Surface Parking

Surface Parking

Are surface parking interests blocking downtown redevelopment? Surface parking lots: – decrease commercial & residential densit – decrease the city’s tax base – increase MSD’s combined sewer outlet problems. – increase the urban...
Ontario / Louisville

Ontario / Louisville

Ontario commits $25 million for cycling infrastructure. Louisville committed how much? OK, time for a Mayor Rob Ford / Mayor Greg Fischer joke. Actually, Ford is out of Toronto....
Tour de Lou & 20 is plenty

Tour de Lou & 20 is plenty

Wonder if KY Derby Festival will support  Twenty is Plenty, Louisville – 20mph to make next year’s event safer?  Watching motorists passing novice cyclists at 35 mph on Market Street was anxiety producing.  Watching motorists cut off cyclists was worse. ...

Where the young & educated want to live

Main stream media is finally catching on that people want to live in cities that are focused on people, not cars! ‘… the most popular cities … model mixed-use development and pedestrian-friendly spaces.”These places seem to be built for people,...

Walking/Biking & Healthier/Safer Cities

“Levels of obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes are lower in cities where a higher percentage of commuters bicycle or walk to work, and cities where drivers get used to sharing the road with bikers and walkers generally have lower rates of pedestrian and...