Urban Design Studio

Help out city make “Missing Middle” housing possible again by participating in these two sessions at the Irban Design Studio:

"Missing Middle" Housing Sessions Date: Tuesday, July 18 & Tuesday July 25, 2023Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pmLocation: Urban Design Studio at 429 W Muhammad Ali Blvd, 40202Credit: 3 CMs (pending)

This should be an interesting discussion as we look to green our city.

National Park City Launchpad Hear how cities in North America are launching their campaigns to become National Park Cities

Some behind the scenes photos from our last Society of Urban Perambulators walkabout in the Portland Warehouse District. More info on our website at: https://www.udstudio.org/stories/portland-warehouse-district-walkabout

We restarted our city explorer program the Society of Urban Perambulators with a stroll through the Limerick neighborhood.

Limerick Stroll We began the tour at St. Louis Bertrand, a church that was built in 1870. Here is a historic photo of the church from 1928. Steve chose the location because “it is the heart of the neighborhood.” It appears that Limerick was named after County Limerick in Ireland where a substantial number of Ir...

Great to host the University of Kentucky College of Design final reviews at the Urban Design Studio at UofL yesterday. Looking forward to future collaborations between our institutions.


@ Portland, Louisville

Prototyping and placemaking public space. The UDS and Councilman Brandon Coan working to improve the transit experience and create more vibrant streets.

Stadium Seat Bus Stops October 22, 2019

Great to see Story Avenue Park revitalized Friday at the ribbon cutting. The UDS helped develop the master plan back in 2013 with Metro Parks, Butchertown Neighborhood Association and local residents and business owners.

Excited to have the Cardinal Stadium Seat Bus Stop prototype in at Douglass Loop! Councilman Coan and I worked with TARC, Public Works, civic-minded friends and RockerBuilt to get this started. We have plans for 16 more along Bardstown Road adding more seating for transit riders while reusing seats that would have ended up in a landfill. We are looking for sponsors for the seats at $850 each set, which is less than half what the standard bus stop bench costs. Looking to inject some new energy into the corridor and use this project as just the beginning to the Urban Design Studio’s placemaking efforts through UofL. Contact me if you want to get involved, sponsor seats or just talk placemaking and urbanism!

Some photos of our neighbor and friends’ Rockerbuilt Studio in Portland cranking out some beautiful metal and wood projects in their amazing facility.