by Bike Courier | Apr 30, 2016 | Advocacy
Listen to these kids!! https://youtu.be/rKvufzoaC9I Then please sign this petition asking the city to begin redeveloping city owned surface parking lots for housing, retail, offices, parks, community gardens, solar farms or parking garages. http://www.ipetitions.com/…/louisville-metro-government-re-…. The image is of one of the city-owned parking lots. Not the largest, this lot is for city employees only. It is on the south side of Market St, between 6th & 7th...
by Bike Courier | Apr 30, 2016 | Advocacy
22 April 2016 DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx US Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave SE Washington DC 20590 202 366 4000 anthony.foxx@dot.gov Re: MoveLouisville Dear DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx: We wrote to you 9 February 2016, in opposition to Louisville’s Smart Cities Challenge application. We are grateful that Louisville, Kentucky was not chosen as a finalist. Thank you. On 14 April 2016 Louisville released the new transportation for the city, two years late, five years in the making. https://louisvilleky.gov/sites/default/files/advanced_planning/movelouisville_april2016draft.pdf At MoveLouisville’s release Mayor Fischer said we will not pursue light rail because Louisville lacks population density. He said nothing about combating the remote commercial and residential investment which serves only to reduce our population density further. From MoveL’s home page … “Projects like completing the planned extension of Urton Lane from Middletown to Taylorsville Road …will make it easier for people to get around the city and will improve the quality of life in Louisville neighborhoods.” That sentence is a perfect example of how widely MoveLouisville misses the mark. Urton Lane only opens up forests and fields to remote investment, decreasing population density. Remote investment works against achieving the second priority stated by the mayor/MoveLouisville. That stated priority is to reduce the miles driven by Louisville citizens. That priority is achieved by increasing density, investing in public transit and creating walkable communities. Increasing density, investing in public transit and creating walkable communities are inseparable basics in creating a sustainable city. MoveLouisville failed to grasp those basics. MoveLouisville refers to infill and un-locking Oxmoor farms and Urton Lane. The terms clear-cut and pave-over are more appropriate. The city needs...
by Bike Courier | Apr 22, 2016 | Advocacy
The image is of one of the largest city-owned lots. It occupies the entire block between Jefferson and Liberty, 8th and 9th Streets. The lot helps isolate the west end from the rest of the city. Louisville won the distinction of being the nation’s city with the worst infestation of surface parking lots, http://brokensidewalk.com/2016/parking-crater/ ….so we began a campaign asking the city to re-purpose, re-develop city-owned surface parking lots. Four images taken from the top level of a garage on Jefferson, between 7th and 8th, can be seen on De-Surfaced facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1544867725731584/ . The images are of: #1 – one of the largest city owned lots, located between 8th and 9th, Jefferson and Liberty, city employee lot, not public #2 – image taken from same location of image #1, after turning around #3 – another of the largest city owned lots, located behind City Hall, between 6th and 7th, Market and Congress Alley, also city employee lot, not public #4 – image taken from same location of image #3, after turning around Images #2 and #4 illustrate opportunity for usages of greater value than parking cars on top levels of a garage. Plans for media release and event are taking shape. Fnal touches to a video of kids answering questions regarding surface parking lots are in process. An online petition is complete, to be launched simultaneously with the video. Conversations paving the way for positive collaboration with PARC and mayor’s office have begun. The list of Supportive Partners includes: 350 Louisville, Bicycling for Louisville (B4L), Bike Couriers Bike Shops, Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods – University of Louisville, Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation (CART), Louisville Grows, Neighborhood...
by Bike Courier | Apr 22, 2016 | Advocacy
WFPL report on Move Louisville: http://wfpl.org/louisvilles-new-transit-plan-draws-criticism-from-advocates/ Metro’s Move Louisville home page: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/advanced-planning/move-louisville Jackie Green’s response to Move Louisville: At MoveLouisville’s release Mayor Fischer said we will not pursue light rail because Louisville lacks population density. He said nothing about combating the remote commercial and residential investment which serves only to reduce our population density further. From MoveL’s home page … “Projects like completing the planned extension of Urton Lane from Middletown to Taylorsville Road …will make it easier for people to get around the city and will improve the quality of life in Louisville neighborhoods.” That sentence is a perfect example of how widely MoveLouisville misses the mark. Urton Lane only opens up forests and fields to remote investment, decreasing population density. Remote investment works against achieving the second priority stated by the mayor/MoveLouisville. That stated priority is to reduce the miles driven by Louisville citizens. That priority is achieved by increasing density, investing in public transit and creating walkable communities. Increasing density, investing in public transit and creating walkable communities are inseparable basics in creating a sustainable city. MoveLouisville failed to grasp those basics. MoveLouisville refers to infill and un-locking Oxmoor farms and Urton Lane. The terms clear-cut and pave-over are more appropriate. The city needs trees. The city needs greenspace. The city is doing an inventory of trees. Yet, the city enables clear cutting and paving over our remaining fields. The reason given for “unlocking Oxmoor Farm” is “to relieve congestion on Shelbyville Road”. The way to relieve congestion is to service the corridor with excellent public transit with dedicated lanes. This kind of poor planning and...
by Bike Courier | Feb 15, 2016 | Advocacy
http://insiderlouisville.com/metro/communities/activists-bemoan-lack-public-transit-smart-cities-app/
