Streetcars

Worst: Louisville made a huge mistake trashing its once-robust trolley system

  Derby Day, 1948, was the last day of trolley operation in Louisville. What once was an extensive, thriving transportation system has now been relegated to...

Get involved with bringing a modern streetcar line to Louisville at...

As many readers of Broken Sidewalk know, public transportation—or the lack thereof—is one of the most important issues in Louisville today. “An Old Way Forward,”...

New route, new technology, and how you can help advance the...

An Old Way Forward, the grassroots effort to reintroduce streetcars along the Fourth Street corridor in Louisville, got off to a great start last...

Making the case for a streetcar line along Market Street

I am a big fan of streetcars and their potential to have transformative effects on neighborhoods and cities as a whole. I am so...

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...

Talk transportation Thursday at the Louisville Streetcar Beer Summit

While Louisville's highway-expansion-fixed political leaders haven't made any progress on alternative transportation since the T2 initiative failed a decade ago, the general population has. It...

Help support progressive transportation: Submit an online comment to Move Louisville

“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” —Wayne Gretzky As many of...

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...

Reflecting on the Lost Schnitzelburg Trolley Loop

Schnitzelburg was once defined by a trolley loop connecting it with Downtown and beyond. The one-way tracks followed the route described in the amazing...