Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

The latest from the Louisville traffic experiment

(Editor's Note: Portland, Oregon–based City Observatory has been keeping tabs on Louisville's tolling system since it launched. This is the latest in a series by...

Sixty-seven Congress nembers to feds: Measure the movement of people, not...

The federal government hands states about $40 billion a year for transportation—money they can basically spend however they want. The result in many places is a lot...

A brief history of zoning and highway construction in America

By Vince Graham This month marks the 100th anniversary of two pieces of legislation that revolutionized the way we live. On July 11, 1916, President Woodrow...

New aerials show Spaghetti Junction’s enormous footprint in Downtown Louisville

When you're zooming through Spaghetti Junction for most of the day when there's no traffic, it might seem like the tangle of highway ramps...

How green is that highway? U.S. DOT wants states to disclose...

The Obama administration wants state DOTs to report on the climate impact of their transportation policies, reports Michael Grunwald at Politico, and the road lobby is...
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Take a look at construction of the tunnel to the East...

Tunnels might be the most intriguing type of infrastructure out there. Urban explorers crave them, they're hidden and shrouded in mystery, and we all...

Motorist runs red light, broadsides a bus, then strikes a pedestrian...

A 16-year-old girl was struck by an out-of-control motorist Thursday, March 10, around 7:00a.m., following a crash at Lees Lane and Cane Run Road. The incident...

Head of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet resigns, utility company engineer appointed acting...

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Secretary Mike Hancock resigned last Thursday, according to a press release from the KYTC. No reason was given to Hancock's...

Meeting details latest Chenoweth Lane changes—but the bigger system still needs...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) sponsored another public information meeting this week at Broadway Baptist Church to discuss Chenoweth Lane through St. Matthews. The Monday meeting...