Cities

Complete streets with inclusive design: What it’s like to navigate the...

“...(P)aralyzed limbs may not particularly limit a person’s mobility as much as attitudinal and physical barriers. The question centers on ‘normality’. What, it is...

Are you paying for parking you’re not using? How parking minimums...

For most people, zoning requirements have little to no effect on everyday life. Indeed, zoning—which is defined by municipal governments and which regulates building...

Compare Louisville’s streetcar system to other cities across the country

The top urbanism blog from our nation's capital, Greater Greater Washington, recently published a map showing all of the existing or under construction United States...

PeopleForBikes presents the first-ever national findings about ‘interested but concerned’ bikers

For 10 years, urban policymakers have been talking more and more about the so-called "interested but concerned"—people who would like to bike more but...

Assumption Busters: People for Bikes study exposes 12 facts about race,...

As hard as we try to avoid doing so, humans tend to base racial assumptions around our personal experiences. This can sometimes lead us to...

Kentucky’s landscape architects name these 11 urban and rural projects the...

The Kentucky chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has released its list of top landscape architecture projects of the year, and...

It’s time for Louisville to enforce its sidewalk snow removal ordinance...

It's a problem in just about every city that gets snow—sidewalks become treacherous unshoveled messes in the winter. In many cities—including Louisville—the responsibility of...

The Other Problem With Walmart: Studies show the mega-retailer thrives on...

(Editor's Note: At this very moment, the Louisville Board of Zoning Adjustments (BOZA) is hearing Walmart's case for variances to allow it to build...

Boston, Columbus, Detroit, Indy, Minneapolis, Houston, Denver, and Seattle all unveil...

Spring is three weeks away, and that means it's time for one of American cities' newest rituals: announcing the year's protected bike lane construction...