Transportation
- States spending <1% of stimulus money on public transportation (WSJ)
- Examining the gender gap among urban cyclists (NY Times)
- Why is Kentucky subsidizing buying a new car? (C-J)
- Analyzing car externalities in urban cores w/ NYC as model (Reuters via StreetsBlog)
- Study: More people choose ‘green’ cars over ‘dream’ cars (Vancouver Sun via P-zen)
Local News
- New Albany officially opens new riverfront amphitheater (N & T)
- New Greek deli & culinary training center headed for Frankfort Ave. (Consuming Lou)
- Shelbyville’s epic Sergio’s World Beers to open Louisville branch (LHB Forum)
- KY House Speaker suggests Kentucky Derby primacy could be threatened (C-J)
- New book details ‘Civil Rights in the Gateway to the South’ (C-J)
- Newburg Branch Library set to open soon, first new library in 11 years (C-J)
- Airport testing out a really expensive, sound-proofed house (C-J)
Suburbs
- NY Times documents the ‘effects of the real estate bust’ (TreeHugger)
- Suburbs still growing faster than urban cores (New Geography)
- How can the suburbs adapt to survive world urbanisation? (Where)
- Harvard student proposes a plan for suburban growth, densification (World Changing)
- Is there a conflict between NIMBYism and being green? (East Bay Exp via P-zen)
- Abandoned big-box stores piling up amid recession (AP via Archinect)
Everything Else
- Rents taking more from renters income over last decade (C-J)
- As ‘boomers’ age, could we see an ‘entrepreneurship boom?’ (Biz First)
- How human settlements can behave as living creatures (Living Urbanism via P-zen)
- Amenities, quality of life important factors for city relocation (Atlantic)
- St. Louis building ‘world-class’ sculpture park on vacant lots (ArchNewsNow via P-zen)
- Check out this ‘zipper pond’ at a museum in Taiwan (Toxel)
- 400MW wind turbine farm planned near Indianapolis (C-J)
Hmmm, looks like the link about Sergio’s World Beers opening a Louisville branch got pulled.
It sure did; not sure why. I found a link to the details of the story at the LHB Forum. The new site is apparently 1605 Story Avenue, so it’s a great snag for Butchertown, too. Here’s a clip from the Sergio’s newsletter that kinda makes it sound like the Shelbyville location may close (not sure):
“We’re closing at midnight tonight, June 30th, 2009. We will be on tour searching for more great beers. We will be reopening July 8th, 2009 at 5:00 PM. Please remember to join us for dinner at our Shelbyville Location while we remember our great moments of the past three years. Thanks for all your support. It’s been fun learning about the business, beer, and food with you. As you are aware, we are in the process of moving to a beer emporium in Louisville.
“We do not have an ETA to opening our Louisville Location yet, sorry.”
Here’s the new link or you can just click up above on the headline.