Kentucky
Congestion Pricing Works in Small Metros, Too
The default pundit view is that New York City is the only place in the US where pricing makes sense because of the bountiful availability of buses and subways. A pricing experiment in Indiana and Kentucky, though, busts that myth entirely.
April 23, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: Do It for the Neighborhood — Part I
Let's talk about community engagement that actually works.
August 10, 2023
Highway Boondoggles, Part II: Induced Demand Across the Ohio River
The Brent Spence Bridge is a vital link between Covington, Ky., and Cincinnati. The plan to replace it is though, is a boondoggle. Here's why.
September 14, 2022
Another City Eliminated Non-Driver Deaths In 2019
Another world-class city has proven that Vision Zero isn't just wishful thinking — and its example puts the pressure on American communities to stop street carnage now.
February 11, 2020
Five State Capitals You Can’t Access Without A Car
Why is it so hard to get to many state capitals without a car?
January 27, 2020
Feds Keep Cracking Down on Crosswalk Art
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.
September 30, 2019
Kentucky Mom Prevails Against Cops Who Criminalized Her Bike Commute
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."
April 30, 2014
Grassroots Efforts “Crushed” by Louisville’s $2.6 Billion Bridge Boondoggle
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").
November 20, 2013
UPDATE: Here We Go Again: Sen. Rand Paul Pits Bikes Against Bridges
Rand Paul is at it again.
July 24, 2013
McClatchy Muckrakers Expose Seedy Underbelly of the Highway Bonanza
The work of a sustainable transportation reporter can be a lonely lot. But it’s a lot less lonely now that two McClatchy reporters, Curtis Tate and Greg Gordon, have taken up the mantle of exposing wasteful road expansion.
February 12, 2013