Introductions U S Army Corps of Engineers

Introductions • U. S. Army Corps of Engineers • Metro Parks • Mayor’s Office • Metro Council District Representatives • HDR, Inc.

Presentation Outline • • • Meeting Purpose Overview of Louisville Loop Project Background Draft Recommended Alignment Next Steps

Meeting Purpose Presentation and input on the Draft Recommended Alignment

Louisville Loop Overview Master Plan

Project Overview

Shared-Use Path Goals • Provide connectivity to neighborhoods, schools, parks, workplaces, and commercial districts. • Achieve proper balance between trail user experience and cost. • Minimize disturbance to environmentally sensitive areas. • Consideration for efficient multimodel transportation

Review of Past Public Meetings • Public Meeting #1 - October 19, 2010 Introduction to Project & Information Gathering • Public Meeting #2 - February 15, 2011 Presentation of Initial Shared Use Path Sub-Routes

Review of Past Public Meetings • Public Meeting #3 - June 22, 2011 Presentation of Preliminary Alignments

Alternative Alignment Overview Criteria Alignment A (Green) Alignment B (Yellow) Alignment C (Red) Length Cost Bridges (short spans) Bridges (Pond Creek) Bridges (Gene Snyder) ROW (Parcels)(Area) Driveway Crossings Gene Snyder Hwy Crossing 13. 36 miles $25, 000 9 4 1 59 parcels affected, 24. 43 acres 115 Underpass used by CSX Railroad 15. 62 miles $26, 500, 000 14 3 1 45 parcels affected, 24. 55 acres 173 Tunnel at former sand quarry 19. 74 miles $30, 500, 000 to 37, 000 31 3 0 76 parcels affected, 32. 47 acres 68 Underpass at Watsonville Rd Overpass at Manslick Rd Overpass at Greyling Dr Tunnel at former sand quarry MATRIX Dixie Hwy Crossings Existing traffic signal at Pendleton Rd Existing traffic signal at Watson Ln Underpass used by CSX Railroad (Spur Trail) Proposed traffic signal at Shipley Ln At-Grade Railroad Crossings P&L Railroad at Pendleton Rd P&L Railroad at private driveway crossing north of Watson Ln P&L Railroad at Richie Ln (private drive) CSX Railroad at Blevins Gap Rd CSX Railroad at Pendleton Rd CSX Railroad at Stonestreet Rd CSX Railroad at Lamborne Blvd

Site Analysis Challenges Gene Snyder Freeway Dixie Highway Railroads Driveways

Site Analysis Challenges Topography Sensitive Environments Narrow R. O. W. Potential Land Acquisition

Site Analysis Opportunities Neighborhoods Schools Commercial Districts Parks

Site Analysis Opportunities Existing Roadway Crossings Existing Railroad Crossings Jefferson Memorial Forest Pond Creek

Shared Use Path Sections What Will the Path Look Like? Path Adjacent to Roadways Path Within Natural Areas

Shared Use Path Sections What Will the Path Look Like? Path Adjacent to Gene Snyder Hwy Soft Surface Path

Shared Use Path Sections What Will the Path Look Like? Sharrow with Adjacent Sidewalk Path Adjacent to Railroad

Shared Use Path Sections What Will the Path Look Like? Path within Commercial District (Bike Lane) Path within Commercial District (2 -Way Cycle Track))

Draft Recommended Alignment

Draft Recommended Alignment Area 1 - Watson to Blevins Gap ALTERNATE SEGMENT 1 - Frost Middle School/Shipley • ADVANTAGES - Scenic - Safety (few vehicular conflicts) - Connectivity- good (Frost Middle School) • DISADVANTAGES - Dixie Hwy crossing- requires new traffic signal or pedestrian bridge - P&L Railroad crossing- utilizes private drive - Trail corridor is isolated on east side of Dixie Hwy • COST - Additional $2, 500, 000

