Broken Sidewalk

Well done, Old Louisville. Louisville's grand Victorian neighborhood has earned the top spot in this year's Broken Sidewalk Neighborhood Derby, thanks to hundreds of votes from readers like you. The neighborhood triumphed over Clifton and Crescent Hill in the final...

Congratulations to Joe for correctly identifying our last sidewalk photo as Muhammad Ali Boulevard looking west from Second Street. On the right-hand-side, you can see the old Odd Fellows Hall, which sits on the site of the proposed Omni Hotel...

Well, that was dramatic. Broken Sidewalkers just witnessed two major upsets in the semifinal round of the 2015 Broken Sidewalk Neighborhood Derby. Old Louisville knocked out the Highlands by a pretty significant margin while,Clifton & Crescent Hill took down team Butchertown & Nulu by another...

Congrats to Jesuisurbaniste for correctly identifying our last sidewalk photo as Coral Avenue in the Clifton neighborhood. Here’s a new sidewalk challenge for this week ready to be identified in the comments below for your chance to win an official...

Congratulations to Neal for being first to correctly identify our last Sidewalk Challenge as Sixth Street looking south toward Muhammad Ali Boulevard in Downtown Louisville next to the old Armory. Here’s a new sidewalk challenge for this week ready to be identified in...

And now we have four. The semi-finalists in the 2015 Broken Sidewalk Neighborhood Derby are some of Louisville's most beloved hotspots—the Highlands,Clifton / Crescent Hill, Butchertown / Nulu, and Old Louisville. They are also some of the city's most walkable. Coincidence? Doubtful. Our third round...

We're through two rounds of voting in the 2015 Broken Sidewalk Neighborhood Derby, and we have now narrowed the field to the final eight teams. The second round saw some closer battles than the first, and our first upset: Old Louisville prevailed over...

Take a look at this interview with Michael Dukakis talking about the built environment of cities. Among is most poignant remarks is explaining how policy makers are central to the process of creating the kinds of cities we live...

A big congratulations to Scott Brickey for correctly identifying our last sidewalk challenge—which was a particularly tough one. The sidewalk view from a flood in 1945 was taken from the corner of 41st Street and West Market Street nearby the...