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.
This week, we reported that Louisville's newest bike lane was installed on Sixth Street. Yesterday, that lane got its green paint (woot!). It also got a well-intentioned safety measure in the form of a large sign reminding motorists to "Yield...
It is not unreasonable to say that urban Louisville is currently going through one of the most profound periods of change in its modern history—at least since the devastating urban renewal period of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. A...
On Thursday, October 29, Louisville newest bike lane was striped on Sixth Street. As we reported in August, the new 1.4 mile stretch of bike lane begins at River Road and moves south through Downtown to SoBro and Limerick...
Steve Smith bought Louisville Stoneware eight years ago. Ever since, he's been dreaming of how to make the 200-year-old company relevant in the 21st century. Last week, that dream was unveiled as a dynamic arts and culture hub that would...
Jackie Green has operated the Bike Courier Bike Shop at his three-story commercial building on Market Street between First and Second streets since 2002. The shop takes up the first floor, but the upper two floors have remained boarded...
  Our streets today are dangerous places for everyone involved—because we chose to turn our most prolific public spaces over for use as high-speed motorways. As we covered in detail in August, that evolution was a gradual one that took place throughout...
Preservation Kentucky asked gubernatorial candidates Matt Bevin and Jack Conway whether they would support the Kentucky Historic Preservation Tax Credit program or expand its impact. Voted into law in 2005 (KRS 171.396) during Governor Ernie Fletcher's administration, the state rehabilitation tax...
Norris Place should be one of Louisville's most pedestrian-friendly streets. It's got Highland Middle School and Bellarmine University a block apart with lots of students walking around, it runs through the suburban but dense Deer Park neighborhood with streets...
Earlier this month, a nondescript auto mechanic's shop in Downtown Louisville was proposed for demolition. Located at 430 South First Street, the former single-story Midas was built in 1975 and its property includes a surface-level parking lot. According to the Courier-Journal's...