Transportation Issues
- TARC puts together an instructional video on how to use the bus system (TARC via C-J)
- But it falls far, far behind the TARC “bike-rack-rap” video from earlier this year (Broken Sidewalk)
- Rail and transit may be lagging behind in states’ stimulus priorities (Bloomberg)
- That certainly looks to be the case here in Kentucky (C-J)
- But Obama is making all the symbolic moves towards rail (WaPo / C-J)
- Where in the world are the 10 best commutes? (Hint: not in America) (MSNBC via Planetizen)
- What is highway building good for? Archaeology (C-J)
- Cheap gas is like being addicted to drugs (Financial Times via Planetizen)
- And it seems we all love our drugs (CNN Money via Watchdog Earth, NY Times)
Development & Real Estate
- Maybe Louisville can some day make this Top Smart Growth lift of 2008 (NRDC via Planetizen)
- Housing starts have fallen 71% since 2005 (CEPR via Planetizen)
Local News
- Illegal signage spotted in Southern Indiana (NA Confidential)
- Murder at Seventh & Main Streets (WLKY)
- Surface level parking lot in Highlands not playing friendly (Ville-Voice)
- Even more Arne Quinze stick-sculpture, this time in Munich with Louis Vitton (Dezeen)
- Don’t forget the Arne Quinze proposal for the Big Four Bridge (Broken Sidewalk)
- Oh, the possibilities of Possibility City (C-J Oped)
- U of L wins award for community engagement (C-J)
Sustainability & Environment
- Putting environmental restoration in the economic stimulus (Watchdog Earth)
- Don’t forget to recycle your Christmas tree into mulch (WFPL)
- Remember that huge wall of sludge that just descended on Knoxville? (BLDGBLOG)
- It may be the worst of its kind in American history (Watchdog Earth)
- Well, turns out the same thing could potentially happen in Louisville (C-J)
- Which makes alternative energy sound really good (like river turbines?) (Wired via Archinect)
- Clark County schools saves over $2 million in 43 months through energy efficiency (N & T)
- Looking back at 2008’s impact on the environment (WFPL)
Everything Else