Draft Recommended Alignment Area 2 - Blevins Gap to Stonestreet

Draft Recommended Alignment Area 3 - Stonestreet to Manslick or Blevins Gap ALTERNATE SEGMENT 2 - Manslick Overpass • ADVANTAGES - Length-shorter than Recommended Alignment - Cost-lower than Recommended Alignment - Takes full advantage of existing MSD Trail • DISADVANTAGES - Less scenic than Recommended Alignment - More vehicular traffic - Longer bridge over freeway - MSD Trail flooding • COST - Additional $1, 100, 000

Draft Recommended Alignment Area 4 - Blevins Gap or Manslick to National Tpke ALTERNATE SEGMENT 3 - Brown Austin Rd/Fairdale High School • ADVANTAGES - Safety (few vehicular conflicts) - Avoids commercial driveways and impacts to parking lots - User experience • DISADVANTAGES - Economic development potential- less than Recommended Alignment - Connectivity to Fairdale- less than Recommended Alignment • COST - Additional $740, 000 ALTERNATE SEGMENT 4 - Jefferson Memorial Forest/ Tom Wallace Recreation Area • ADVANTAGES - Safety (few vehicular conflicts) - Scenic - Connection to Jefferson Memorial Forest - No land acquisition required • DISADVANTAGES - Large construction disturbance to forest - Steep trail grades- difficult for some users - Less connectivity to neighborhoods - High cost • COST - Additional $6, 350, 000 to $13, 200, 000

Draft Recommended Alignment Jefferson Memorial Forest- Soft Surface Trail Section

Draft Recommended Alignment Jefferson Memorial Forest Hard/Soft Paths With Walls

Draft Recommended Alignment Jefferson Memorial Forest Hard/Soft Paths Without Walls

Draft Recommended Alignment Preferred Alignment Overview SHARED USE PATH: RECOMMENDED ALIGNMENT SUMMARY Length 16 Miles (Hard Surface); 13 Miles (Soft Surface) Cost $27, 500, 000 ROW Required 30 acres (approximately) Gene Snyder Hwy Crossing Locations Dixie Hwy Crossing Locations Railroad Crossing Locations Connectivity Tunnel at former sand quarry Greyling Dr Existing traffic signal at Watson Ln CSX Railroad at Pendleton Rd Dixie Highway Commercial District, Fairdale Commercial District, Jefferson Memorial Forest (potential Jeff Jack Resource Center), MSD Trail, Fairdale High School, Nelson Hornbeck Park, Watson Lane Elementary, and Frost Middle School. A spur alignment provides connectivity to Fairdale Elementary School, the Fairdale Library, and the Jefferson Memorial Forest Welcome Center and Tom Wallace Recreation Area.

Ecological Restoration Opportunities MATRIX

Ecological Restoration Opportunities

Ecological Restoration Opportunities Riparian Reach 1 Trail Location

Ecological Restoration Opportunities

Ecological Restoration Opportunities Riparian Reach 1

Ecological Restoration Opportunities Riparian Reach 1 Pendleton Road

Ecological Restoration Opportunities Riparian Reach 1 Floodplain Bench

Ecological Restoration Opportunities Riparian Reach 1 Newbury Structure

Ecological Restoration Opportunities Riparian Reach 1 J-Hook Vein

Ecological Restoration Opportunities Riparian Reach 1 Cross-Vein

Ecological Restoration Opportunities Pond Creek Reaches - General • Based on preliminary evaluations, there are opportunities for: – Flood Risk Management – Riparian Corridor Improvements – Stream Channel Ecology • Studies Required – Identification Areas of Need/Priority – Project Determination – Potential USACE Feasibility Study

Preparation of Final Plan Report: Next Steps – Input from this meeting • Comment Forms http: //www. louisvilleky. gov/Metro. Parks/aboutus/conta ctforms/emailmetroparks. htm • Email to John Swintosky – Metro Parks and local government coordination

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