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Louisville Loop Adds 2.6 Miles of Shared-Use Paths in Southwest Louisville
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On the heels of announcing three new bike lanes in Russell and California neighborhoods, Mayor Greg Fischer today dedicated a new segment of the Louisville Loop, a planned 100-mile ring of paved, shared-use paths circling Jefferson County. According to the city, this stretch of 2.66 miles of Loop brings the network to almost 40 percent completion and
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Bike Lanes Slated for 12th, 13th, and West Kentucky Streets
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It’s been a relatively slow year for bike lanes in Louisville. So far this year, the city has opened only 1.2 miles of bike lanes—the set of new lanes on West Chestnut Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard in Downtown and Russell. That brings the total mileage of Louisville bike-lane network to 32.6 (see map below). Luckily,
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Community Foundation of Louisville to Transform Hillerich & Bradsby’s Old Smoketown Factory-Turned-Parking Lot
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This week, we detailed the history of Hillerich & Bradsby’s old Smoketown home—a block bound by Preston Street, Finzer Street, Jackson Street,
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Preservation, Urbanism, and Transportation Collide at the Kentucky Heritage Council’s Strong Towns Conference
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We talk a lot about issues that affect the way we live in the city here at Broken Sidewalk. Big issues like
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Friday: Sip Bourbon to Help Combat Louisville’s Urban Heat Island Problem
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We’ve known for a while that Louisville struggles with its urban heat island effect—spurred on by swaths of parking lots and other
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Report Shows How Louisville’s Traffic Fatality Rate Is Tied to Sprawl
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[Editor’s Note: This is one piece in a multiple-part series about street safety in Louisville as the city continues to roll out its
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How a Vacant Lot and a Few Shipping Containers Can Help Transform Park Hill Into an Entrepreneurial Hub
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Louisville’s Park Hill neighborhood is a hodge-podge of densely packed residences and less densely packed industrial sites interspersed by large rail lines
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What You Need to Know to Ride the Planned Bike Lanes on Sixth Street
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Bike Louisville‘s Rolf Eisinger is rolling out the city’s newest bike lane, a 1.4-mile stretch along Sixth Street between River Road in
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No, Pedestrians Should Not Have to Glow in the Dark to Walk Safely on Our Streets
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[Editor’s Note: This is one piece in a multiple-part series about street safety in Louisville as the city continues to roll out its
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One Block From Pedestrian Safety Target Intersection, LMPD Officer Strikes Pedestrian
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One of five dangerous target intersections being watched by the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) as part of the city’s Look Alive
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Look Alive Louisville, Part 2: The numbers behind the carnage on our streets
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[Editor’s Note: This is the second in a multiple-part series about street safety in Louisville as the city continues to roll out
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Louisville Hopes a Regimen of Education and Enforcement Can Curb a Growing Pedestrian Fatality Rate
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Navigating streets in 21st century America can be downright scary for everyone involved—pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists. And it’s too often deadly. We’ve all felt
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