Sidewalks

What’s With This Second Street Sidewalk?

How in the world did this sidewalk get approved? Located on Second Street between Jefferson and Liberty Streets, this sidewalk is pretty much all...

News Roundup

Congratulations to Ken Herndon and D. Jason Crowder for correctly identifying our last sidewalk photo as Eighth Street between Main & Market Streets. Due...

Ten Year Old Cyclist Hit By MSD Truck On Dixie Highway

A ten-year-old boy riding his bike on Dixie Highway was struck Sunday by an MSD truck but fortunately only suffered minor injuries that didn't...

Highland Green Building Clears Sidewalk Ahead Of Schedule

After a stir this week over pedestrian rights at construction zones focusing on a high-visibility site on Bardstown Road, CART is reporting that developer...

Blindly Following Codes Creates Poor Sidewalks

We have codes and regulations describing everything from avoiding dangerous pitfalls to accommodating wheelchair accessibility. The intent of these rules is supposed to make...

Rebuilding Market Street’s Lost Olmsted Park

  Near the end of East Market Street, between Shelby Street and Campbell Street, the roadway becomes noticeably wider; parallel parking is replaced by diagonal...

Eyes On The Street: From The Tipline

Here are a few of the latest updates submitted by our ever-vigilant network of tipsters. See something interesting out there around town? Tell us...

Fancy Sixth Street Sidewalk Turns Orange

A new brown paver sidewalk installed last year on Sixth Street at the Muhammad Ali Center has turned orange. The sidewalk has rusted (or...

Crossing Pedestrian Style In Seattle, Louisville & England

This crosswalk in Seattle is a great idea. The yellow bump pad at the pedestrian curb cut acts as a button that stops traffic...