volunteerism .
Goal 3 : Encourage Health and Wellness : Use the Loop to demonstrate and reinforce a lifestyle of health and wellness by promoting , partnering , and providing opportunities for all . Objectives :
• Ensure safe access to Loop from neighborhoods , schools and youth populated areas .
• Create opportunities to enhance quality of life and active living at individual , neighborhood , and community levels by using the Loop for walking , bicycling and other recreational activities .
• Provide fun and lifestyle-oriented destinations for organizations and individuals .
• Assess the health impact of the Loop and use findings to develop key indicators for measuring future progress of the community ’ s health and wellness .
• Provide educational opportunities with partners such as JCPS , which integrate the Louisville Loop .
Goal 4 : Maintain and Conserve Ensure the Loop is maintained at the highest standards for safe public use , connectivity , recreation , and transportation . Ensure stewardship of the Loop and the Loopshed that enhances the physical and natural landscape . Objectives :
• Determine the appropriate entity and organizational structure to oversee maintenance and protection of the Louisville Loop that appropriately addresses the statutory and regulatory roles of key agencies .
• Develop a general maintenance plan for the Loop that meets the goals of being cost effective , with efficient delivery of services , while protecting and enhancing the ecological integrity of the Loop .
• Ensure public safety within the Loop by developing the necessary relationships with local police , fire , and EMS and developing appropriate initiatives to engage the community to promote public safety .
• Determine conservation initiatives and partnerships that enhances and protects the loop as a provider of habitat , a vital resource connecting the community to the natural world , and that uses public art as a tool to interpret the natural worlds as well as to celebrate special places on the Loop
Goal 5 : Encourage Sustainable Development around the Loop Corridor Encourage growth and sustainable development in the Loopshed to create healthy communities , support local economies , and protect the environment . Ensure investment in infrastructure respects the existing communities yet creates vibrancy and sustainable community form for generations to cherish . Objectives :
• Create incentives , guidelines and regulations as part of the development review process that support the Loop as the heart of an alternative transportation network and ensures that public and private development provides appropriate connections to the Loop with shared-use paths , sidewalks , bike lanes and transit service .
• Ensure that development of the Loop respects and celebrates the environmental constraints and natural features of the land , as well as the historic and cultural resources of the community through careful planning , design and implementation .
• Create and implement a communication plan with a focus on planning , design and construction of the Loop and nearby development that inspires growth that is seen as an asset and is valued by the community and that contributes to the overall wealth and well-being of all our citizens .
Goal 6 : Ensure Funding to Develop and Sustain the Loop Ensure the Loop has funding for planning , development , construction , and maintenance . Encourage regional economic growth through securing funds for the Loop .
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