Cornerstone 2020 Comprehensive Plan ( 2000 )
Cornerstone 2020 , Louisville ’ s comprehensive plan , was a seven year planning process between 1993 and 2000 that produced a vision for Louisville to become a more livable , attractive , mobile , efficient , and environmentally sensitive community . Study committees within Cornerstone 2020 addressed the current and future planning efforts in several areas , including land use , park space , open space , transportation , economic growth , and open communication between residents , businesses , and public agencies . The committees performed ancillary studies to complement Cornerstone 2020 through plans that focused on areas and concepts such as the Ohio River Corridor , the Jefferson Memorial Forest , the Portland Wharf , parkways , open spaces , recreation , flood control , water quality , bicycle and pedestrian paths , the connections between people , jobs , and housing , and other specific areas of community life . As an update to the 1979 Comprehensive Plan , Cornerstone 2020 attempted to set a new course that emphasizes building design within context , compatibility of development with the community ’ s environmental goals , assuring access to transportation choices , and redevelopment of distressed neighborhoods . The concept for the Louisville Loop arose in the planning process through the ancillary studies of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Plan ( 1994 ), Parks and Open Space Master Plan ( 1995 ), Multi-Objective Stream Corridor / Greenway Plan ( 1995 ) and the Ohio River Corridor Master Plan ( 1996 ).
The Fork : The Floyds Fork Greenway Master Plan ( 2008 )
The Floyds Fork Greenway Master Plan illustrates the grand vision of a public-private partnership to create more than 3,200 acres and 19 miles of continuous recreation and open space in the eastern portion of Louisville Metro . The master plan provides a “ framework , or “ blueprint ”, for the long-term development of The Fork predicated on permanent public access and design excellence .” Developed by the firm Wallace , Roberts , and Todd of Philadelphia for 21st Century Parks , the master plan has been the recipient of several awards , including the “ Honor Award in Analysis and Planning ” by the American Society of Landscape Architects . When completed , the Floyds Fork area will include numerous opportunities for outdoor recreation , education , and environmental stewardship through the Parklands of Floyds Fork , a system of high-quality greenways , trails , and parklands . Beginning at Shelbyville Road in the north and extending to Bardstown Road in the south , approximately 19 miles of the Louisville
Loop will traverse the area and parallel the Floyd Fork stream .
Olmsted Parkways Multi-Use Path Master Plan ( 2009 )
The Olmsted Parkways Multi-Use Path Master Plan is envisioned to carry forward Frederick Law Olmsted ’ s design of connecting Louisville ’ s great ring of historic parks through its parkways . The Olmsted Parkways Master Plan aims to renew parkways as a community resource through the design and implementation of a continuous multi-use path connecting Eastern , Southern , Algonquin , and Southwestern Parkways . In addition to the plan outlining the path alignment , there are design details pertaining to the preservation and renewal of the parkways ’ character , the addition of parkway trees and vegetation , infrastructure including curbs , utility lines and drainage , landscape character and the creation of a sense of continuity including visual separation from parking lots or other commercial uses inconsistent with the original Olmsted vision , lighting improvements , and linkages between the parks , parkways , schools , downtown and university . The Parkway system connects 24 Louisville neighborhoods in addition to numerous destinations and serves as a key element of the Loop ’ s mission to connect the entirety of Louisville Metro to its natural and cultural landscape and provide greater opportunities for physical activity and overall improved quality of life .
Louisville Loop Trail Standards Manual ( 2009 )
Louisville Metro Parks recognized the need to establish a consistent signage and overall design standard associated with the Louisville Loop . As a result , they created the Trail Standards Manual in order to celebrate the uniqueness of the different regions through which the trail passes and to find a way to provide the visual cues for the user experience throughout the entire system . The design standards provide the regulatory guidelines for development of the Loop and a unifying character to the system regardless of the location of the trail . These standards describe , both graphically and in text , the intended standard to which the entire 100-mile loop is to be constructed . They are meant to ensure that the trail functions as one cohesive system , regardless of when segments are constructed . The standards are respectful of the unique identity of individual trail segments such as the Levee Trail , Floyd ’ s Fork Greenway and RiverWalk . These standards are based on current state and national documents in-
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