Branden Klayko

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Branden founded Broken Sidewalk in 2008 while practicing architecture in Louisville. He continued the site for seven years while living in New York City, returning to Louisville in 2016. Branden is a graduate of the College of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis, and has covered architecture, design, and urbanism for The Architect's Newspaper, Designers & Books, Inhabitat, and the American Institute of Architects.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan "until a lower court has resolved the legal case against it," Curtis Tate reports for McClatchy Newspapers. "Under the plan, states would have to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by...
In late January, we profiled a report by Boston University and the U.S. Conference of Mayors that shows Louisville is often named by mayors of other cities as a source of policy inspiration. Louisville was cited as a source of...
Pillow fight! This Sunday, February 14—that's Valentine's Day—Louisville is hosting a "Fight for Love" pillow fight in the middle of Fourth Street. That's right. Grab a pillow and as many friends as you can wrangle and head on over to...
Here's a stinker of a development proposal for the Clifton neighborhood. Two 19th century duplexes on at 124–128 Vernon Avenue, long ago carved up into a total of seven apartments, would make way for the so-called 13-unit Conti Apartments. A brick single-story...
It's no secret that the conversion of the Big Four Bridge into a pedestrian and cyclist crossing over the Ohio River is a huge success. Just glance at your Instagram feed, and you'll notice just how many views of...
A child was struck by a motorist this morning at the corner of Hill Street and 13th Street on the border of the Algonquin and Park Hill neighborhoods. The incident was reported by WDRB, WLKY, and WAVE3. The collision took place a little...
Four years ago, Louisville, Kentucky, awoke to an alarming urban trend. This forward-thinking southern city—recently ranked as America’s most livable by the U.S. Conference of Mayors—had landed at the top of a decidedly less welcome list: researchers at Georgia...
Development in Downtown Louisville is now officially very exciting—soon construction crews will be in every corner of the core city with a variety of new projects. The latest it yet another hotel on the corner of West Market Street and Seventh...
A signature building along West Main Street is on the market. Louisville Forward, the city's economic development department, announced at the end of January that 745 West Main Street, on the corner of Eighth Street, has been listed for...