Olmsted Parkways Shared-Use Path
The Olmsted Parkways Shared-Use Path System project will create improved pedestrian and bicycle opportunities along approximately 7.8 miles of the parkways that link the major Olmsted parks in Louisville as well as the numerous neighborhoods that these parkways traverse. The parkways included in this project are:
•the entire length of Algonquin Parkway
•Southwestern Parkway from Gilmore Lane north to Broadway at Shawnee Park
•the entire length of Southern Parkway
The project is being supported by Louisville Metro Government, the Olmsted Parks Conservancy and several federal multimodal transportation grants. Metro Parks has secured funds through the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grant program and Surface Transportation Program (SLO) grant program to support future construction of the shared-use path. Most of these grants will be matched using budgeted Louisville Metro Government funds.
Specific improvements considered in this project include:
•off road shared-use path facilities that will accommodate pedestrians and bicycles
•service drives paralleling sections of parkway to be shared by pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles accessing individual driveways
•a lane reduction road diet that will allow for safer vehicular operation and left turn efficiencies as well as provide for bicycle lanes
•intersection improvements to create safer conditions for pedestrians and bicycles
•pedestrian-friendly amenities like benches, trash receptacles, drinking fountains, and appropriately-scaled lighting
These improvements were identified in the 2009 Olmsted Parkways Shared Use Pathways master plan, a year-long process which included a series of seven public meetings in 2007. These meetings involved residents, public officials, neighborhood associations, business associations, and other stakeholders. The resulting plan outlined a comprehensive range of solutions to correct long-term issues on the parkways and increase pedestrian and bicycle opportunities along these community connections.
PROJECT DOCUMENTS PRESENTED AT PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS:
Before & After Renderings
Algonquin Parkway from Park DuValle to 41st Street
Southern Parkway Service Drives
Southern Parkway Shared Use Path
Maps
Algonquin (Winkler to Cane Run)
Algonquin & Southwestern Parkway (Cane Run to Broadway)
Southern Parkway (3rd Street to New Cut)
PowerPoint
Olmsted Parkways Multi-Use Pathways Presentation
Project Library
2009 MASTER PLAN DOCUMENTS:
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1: Parkways History
Chapter 2: Project Process
Chapter 3: Previous Studies
Chapter 4: Existing Conditions
Chapter 5: Design Recommendations
Chapter 6: Project Implementation
2007 PUBLIC MEETING PRESENTATIONS:
Presentation from June 14, 2007 public meeting (4.56 MB)
Presentation from October 28, 2007 public meeting (48 MB)
