Category Archives: 8664

8664: New angle

April 2, 2009 – 10:43 am

We’re a couple days after the fact here, but this bears a reposting: The folks over at 8664.org have released a new POV video, driving into the city from the east end, hopping off at the “Waterfront Parkway” exit and cruising west.
A couple things: First, it’s difficult to watch this and not get all tickled [...]

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Picture this downtown …

March 4, 2009 – 11:32 am

The indefatigable crew of 8664 has released a collection of new renderings of downtown Louisville, which in this version of the future appears to become an urban utopia. As the General Assembly begins to again consider the idea of a tolling authority — yep, our little ol’ river burg would have bridges with tolls, like [...]

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I-64 makes national top teardown list

September 24, 2008 – 6:06 pm

The Congress for the New Urbanism released its list of top-10 prospects for highway teardowns in North America. Among those listed on the “Freeways Without Futures” list: Interstate 64 along the waterfront.
The stretch of I-64 through downtown Louisville ranked seventh on the “Freeways Without Futures” list. CNU says tearing down such outdated sections of interstate [...]

By FatLip | Also posted in Louisville, development | Comments (5)