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Area gas prices rise along with crude oil prices
The price at the pump in the region along with crude oil prices this week. Triple A's East Central Gas Report out Monday finds the average price of a gallon of gas in West Central Kentucky is at $3.92 per gallon this week, an increase of 11 cents from a week ago.
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I-65 Closure Creates Traffic Problems, Increases Crashes at ‘Can Opener’
The I-65 shutdown created major traffic problems in downtown Louisville, causing drivers to navigate through the “Can Opener” and contributing to an increase in crashes. A five-mile section of I-65 between I-264 and downtown Louisville closed June 1 as part of the I-65 Central Corridor Project. The closure was scheduled to last about two months.
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Louisville's bike commuters are facing roadblocks. The city wants to fix them | Exclusive
Justin Mog has never owned a car. He doesn't even have a driver's license. He gets virtually anywhere he needs to go on "Root Beer," his burnt orange road bike. A Louisville resident, Mog bikes 3.5 miles to work every day. When he needs to make a big shopping run, he soups up his two-wheeler with a 6-foot trailer. For longer trips, he takes buses and trains. Mog has lived in Oberlin, Ohio, and Madison, Wisconsin, before settling in Louisville and becoming assistant to the provost for sustainability initiatives at the University of Louisville. While he considers Oberlin and Madison highly bikeable, he said much of the cyclist infrastructure he's encountered in Louisville has been recreationally-focused. "I think we have done amazing work getting people access to bike lanes," Mog said. "But that can still be intimidating for a lot of people and there's certainly still many neighborhoods in our community that don't have bike facilities." Mog's experience is not uncommon. Bikers frequently scrutinize Louisville for its lack of bike infrastructure and cyclist safety, advocating for safer commutes and ways to get around. While Louisville Public Works is aware of the gaps and is working to fill them, the process