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An Old Way Forward: The case for a Louisville streetcar loop...

Of all the challenges facing Louisville in the 21st century, few are more important than the issue of mass transportation—or, rather, the lack of...

Bicycling for Louisville launching first Fall Ride Series this weekend

Bicycling for Louisville, the city's top bike-advocacy and education nonprofit, is hosting its inaugural Fall Ride Series this year, which kicks off this Sunday,...

An ode to Sixth Street’s small urban wonders

The sun setting on Sixth Street is sublime. The buildings hold the heat from a day of being beat down by the sun. The...

SoBro’s colorful crosswalks could be the first sign of real change...

With a little bit of elbow grease and a few gallons of paint, the SoBro neighborhood has taken a hopeful first step to spark...

Disappearing Downtown: What the Flood Didn’t Destroy, Progress Did

We've all seen the horrific photos of the 1937 flood which covered nearly the entire city with frigid, polluted water and snow. Here's a...

Demo Watch: Eighth Street Warehouses Threatened

A massive block-long series of warehouses along 8th Street in the Limerick / SoBro neighborhood is scheduled for demolition. The Cook Compression Company, a...

Downtown doesn’t need any more parking

A few days after the Museum Plaza project was officially and unequivocally cancelled and another historic building was bulldozed in order to make way for,...

Bikes Have Been Around in Louisville

While digging around a few historic photos over the weekend, I found a few photos from the 1920s and 1930s with bikes in them....

Two-Way Traffic Headed for Brook and First Streets

This summer, First and Brook streets running through Old Louisville and SoBro will be converted from one-way through-streets to two-way neighborhood streets. After nearly...