Louisville has an “inspired merger of high culture and smart transportation”

A writer for the Boston Globe came to town recently and seriously dug our downtown bike racks.

On a recent trip to downtown Louisville, Ky., I saw a giant sculpted head adorned with a loop (where the neck would have been) that people can lock their bicycles to.

It was part sculpture, part bicycle rack. But it was mostly sculpture. And it was captivating.

Louisville may be the most aggressive city in the country when it comes to building artistic bicycle racks – an inspired merger of high culture and smart transportation.

I’ll tell you truthfully I’ve looked at a couple of these bike racks and wondered “um, where does the bike go” for a second. Then I figured it out and thought “that is so cool.” I really like that, as a community, we’re combining art and function in a package that encourages alternate transportation methods. That’s a lot of community good all in one package.