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Ohio River Vally Northeast (ORVNE) Segment of the Louisville Loop: Survey Responses
Q5: The Louisville Loop Master Plan identifies seven DESIGN PRINCIPLES for the development
of the Louisville Loop. Please identify how important you feel each of these principles are:
Improve mobility
Very important
Connect neighborhoods, schools and parks
Very important
Encourage a wide range of users
Very important
Celebrate the natural and cultural history
Somewhat important
Enrich our lives with public art
Somewhat unimportant
Serve as a catalyst for economic development
Very important
Be an essential component for growth and prosperity
Very important
Q6: Of these seven design principles, please identify which three you feel are most important
for this section of the Louisville Loop (select only 3):
Improve mobility, Connect neighborhoods, schools and parks,
Be an essential component for growth and prosperity
Q7: Several project considerations have been identified for the study area. Please identify how
important you feel each of these considerations are to the project:
Property ownership
Not sure
Accessibility
Very important
Dimensional suitability
Not sure
Connectivity
Very important
Constructability
Very important
Character/Experience
Very important
Safety
Very important
Environmental/historic site impacts
Somewhat important
Supported by previous planning
Somewhat important
Q8: Of the nine considerations listed above, please identify which ones you feel are the THREE
MOST IMPORTANT considerations for this study area (please mark only three):
Accessibility, Connectivity, Safety
Q9: Are there additional issues and considerations that should be considered for this route?
Respondent skipped this question
Q10: What do you feel is the most important opportunity or challenge for this section of the
Louisville Loop route?
Opportunity: Currently the entire East End is cut off from Louisville by the Watterson with no
safe way to travel by bicycle E.End to downtown and back. It would be nice to resolve this issue
to make the E.End a more livable place. There really is no safe place in the East End for those
like me who would prefer to travel by bicycle.
Challenge: safety is going to be a big issue because car traffic is essentially unregulated on
River Road, with motorists typically driving well over the posted speed limits and passing other
vehicles in a double yellow line zone. Frankly, I don't even feel safe driving on River Road in a
car because of these issues. I think this means that the Loop will need to be separated from the
"Road" wherever possible.
Q11: Please provide any additional information you would like to share with Louisville Metro
Parks and the project planning team.
The opening of off-road bicycle/walking paths in the Parklands has been a godsend for those
who choose to travel by those means. I generally feel safe using these paths. Some attention
needs to be paid to enforcing the leash laws as some dog owners refuse to use their leashes on
these trails, thereby creating a hazard for other users.
#173
Q1: How would you describe yourself? Mark all that apply.
Louisville Loop user, Cyclist, Property Owner
Q2: How frequently do you use the Louisville Loop?
Monthly
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