Proposals

Could a Market Street Streetcar Line Help Revitalize West Louisville?

Could a modern streetcar line help revitalize West Louisville? Louisville lawyer Clarence Hixson thinks it will and has proposed a concept line called the...

Could A Second Street Bridge Bike Lane Increase Bike Ridership?

Last summer, Vancouver installed a test protected bike lane on one of their bridges, and now they have seen a 30 percent increase in...

What Should Happen At First And Liberty?

A nondescript tan building on the southwest corner of First and Liberty Streets has been declared surplus by the City of Louisville meaning it...

Imagining Infill On Bardstown Road

Louisville needs to start taking infill development seriously. Infill development involves building on underutilized lots inside the city instead of on green fields (i.e....

Reprint: Ritcher Monorail Plan From 1998

Louisville's rapid transit dilemma By now, we've all agreed that Louisville needs to invest in a long-term solution to its growing transportation problems. So...

Louisville Clock Approaching The Finish Line

Resembling a giant wind-up toy set for an energetic race at high noon, the Louisville Clock or Derby Clock designed by local sculptor Barney...

Pondering A Location For New Albany’s Fire Museum

A preservation group in New Albany recently announced their intentions to keep one of America's best collections of historic fire fighting equipment in New...

Beargrass Boulevard: A Proposal For Smoketown & Beyond

As the Louisville Metro Housing Authority is planning to replace the barracks-style Sheppard Square housing projects into a mixed-use, mixed-income Hope VI development, we...

Street Renaming Simplified

It seems no topic is small enough to cause a fuss, including the simple idea of commemorating a local leader. The latest issue at...