Transportation Issues
- Auto industry bailout gaining opposition (NPR)
- But support shows locally (C-J Editorial)
- Trade the bail out for a shift from from auto- to ‘transport-makers?’ (NY Times OpEd)
- A proposal for WPA2: modern infrastructure edition (NY Times Mag via Archinect)
- Making railroad infrastructure a presidential priority (NY News OpEd)
- A look at Charlotte’s transit success (Overhead Wire via Urbanophile)
- Can ZipCars and free transit passes sell condos? (SF Business Times via Planetizen)
Development & Real Estate
- Bacon-Debrovy Lofts to get hearing this Thursday (C-J)
- Here’s our story from October with pictures (Broken Sidewalk)
- Clarksville to review Clark’s Landing project tonight (WFPL)
- New Albany YMCA officially opens (Fox 41)
- Huge crowds show up and hundreds are registered (N & T)
- Photos and a description of the space here (Lou Dev)
- The future face of suburban housing (Bloomberg via Planetizen)
- The future face of suburban strip malls (Oregonian via Planetizen)
Local News
- Loving Louisville’s airport (C-J)
- Loving 4th Street Live (Business First via Ville-Voice)
- Doesn’t tell the full story (Ville-Voice)
- Charlestown tree made of junk (N & T)
- Casino marks its 10th anniversary (N-T)
- Has given $215M to local area in that time (C-J)
Everything Else
- The nation’s ‘sickest city’ isn’t in Kentucky (Herald-Leader)
- Exurban development is really expensive for taxpayers (WorldChanging via StreetsBlog)
- Smaller grocery stores a rising trend (C-J OpEd)
- All about the pending PNC / Nat City merger (H-L)
- The pros and cons of winter salt and brine (TreeHugger)
- Poverty, architecture, and historic preservation (NY Times via Archinect)
- The ethics of design and public space (Frieze Found via Archinect)
