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Contents
SUMMARY ................................................................................................ 3
What was the parks and open space system like in 1995? ......................................................... 4
What the 1995 Plan envisioned the parks and open space system would be like in 2020 ......... 4
1995 estimates of what it would cost to implement the Plan ..................................................... 6
How the 1995 Plan was to be implemented ................................................................................ 8
I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 11
A. Project Origin and Planning Process ...................................................................................... 11
B. Cornerstone 2020 Comprehensive Plan ................................................................................ 13
C. Louisville Metro Comprehensive Plan 2040 .......................................................................... 13
II. LOUISVILLE METRO PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT VISION,
MISSION, TEAM VALUES AND OBJECTIVES .............................................. 17
Vision Statement ........................................................................................................................ 17
Mission Statement ..................................................................................................................... 17
Team Values ............................................................................................................................... 17
Strategic Plan ............................................................................................................................. 18
III. CONTEXT AND COMMUNITY INVENTORY ........................................... 23
A. Regional Setting ..................................................................................................................... 23
B. Existing Park, Recreation, and Open Space Resources and Facilities .................................... 24
C. Natural and Cultural Resources ............................................................................................. 33
D. Population ............................................................................................................................. 57
E. Development Pattern ............................................................................................................. 59
F. Administration and Finance ................................................................................................... 61
IV. PARK AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY NEEDS ANALYSIS ........................ 69
A. Parkland Needs Analysis – Level of Service ........................................................................... 70
B. Recreational Facility Needs Analysis – Level of Service ......................................................... 77
C. 2016 Survey of Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation Users ............................................. 103
V. THE PLAN .......................................................................................... 114
A. Guiding Principles ................................................................................................................ 114
B. Goals, Objectives, and Policies ............................................................................................ 117
C. Plan Components ................................................................................................................. 128
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