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Pictorial: Relive CycLOUvia Along Frankfort Avenue in 41 photos
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This past Sunday’s CycLOUvia on Frankfort Avenue was a resounding success by any measure. Crowds were seen walking, riding bikes and skateboards, and generally having a good time in Louisville’s greatest public space asset: out streets. For the vast majority of the year, we shut down our streets and turn these public spaces over to
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Louisville Went Crazy With the Wrecking Ball in the Name of “Urban Renewal”
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[Editor’s Note: Louisville has made some pretty amazing achievements in its first 238 years—but it’s made a few blunders along the way, too. This week, we’re launching a new contributed mini-series documenting eight of the best and eight of the worst decisions, ideas, or projects that have profoundly affected the city. This list is by
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Louisville Made a Huge Mistake Trashing Its Once-Robust Trolley System
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[Editor’s Note: Louisville has made some pretty amazing achievements in its first 238 years—but it’s made a few blunders along the way, too. This week, we’re launching a new contributed mini-series documenting eight of the best and eight of the worst decisions, ideas, or projects that have profoundly affected the city. This list is by
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Best: Louisville’s Olmsted Parks Are the Gift That’s Been Giving Back for a Century
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[Editor’s Note: Louisville has made some pretty amazing achievements in its first 238 years—but it’s made a few blunders along the way, too. This week, we’re launching a new contributed mini-series documenting eight of the best and eight of the worst decisions, ideas, or projects that have profoundly affected the city. This list is by
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Demo Watch: Shotgun Houses Dominate the Latest Batch of Demolitions Across Louisville
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We don’t go into detail here on Broken Sidewalk on the vast majority of demolitions that take place around the city. We