Grady Clay
Grady Clay
West Main short on residents, critical in shaping Louisville’s urban identity
Last Fall, I was asked by real estate publication Curbed which street in Louisville was the most culturally significant. I wondered about Bardstown Road...
Shifting Ground: The building and rebuilding of Louisville at Fourth and...
In June 2015, city officials cut the ribbon on a new street in Downtown Louisville—Guthrie Street. For half a century, a half-block of Guthrie...
Controversy over Mall St. Matthews illustrates the need for real public...
By now, what happened at Mall St. Matthews on Saturday, December 26 is old news. Then, what appears to be a group of foolish teenagers...
Broken Sidewalk’s Branden Klayko talks Louisville on national urbanism podcast
Last week, I spoke with San Francisco–based urbanist Jeff Wood of the Talking Headways podcast on Streetsblog. We discussed all things Louisville, from its...
Urban Thinkers That Changed Our View Of The City
As we continue to grapple with the changing notions of the city and what it means to be urban, it's also important to take...
Jane Jacobs Would Have Bought Shoes In Louisville
As you should know by now, Jane Jacobs is one of my favorite urbanists, and her pivotal book, The Death and Life of Great...
Local Urbanist Grady Clay Receives Athena Award
Grady Clay is a name anyone interested in Louisville or urbanism should know. He's a distinguished writer and journalist, covering urban issues and architecture...