Presentation Transcript

1. Public Input Meeting November 13, 2012
2. Meeting Schedule Open House – 6:00-6:45 pm Presentation – 6:45-7:15 pm Open House – 7:15-8:00 pm
3. Introductions U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Metro Parks Mayor’s Office Metro Council District Representatives HDR Engineering, Inc. Corn Island Archaeology Redwing Ecological Services
4. Meeting Purpose Describe the intent of this Study Louisville Loop summary Examine potential path types Identify opportunities and constraints Outline future steps of the planning process
5. Louisville Loop Summary
6. Study Purpose This Study Will……. Evaluate Routes for a Conceptual Shared-Use Path National Turnpike at Fairdale Road to Floyds Fork at Bardstown Road Provide a Recommended Alignment for the Louisville Loop Identify Potential Ecological Restoration Opportunities Pond Creek Watershed Floyds Fork Watershed Identify Cultural Resources and Cultural Resource Interpretive Opportunities Identify potential routes for soft-surface trail opportunities
7. Project Overview A conceptual shared-use path and ecological restoration plan from: Pond Creek Path Terminus at National Turnpike/Fairdale Road to Parklands of Floyds Fork Path Terminus at Bardstown Road
8. Path Planning Goals Maximize transportation and recreation function by providing connectivity to neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, commercial districts, and parks. Achieve proper balance between path user experience and cost. Minimize disturbance to environmentally sensitive areas.
9. What Will the Path Look Like? Path Adjacent to Roadways Path Within Natural Areas
10. What Will the Path Look Like? Soft Surface Path Bike Lanes with Sidewalk
11. Overall Map- Preliminary Routes
12. Preliminary Route ‘A’
13. Preliminary Route ‘B’
14. Preliminary Route ‘C’
15. Preliminary Soft Surface Route
16. Preliminary Route Summary
17. Ecological Resources - Approach Habitat Evaluation Tree canopy age Dominant native species Invasive species Disturbance Size of habitat block Restoration potential T/E species requirements
18. Ecological Resources - Approach Stream Evaluation Physical dimensions Channel form Aquatic habitat Sedimentation Bank stability Riparian corridor Watershed development Restoration potential
19. Ecological Resources - Existing Natural Habitats Riparian Woods Open Field Shrub and Glade Habitat Upland Woods
20. Ecological Resources - Existing Aquatic Features Perennial Streams - Wilson Creek, Mud Creek, Fishpool Creek, Pennsylvania Run, Cedar Creek Tributary Streams Lakes – McNeely Lake, Silver Lake, Crystal Lake, Pay lakes Ponds Wetlands – around Wilson Creek and Mud Creek, low-lying depressions
21. Ecological Resources - Existing Threatened / Endangered Species Habitat Eggleston’s Violet Kirtland’s Snake Louisville Crayfish Kentucky Glade Cress
22. Restoration Techniques Stream Restoration In-Stream Structures – J-Hook Channel / Bank Reshaping Aquatic Habitat – Pools/Riffles Bioengineering – Live Stakes In-Stream Structures – Cross Vane
23. Restoration Techniques Riparian Corridor Restoration Native Tree and Shrub Planting Bush Honeysuckle Removal - After Bush Honeysuckle Removal - Before
24. Restoration Opportunities Wilson Creek – invasive control, native plantings, trash cleanup
25. Restoration Opportunities Cedar Creek – invasive control, native plantings, streambank stabilization
26. Next Steps Develop Draft Recommended Alignment Public Input Cost Considerations Safety User Experience Connectivity Right-of-Way Acquisition Develop Final Plan Document Path Recommendations Recommended alignment for shared-use path and soft-surface path Potential locations for trailheads and other facilities (restrooms, drinking fountains) Development of costs Ecological resources summary and identification of restoration opportunities Cultural resources summary and identification of interpretive opportunities
27. Future Participation Opportunities Comments from this meeting Public meeting regarding the Preliminary Final Plan (recommended alignment) winter 2013
28. Questions?
29. SLIDES AFTER THIS ARE NOT IN THE PRESENTATION
30. Study Funding Enabled through Planning Assistance to States (Section 22 of Water Resources Development Act of 1974) The Planning Assistance States (PAS) Program, permits the Corps to use its technical planning expertise to supplement and support state and Indian tribe efforts to undertake broad, statewide, comprehensive water resources planning. Project Roles Funded annually through Congress 50% federal and 50% local cost share
31. Scoop on the Loop Completed Projects CDC Wayfinding and Signage Master Plan Louisville Loop Design Guidelines Southwest Greenways Master Plan Pond Creek Shared-Use Path and Ecological Restoration Plan Current Projects Olmsted Parkways Shared-Use Path Design Ohio River Levee Trail Extension McNeely Lake Park Master Plan McNeely Lake Park Access Road and Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
32. Challenge: Barriers to Path Circulation Preston Hwy I-265 (Gene Snyder Fwy) and I-65 CSX Railroad
33. Challenge: Cost Considerations Bridge Construction Steep Topography Utility Relocations
34. Challenge: Land Ownership Narrow Road ROW Private Property
35. Challenge: Safety Concerns Vehicular Traffic Driveways
36. Challenge: Sensitive Environments Wooded Area in McNeely Park
37. Opportunity: Other Projects in Corridor Planned Roadway Projects with Bike Pedestrian Facilities National Turnpike widening from Fairdale Rd. to S. Park Rd. Mt. Holly Rd. Widening Blue Lick Rd. widening from I-265 to Preston Hwy. Interchange improvements at I-265 and Preston Hwy. Preston Hwy. intersection improvements at Commerce Crossing/Cooper Chapel Rd. Cooper Chapel Rd. Section I, II, & III Beulah Church Rd. widening Mt. Washington Rd. Section I & II
38. Opportunity: Other Projects in Corridor Renaissance Zone Development McNeely Lake Park Roadway
39. Opportunity: Corridors Utility Corridors Stream Corridors
40. Opportunity: Roadway and Railroad Crossings Gene Snyder Fwy (I-265) CSX Railroad Preston Hwy I-65 Overpass
41. Opportunity: Destinations Neighborhoods Employment Centers Commercial Districts Schools
42. Opportunity: Destinations McNeely Lake Park Equestrian Facilities Fairmount Falls
43. Opportunity: Scenic Areas Farmland McNeely Lake Forested Knobs
44. Opportunity: Cultural Interpretation Farmland McNeely Lake Forested Knobs
45. Opportunity: Cultural Interpretation Farmland McNeely Lake Forested Knobs
46. Opportunity: Cultural Interpretation Farmland Pennsylvania Run Church and Cemetery McNeely Lake Forested Knobs
47. Opportunity: Cultural Interpretation Fishpools Plantation
48. Adjacent Loop Project: Pond Creek Corridor
49. Adjacent Loop Project: Parklands of Floyds Fork
50. Ecological Restoration Options for Ecological Restoration Protection Enhancement Restoration/Rehabilitation Creation
51. Ecological Restoration Goals of Restoration Water Quality Improvements Habitat Diversity Increased functional benefit to the natural and human environments.
52. Ecological Restoration Types of Resources that the Corridor Offers Stream Corridors (Pond Creek, Floyds Fork, and tributaries Woodlands Agriculture and Pastures Next Steps Path Segment Evaluation Detailed Review of Alternative Corridors Ecological Restoration Concept Development Pennsylvania Run in McNeely Park