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1995 Recommended Actions
• Short-term: Given the identified current surplus of public tennis courts and uneven
levels of maintenance and use, the L/JCPD should take the following actions in the short
term:
• Institute a more regular maintenance program for existing courts before undertaking
development of new courts. Any new courts should be targeted to underserved areas.
• Promote the Tennis Center which was underutilized in 1995.
• Monitor use patterns to determine whether specific areas of the county are
underserved and/or whether adoption of a higher standard (i.e., one court per 2,000
population as advocated by the NRPA) is warranted by community demand.
• Mid- and long term: As Louisville’s population grows, the demand for public tennis
courts will likely increase in areas that are currently underserved. New courts should be
provided only in areas which are a relatively long distance from existing courts. For
example, new courts will probably be constructed in future parks serving areas of new
development in outlying areas of Louisville. As new courts are constructed, an adequate
budget allowance for their maintenance should be identified and secured.
2016 Status
• The LMPRD maintains 160 tennis courts.
• The Tennis Center in Creason Park is now open and conducts clinics, camps, leagues and
lessons from May through the end of October. The Tennis Center has 11 clay courts, a
clubhouse, locker rooms with showers, outdoor seating for 400+.
• Pickleball is a growing sport that uses courts similar to tennis courts and there is interest
in permanently converting some existing tennis courts for that sport.
• See Figure A.4 in Appendix A for distribution.
Softball/Baseball
1995 Provision
• The LMPRD managed 92 ball
fields.
• One hundred and nineteen
ball fields at Jefferson
County Public Schools were
open to the public at any
time (82) or open to the
public on a limited basis
(37). This number included
99 softball fields and 20
baseball fields.
• A number of quasi-public
and private ball fields were
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