringe built up beyond what market can support (New Republic)
  • Environmental activists draw attention to carbon emissions (C-J, WFPL, Fox 41)
  • While a new Pew poll finds climate change skeptics growing (Grist)
  • One Boston suburb ditches the lawnmower for a herd of goats (TreeHugger)