https://brokensidewalk.com Covering Louisville Neighborhoods Tue, 16 May 2017 00:40:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/cyclouvia-better-block-a-big-hit/ https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/cyclouvia-better-block-a-big-hit/#comments Tue, 16 May 2017 00:40:31 +0000 http://brokensidewalk.com/?p=31768 By all accounts, CycLOUvia Three Points and the Better Block Shelby Park project were a big hit this weekend. A huge congratulations to all those who helped organize, plan, set up, vend, or otherwise participated in a great weekend of Tactical Urbanism in Louisville! To name a few, good work Center for Neighborhoods (CFN), Louisville […]]]> https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/cyclouvia-better-block-a-big-hit/feed/ 47 31768 https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/whiskey-row-hotel-tower/ https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/whiskey-row-hotel-tower/#comments Mon, 15 May 2017 21:03:42 +0000 http://brokensidewalk.com/?p=31754 In a lot of ways, modern Downtown Louisville can be summed up in one block: Whiskey Row. Abandoned only a few years ago, the block will soon be completely transformed. It’s got a diverse set of backers and uses and is looking for a new urban future based on sound city-building principles.]]> https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/whiskey-row-hotel-tower/feed/ 18 31754 https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/friday-news-roundup-18/ https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/friday-news-roundup-18/#comments Fri, 12 May 2017 16:01:56 +0000 http://brokensidewalk.com/?p=31750 Here are our favorite headlines from the world or cities, urbanism, transportation, and beyond. Take a look below and share what you’re reading in the comments. KFC just published a ridiculously raunchy and bizarre romance novella starring a Casanova Colonel Sanders. (Business Insider via Paris Review) “To celebrate Mother’s Day — the chicken chain’s best-selling […]]]> https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/friday-news-roundup-18/feed/ 2 31750 https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/shelby-park-better-block-cyclouvia/ https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/shelby-park-better-block-cyclouvia/#respond Fri, 12 May 2017 15:02:14 +0000 http://brokensidewalk.com/?p=31724 Your weekend in Tactical Urbanism begins tonight in Shelby Park. Two major events—Shelby Park Better Block and CycLOUvia Three Points—are set to transform how we interact with streets in Louisville. And it looks like this could be one of the most intense urban interventions Louisville has seen. Tonight, Friday, May 12 from 5:]]> https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/shelby-park-better-block-cyclouvia/feed/ 0 31724 https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/alley-gallery/ https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/alley-gallery/#comments Wed, 10 May 2017 21:38:40 +0000 http://brokensidewalk.com/?p=31710 We love alleys here at Broken Sidewalk. They’re like a secret network inside of the city just waiting to be explored. Lucky for us, Louisville has some great alleys networks. And they’re about to get even better.]]> https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/alley-gallery/feed/ 1 31710 https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/louvelo-installation/ https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/louvelo-installation/#comments Wed, 10 May 2017 16:07:18 +0000 http://brokensidewalk.com/?p=31693 With Louisville’s bike share system launching in less than five days, crews have been hard at work distributing stations across the city. And the photos are starting to make their way out! Bike share is a system of rentable bikes considered part of a city’s overall transportation network. It helps bridge gaps that are unwalkable […]]]> https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/louvelo-installation/feed/ 6 31693 https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/morning-news-roundup-47/ https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/morning-news-roundup-47/#respond Wed, 10 May 2017 14:19:36 +0000 http://brokensidewalk.com/?p=31687 Here are our favorite headlines from the world or cities, urbanism, transportation, and beyond. Take a look below and share what you’re reading in the comments. In today’s affordable housing crisis, more demand but less supply. (Frontline + NPR) “More and more Americans are struggling to make rent.]]> https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/morning-news-roundup-47/feed/ 0 31687 https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/limerick-arc-update/ https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/limerick-arc-update/#comments Tue, 09 May 2017 22:50:14 +0000 http://brokensidewalk.com/?p=31684 We recently covered the plight of three century old buildings at Seventh and Kentucky streets in Limerick. Left to neglect, the properties are now in the crosshairs of the city’s codes inspectors, despite being within a landmarks preservation district. The Limerick Architectural Review Committee (ARC) had a chance to review the first of three cases on […]]]> https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/limerick-arc-update/feed/ 2 31684 https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/dehart-paint-renovations/ https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/dehart-paint-renovations/#comments Tue, 09 May 2017 21:40:41 +0000 http://brokensidewalk.com/?p=31662 Waiting for something to happen to the 19th century structure at the corner of Campbell Street and East Main Street has been, well, like watching paint dry. It’s been around a decade since we heard anything substantial out of the old DeHart Paint & Varnish Company building. But just like that, the historic structure in […]]]> https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/dehart-paint-renovations/feed/ 1 31662 https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/obsidian/ https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/obsidian/#comments Mon, 08 May 2017 16:07:44 +0000 http://brokensidewalk.com/?p=31654 Oak Street through Old Louisville hasn’t been the same since the closure of the Rudyard Kipling almost two years ago. Known to locals as The Rud, the bar-restaurant-venue occupied the 422 West Oak Street site since the mid-1980s. Founders Ken and Sheila Pyle sold the property in 2013 after years on the market. The new […]]]> https://brokensidewalk.com/2017/obsidian/feed/ 6 31654