Fourth Street

Fourth Street

Louisville Downtown Partnership experiments with porous rubber tree wells

In cities like Louisville where much of the urban area is covered in paving, dealing with stormwater runoff can be a major challenge that,...

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,...

Colorful SoBro crosswalk destroyed days after it was painted at Fourth...

Well that was fast. Just days after the community came together to paint crosswalks along Fourth Street in SoBro, crews have ripped up 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...

Fountain Court Design Competition Inspired by Southern Exposition

Has it really been nearly three years since we've had a design competition in Louisville? While it's smaller in scale than the Irish Hill...

Photographic Archives Help Solve Architectural Mysteries

When working with historical photographs of a town or city, it’s exciting to come across images of recognizable buildings. This is partly why so...

Rezoning for Belknap Crossings Development Approved

A large student housing development near the University of Louisville in the Lucky Horseshoe neighborhood is moving forward. The project, formally announced last fall...

Small Urban Farm Growing Atop Parking Structure

A tiny urban farm is growing on top of a parking garage at Fourth and Chestnut streets in Downtown Louisville. We hear that the...