How to build a better Lexington

Aiming for a Lexington that is safer, healthier, and more vibrant.

Easy Ways We Can Make Lexington More Walkable

In another guest post, Jonathan Pezzi goes over some easy changes that could be made to make Lexington more walkable....

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Why We Should Make Lexington More Walkable

In Build A Better Lex's first guest post, Jonathan Pezzi goes through all the reasons why we should want a...

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Illegal Neighborhoods

Lexington's older neighborhoods are the most desirable and walkable neighborhoods. But they are completely illegal to build today

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Imagine Nicholasville Road

The city has the first set of recommendations from the consultant on how we should improve the Nicholasville Road corridor...

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Why's Downtown Lexington Lifeless?

Why does downtown Lexington feel lifeless? Except during events, there's not that many people walking about. There are many causes,...

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Problem: Walton Avenue Mid-block Crossing

Let's take a look at one problem crosswalk, the mid-block crossing on Walton Ave, and see what could be done...

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First ADU Ordinance Draft

Lexington's Planning staff have released their first proposed draft of an ADU ordinance, let's dive into it.

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Another simple zoning improvement for Lexington

Lexington's zoning ordinance is filled with little details that prevents incremental, mixed use development. One such detail is in the...

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Re-legalize Housing

Lexington, like the rest of the country, is facing a housing crisis. One reason why is that we outlaw a...

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One simple zoning change that could have big impacts

One thing I try to explain to people is how there can be little poison pills in our zoning ordinance...

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How ADUs can help Lexington

Some of the reasons why ADUs would be great for Lexington

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Why are Lexington's roads so unsafe for pedestrians?

2018 has been the deadliest year for Lexington pedestrians since the city started tracking in 1996. Let's look at some...

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