Branden Klayko
While it only represents .006 percent of the recently passed $822 million budget for Metro Louisville in the next year, $50,000 in funds could go a long way in planning for a better Frankfort Avenue.
Those funds, part of $1,090,000...
Have you been to the Parklands of Floyds Fork yet? Visiting the pristine landscapes on the far eastern edge of Jefferson County is like "being dropped off in Yellowstone," Scott Martin, parks director at 21st Century Parks, told Broken Sidewalk's Matthew...
When a driver strikes someone walking or biking, the tendency to blame the victim runs deep. Ask Raquel Nelson, who lost her young son to a hit-and-run driver, then got convicted for vehicular homicide, even though she was just trying...
Louisville's Google Fiber revolution looks like it might begin in the Meriwether neighborhood. That's where Metro Louisville is carving off a small, 50-foot-by-38-foot parcel of land it owns at the intersection of Meriwether Avenue and Hancock Street for one of...
Tragedy struck the Parkland neighborhood Friday afternoon when the facade of a historic two-story building collapsed, trapping and killing one person who was working on the structure. The building was located at 28th Street and Grand Avenue.
Work was being done illegally to...
In the past few years, Congressional Republicans tried and failed to turn the federal transportation program into a highways-only affair. Still, the GOP isn’t giving up on eliminating federal funds for transit, walking, and biking.
Donald Trump may have made his name...
Here's a bit of quirky Germantown history for you: If you look closely at the roof of the cinderblock warehouse building housing Ackerman Millworks at Goss Avenue and Boyle Street, you might see the roof of a shotgun house poking...
The more people bike on the streets, the safer the streets are for everyone who bikes. This phenomenon, originally identified by researcher Peter Jacobsen, is known as “safety in numbers.” And that’s exactly what American cities are seeing as they add...
In last week's post on homeownership, we described why homeownership is such a risky financial proposition for low income households, who tend to be disproportionately people of color. From a wealth-building standpoint, lower income households tend to buy homes at...