destinations including community- serving retail , food retail , general services , and many civic and community facilities . This region is one of the city ’ s most popular destinations because of its natural beauty . The region ’ s most popular park and front lawn of the city is the Waterfront Park .
Community Facility Destinations w / in 1 Mile of Ohio River Valley – Northeast segment
• Small Communities and Neighborhoods : Prospect , Glenview , Glenview Hills , Riverwood , Northfield , Indian Hills , Rolling Fields , Clifton Heights , Butchertown , Mockingbird Valley
• 2 schools
• Webster University
• 10 public parks
Challenges : Despite the opportunity to connect the community to the river , this setting presents numerous challenges Some of the main considerations in developing the Loop are similar to other regions and include limited right of ways , waterway and wetland crossings , sensitive environmental resources , and private land ownership patterns . The existing path along River Road has been built on publicly-owned land such as Waterfront Park and Cox Park . Other publically-owned lands such as Champions Park and right-of-way in the future roadway expansion project of River Road between Beargrass Creek and Zorn Avenue will include a shared-use path . Beyond these known portions of a path , conditions must be analyzed and vetted through a public engagement process before a final Loop alignment in this region is realized .
Opportunities : With important historic sites , several beautiful park settings , pastoral landscapes , and one of Louisville ’ s most scenic road corridors in River Road , the Ohio River Valley Northeast region could become one of the Loop ’ s most appealing corridors . The opportunity to connect to various sports recreation fields and facilities , such as Waterfront Park , Eva Bandman Park , Champions Park , Edith Avenue soccer fields , and the amenities within Cox and Thurman Hutchins Parks positions the path through the region to be a major destination . A multitude of social opportunities through the various private clubs in the region provides multi-modal opportunities . Currently , there are few pedestrian facilities in the region . The Loop path will provide greater alternative mobility options for residents and eventually providing access to services and other destinations . The Loop provides the opportunity to showcase the beauty of the Ohio River and other water bodies in the region in addition to the scenic pastoral landscapes and wooded river bluffs . It will be advantageous for Louisville to possess such natural beauty and diversity of settings close proximity to Downtown .
Olmsted Parkways
Length : 10 miles ( approximately ) Physiographic Region : Ohio River Valley , Limestone Belt Character : Urban , residential and industrial Highlights : Tree-lined road corridors , Olmsted Parks ( Shawnee , Chickasaw , Algonquin , Iroquois , Stansbury , and Cherokee Parks ), University of Louisville , Bardstown Road , historic neighborhoods
The Olmsted Parkway System was designed by the firm of preeminent 19th century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted . The 26-mile ( 42 km ) system was built from the early 1890s through the 1930s , and initially owned by a state-level parks commission , which passed control to the city of Louisville in 1942 . The system was intended to form a circuit around what was then the fringe of the City of Louisville . Now , they serve as the spokes to the Louisville Loop , connecting one area to another and linking some of the city ’ s most treasured parks . The Olmsted Parkways Shared-Use Path System project will create improved pedestrian and bicycle opportunities along approximately 26 miles of the parkways that link the major Olmsted parks in Louisville ( Cherokee , Iroquois , Shawnee , Stansbury , and Algonquin ) as well as the numerous neighborhoods that are traversed . The parkways included in this project are Northwestern , Algonquin , Eastern , Southern and Southwestern . Additionally , the Louisville Loop along the parkways will link the Olmsted system to the University of Louisville , as intended by Frederick Law Olmsted ’ s original design .
Description : Access to the Olmsted Parkway system will begin in the western neighborhoods of Louisville near Lannan Park . The western parkways include the Algonquin , Southwestern and Northwestern Parkways , for a distance of about 7.6 miles . They
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