Branden Klayko
New Albany is getting a street piano, but the Southern Indiana city had to be dragged kicking and screaming into accepting the public art project. Street pianos are, quite simply, pianos in the street open for anyone to play. The...
As many readers of Broken Sidewalk know, public transportation—or the lack thereof—is one of the most important issues in Louisville today. “An Old Way Forward,” the idea to build a north-south modern streetcar line connecting Downtown Louisville, the University of...
Think about your favorite places in Louisville—a restaurant, a bar, a beautiful walk. Where do you take out-of-town guests when they visit? Chances are most of those places are shaped by the city's historic building fabric and the fine-grained pattern of...
Every bike lane believer has heard a variation on this concern: Won't our cities grind to a halt if we redesign our streets to have fewer passing lanes for cars?
On Monday, Minnesota writer Bill Lindeke offered a terrific response...
Public design review in Louisville is, without exaggeration, in serious trouble. Last Wednesday's committee meeting of the Downtown Development Review Overlay (DDRO) is the clearest case yet in a string of recent regrettable public reviews demonstrating panels like this are...
Bakery Square in Butchertown is getting a facelift. Rick and Lisa Schardein's company CurrentProperties was awarded $34,500 today for renovations to the three-story building at 1324 East Washington Street on the corner of Webster Street.
The Louisville Metropolitan Business Development Corporation (METCO) issued...
New Albany's downtown apartment complex is moving forward. The so-called Coyle Project comprises two blocks of Spring Street and calls for restoring a historic two-story structure in addition to building two new-construction buildings. The $16 million project, developed by...
Attention all students, faculty, and staff at the University of Louisville: get $400 towards a new bike by giving up your parking permit for two years. In an effort to cut pollution on campus from car exhaust, reduce the...
Louisville is a little less weird now that Julian Goldberg is gone. Known locally as "Geeber," Goldberg passed away last Wednesday after an illness. He was 85. Goldberg is best known for operating the G & K Shoe Company Wholesale Footwear & Government...