Surface Parking Lots
Research shows cities that build more parking get more traffic
Build parking spaces and they will come—in cars. New research presented this week at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board finds a direct,...
Bill Weyland eyeing vacant Jefferson Street lot for Hilton-brand hotel in...
Remember last November when Bill Weyland of City Properties Group told Broken Sidewalk that Hancock Street is a dead zone disconnecting the activity of...
The bigger picture behind Wednesday’s Downtown Development Review Overlay meeting
The first meeting of the year for the Downtown Development Review Overlay (DDRO) committee takes place this Wednesday, January 6 (details below). There's only...
Now & Then: Today, this corner of Barret and Broadway is...
Go stand on the corner of East Broadway and Barret Avenue and you'll find yourself nowhere in particular. The two north corners are surface-level...
Luckett & Farley Architects hope to build a neighborhood around their...
For much of the second half of the 20th century, the Downtown-adjacent area south of Broadway has been an overlooked expanse of parking lots...
Former mechanic’s shop could be torn down for more surface parking...
Earlier this month, a nondescript auto mechanic's shop in Downtown Louisville was proposed for demolition. Located at 430 South First Street, the former single-story Midas...
Lost Louisville: This ornate corner of Third and Ormsby is now...
Three corners on the intersection of Third Street and Ormsby Avenue in Old Louisville look a lot like they did a century ago. On the...
ReSurfaced is coming back with a splash of bourbon. But what...
It's been seven months since Louisville's biggest Tactical Urbanism experiment, Resurfaced on Main, shut its doors. By all accounts, the effort to reclaim a vacant...
Here’s the building that once stood across from the Urban Design...
The block of Third Street between Muhammad Ali Boulevard and Guthrie Street in Downtown Louisville is a challenging one. On the east side, truly mixed-use...