Tomorrow is Repeal of Prohibition Day and the folks at Imagine Louisville put together a short video in honor of drinking: Just add Bourbon. Don’t forget to celebrate tomorrow.
Transportation Issues
- Motorist kills pedestrian on Preston Highway, no charges filed (Wave 3)
- New SUV-of-bikes handles well in snow with 4″ wide tires (TreeHugger)
- Architect tries to “reconquer” cities from cars for walking, biking (G & M via Planetizen)
- J-Town hates TARC but TARC still loves J-Town (C-J)
- No new bridge to no bridge at all: River Road span to be closed a long time (C-J)
- Honda latest to post sales loss: 32 percent down in November (Business First)
- Local auto suppliers feeling the pain, too (Business First)
- Still not enough Senate votes to pass auto-bailout-bill (C-J)
- Leaders reiterate the importance of Ford to Louisville’s economy (Metro Lou)
- Will post-bail-out automakers offer ‘greener’ cars? (Grist via StreetsBlog)
- Change, economy, politics, and auto-bailouts (New Yorker via StreetsBlog)
Development & Real Estate
- There’s really, really strong demand for transit oriented development (GGW via SBNet)
- Russell charity halfway to goal of expanded headquarters (C-J)
- More sprawl planned for Shelbyville Road at the Snyder (C-J)
- Strip club sneaks into New Albany illegally without notice (N & T)
- Cherokee Triangle carriage house restored for U of L Prez-House (C-J)
- The ‘delicate dance’ of preservation and development (NY Times via Planetizen)
Everything Else