Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Kentucky

Metal bollards, beefed-up sidewalks, narrow lanes and more, via Creative Commons.

Another City Eliminated Non-Driver Deaths In 2019

By Kea Wilson | Feb 11, 2020 | No Comments

Coord invites cities and other curb managers to apply for its Digital Curb Challenge to undertake a free curb management pilot program in 2020. Applications close on Feb. 14. Click here for information. Another world-class city has proven that Vision Zero isn’t just wishful thinking — and its example puts the pressure on American communities to […]

Five State Capitals You Can’t Access Without A Car

By Kea Wilson | Jan 27, 2020 | No Comments

Why is it so hard to get to many state capitals without a car?

Memphis' Manassas Street was redesigned in Memphis with protected bike lanes and raised colorful crosswalks. Photo: Memphis Medical District Collaborative

Feds Keep Cracking Down on Crosswalk Art

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 30, 2019 | 14 Comments

The Federal Highway Administration again asked a town to get rid of its non-conforming crosswalk art despite the fact there have been no studies proving they are dangerous.

Kentucky Mom Prevails Against Cops Who Criminalized Her Bike Commute

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 30, 2014 | 106 Comments

This week in Kentucky, a judge held up the right of a single mom to ride her bike to work, after she was ticketed three times by local law enforcement for “reckless driving.” The defendant, Cherokee Schill, told Jessamine County Judge Janet Booth that she bike commutes 18 miles to her job at an auto […]

Grassroots Efforts “Crushed” by Louisville’s $2.6 Billion Bridge Boondoggle

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 20, 2013 | 34 Comments

At $2.6 billion, the Ohio River Bridges project in Louisville, Kentucky, is the costliest in the state’s history. It includes 18 elevated lanes, two enormously expensive bridges, a mammoth raised interchange, and a $225 million tunnel under an undeveloped suburban property (“Indiana’s Big Dig“). For years, Louisville residents J.C. Stites and Tyler Allen fought for […]

UPDATE: Here We Go Again: Sen. Rand Paul Pits Bikes Against Bridges

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 24, 2013 | 13 Comments

Rand Paul is at it again. Last year, Sen. Paul (R-KY) made a laughingstock of himself by alleging that the Transportation Enhancements program — which largely funds bicycle and pedestrian improvements — was used for things like “turtle tunnels and squirrel sanctuaries and all this craziness.” His statements had no basis in fact, but that […]

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