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and emergency responders.
a. Include reference to quarter mile markers in all
communications related to the Loop.

b. Ensure that emergency responders, 311 operators and
911 operators are trained to ask an emergency caller for his
or her quarter-mile location.

c. Ensure that Trail Watch and Friends of the Loop are aware
of the role of quarter-mile markers in the Loop emergency
communications system.
3. Train neighborhood residents and regular Loop users who
wish to be part of the Trail Watch group in emergency
response procedures.

a. Hold annual Loop safety trainings for Block Watch
captains, Louisville Bicycle Club members and other
interested in parties in the Loop’s emergency procedures.

b. Hold annual Loop safety trainings for Community
Resources officers

c. Hold annual practice drill for Trail Watch members and
emergency responders to apply their training.
4. Remove shrubbery and other obstructions on the path and
on-road Loop sections that might contribute to accidents or a
perception of danger.

a. Contract annually for invasive shrub removal, as needed
and as funding is available.

b. Purchase and use vacuum truck on paths and off-road

sections.
Other important components of the safety and security program should
include:
1. Work with LMPD, LMEMS, Public Works, and Metro Parks to
monitor and integrate safety and security measures into the
Loop Maintenance and Conservation Committee.
2. Prepare a Loop Safety Manual and distribute this to
management agencies and make publically available through
the Louisville Loop website.
3. Post user rules and regulations at all public access points to
the trail.
4. Prepare a safety checklist for the Loop system, and utilize it
regularly during field inspection of Loop facilities.
5. Use the Louisville Loop Work Group to review design
development recommendations prior to installation of new

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Loop segments.
6. Coordinate other Metro agency public information
programs that provide information about Loop events
and activities that city residents can participate in.
7. Conduct an ongoing evaluation of Loop program
objectives. It would be best to have this evaluation
conducted by the Louisville Loop Work Group and the
Friends of the Louisville Loop.