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Interstate 65 Louisville

Ohio River Bridges Are More Than Just a Waste of Money, Says Critic

Aaron Renn says the bridge projects in and near Louisville, Kentucky, were too expensive and have not led to any positive transportation or economic results.

November 29, 2018 - Urbanophile

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

Making the Most of 'Opportunity Zones'

Created to speed investment in struggling communities, the federal Opportunity Zones program could also spur research into how capital can be better deployed on a district-by-district basis.

September 20, 2018 - The New Localism

Kentucky

Seeking 'Opportunity Zones' Investments

The city of Louisville is making the most of the Opportunity Zone program in the early stages of the new federal program.

July 31, 2018 - Insider Louisville

Ohio River Power Plant

Defanging a Pollution Watchdog

The coal industry is pushing legislation to limit the power of the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission.

June 30, 2018 - Inside Climate News

Ohio River

Millennials Moving to Mid-Size Cities

Jobs and cheap housing give some small cities a big appeal for folks in their 20s and 30s.

May 7, 2018 - Curbed

Redlining Map

Louisville Council Decision on Housing Development Subject of Discrimination Investigation

The U.S. Department of Justice is taking another look at a development decision made by the Louisville Metro Council in October 2017.

February 21, 2018 - Insider Louisville

Parks Endowment Ready to Develop Park-Adjacent Land in Louisville

The Parklands of Floyds Fork has attracted development attention for years, but now the endowment that fought for the park's creation is proposing a development on land adjacent to the park to help fund the maintenance of the Parklands.

January 21, 2018 - Courier-Journal

Louisville and Indiana

Ohio River Greenway Coming Soon—Even Bigger Plans to Follow

A new bike and walking path connecting two cities on the Indiana side of the Ohio River, across from Louisville, could provide a runway for much larger open space ambitions.

December 28, 2017 - The Courier-Journal

Ohio River

Louisville's Tree-Protection Plan in Final Revisions

Faced with a costly urban heat island effect, Louisville is working on a new tree-protection ordinance that could be headed for a vote this week.

December 4, 2017 - Courier-Journal

Floyds Fork Louisville

New Development, Open Space Set to Clash in Louisville Again

The Covington by the Park development proposal is back. The developer has revised previously stalled plans for a conservation subdivision on Louisville's eastern edge.

October 4, 2017 - Insider Louisville

Louisville Approves More Stringent Flood Protection Rules for New Development

As the remnants of Hurricane Harvey headed for Louisville, city officials were approving new legislation that enacts more stringent development standards in areas in flood prone areas.

September 2, 2017 - Courier-Journal

Lessons in Freeway Widening

The lesson is simple: don't widen freeways if you want to reduce congestion and auto-dependence.

August 26, 2017 - City Observatory

Spaghetti Junction

Louisville's Infamous Spaghetti Junction to Get Safety Review

Three tractor trailers overturned in less than a month while navigating Spaghetti Junction in Louisville—the maze of twisting ramps and interchanges that sparked viral notoriety at the end of 2016.

August 20, 2017 - WDRB

Floyds Fork Louisville

Louisville's Sprawl Threatens One of its Last Clean-Running Streams

New subdivision planning and construction is expected to expand the footprint of the Louisville metropolitan area. The question is whether those new developments will protect or harm the beloved Floyds Fork.

June 28, 2017 - Courier-Journal

In Memoriam: Branden Klayko, 'Broken Sidewalk' Blogger

The tributes to Branden Klayko, one of the hardest working and influential writers on the subjects of urbanism, have been steady and heartfelt.

June 22, 2017 - The Architect's Newspaper

Redlining Map

Mapping the Tools of Discrimination

The Innovations in Government Program at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation has announced the first winner of the "Map of the Month" contest.

June 21, 2017 - Data-Smart City Solutions

Ohio River

Where Affordable Senior Apartments Aren't Welcome

An affordable senior apartment development has provoked heated opposition in the Louisville suburb of Prospect.

June 15, 2017 - Insider Louisville

Habitat Protection in Mind With Big Land Purchase Near Louisville

By purchasing 954 acres of forested land, the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest has added to its swath of the map in the neighborhood of Louisville and Fort Knox.

March 29, 2017 - Courier-Journal

West Louisville

HUD Announces $132 Million in New Choice Neighborhood Grants

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced another round of Choice Neighborhood grants in December, awarding five communities a total of $132 million in grant funding.

January 13, 2017 - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Critiquing Louisville's New Ohio River Bridge Tolls

Many in the urbanism community were shocked to see the scale of the recently completed "Spaghetti Junction" in Louisville, but the tolling system that will fund the project is just as critical to consider.

December 30, 2016 - City Observatory

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