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We're pleased to announce the winners of the first Broken Sidewalk Give-Away Contest. That's right, we randomly selected two winners to each receive a copy of The Catalogue of the First Exhibition - 1912. This volume is a limited...

Transportation Issues 'Vehicular assault of bicyclist/pedestrian' charges sought (C-J) Toronto plans sidewalk snow, ice removal this year (Spacing) McAlpine Locks undergoing testing for February opening (Business First) Check out our tour of the McAlpine Locks facility (Broken Sidewalk) Should there now be a $1...

Kinda-sorta traffic circle at zoo to begin work in the spring (C-J) Transit ridership hits record levels despite cheap gas (WaPo via StreetsBlog) As fewer cars are sold, cities collect fewer taxes (C-J) Auto-bailout deal getting closer, and closer, and closer (NPR) Yarmouth...

Abramson looking for $350 infrastructure stimulus (WFPL) YUM! giving away free tacos as 4th Street Live grand opening Dec. 19 (Lou.com) Cuts to the arts leaving casualties: Orchestra drops free concert (Fatlip) Big Box Reuse author and others on mega-retail's impact (TreeHugger) Looking...

Motorist kills pedestrian in hit-and-run; held in jail (N & T) Improving local street safety (C-J) Big Four Bridge awarded tourism funds (N & T) More from Business First and the C-J Southern Indiana Park-&-TARC lot to open...

Tomorrow is Repeal of Prohibition Day and the folks at Imagine Louisville put together a short video in honor of drinking: Just add Bourbon. Don't forget to celebrate tomorrow. Transportation Issues Motorist kills pedestrian on Preston Highway, no charges filed (Wave...

State highway transportation projects cut in budget effort (Fox 41) Obama to Beshear: Infrastructure help on its way (H-L) Fixing old bridges creates more jobs than building new (OEC via SBNet) Automakers headed back to Washington (in hybrid cars) (NPR) GM outlines massive...

Transportation Issues If TARC can't get $150k for study, commuter rail is history (WFPL) Considering auto bail-outs and a national commonwealth (Urbanophile) Volvo may be on Ford's economic chopping block (C-J) Shock to trance: problems with driving less (WSJ via Planetizen) Much-ado-about-nothing on police...

Welcome back, Broken Sidewalkers. Hopefully you had an enjoyable long weekend and Thanksgiving holiday. Today we're back on the streets to dig up the latest development and neighborhood news. Don't forget, you too can join the ranks of the...