Politics
Preservation Alert! Vote on Landmarks Ordinance Today
We began receiving frantic emails last night from all sorts of preservation groups like Preservation Louisville, OPEN Louisville, Preservation Kentucky, and NPP Kentuckiana about...
Yarmuth Proposes to Subsidize Car Ownership with Tax Funds
Really, Rep. Yarmuth? This sounds like the most hair-brained idea we've heard in quite a while and we frankly had higher expectations of our...
Senator Jim Bunning Shuts Down U.S. Department of Transportation
You have probably already heard about Senator Jim Bunning's (R-KY) showdown over extending jobless benefits (See WFPL, C-J, Fat Lip, Page One, Fox 41,...
Kentucky Bill Considers Banning Transporting Minors On Bikes
A Kentucky House Bill was submitted January 13 that could make it illegal to transport children on bike on Kentucky state maintained roads. Representative...
Discerning Abramson’s Mark On Louisville
The Urbanophile has a great post up with some thoughts about Mayor Jerry Abramson's impact on Louisville over the years as he winds down...
Still Hope For Louisville’s Transportation Future
Despite a reckless and unfair hearing at the Metro Council Transportation Committee last week, there's still hope that the resolution sponsored by Tina Ward-Pugh...
8664.org Polling Data Released, Metro Council Squanders Opportunity
Metro Council's Transportation Panel took the opportunity to rubber stamp the creation of a tolling authority without public comment Thursday, and took less than...
Street Renaming Simplified
It seems no topic is small enough to cause a fuss, including the simple idea of commemorating a local leader. The latest issue at...
“One Road” Bill Could Hold “Reckless” Drivers Accountable
A new bill is currently working its way through Frankfort that would hold "reckless" drivers accountable for hitting a pedestrian or bicyclist. Kentucky House...