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Bike Master Plan
Louisville's Bike Master Plan sets forward our vision and goals, provides an overview of existing conditions, explains the planning process that was undertaken to complete the Master Plan, recommends new bicycle projects and programs, establishes performance measures and sets forward a plan for implementation through the year 2030.
See the plan here.
Bicycle Friendly Community Overview
Louisville Metro's Bike Louisville program is really a community partnership working to make Louisville more bike-friendly. The program started with the formation of the Bike Louisville program in the Planning and Design department. In 2005, Mayor Abramson held Louisivlle's first bike summit and set a path for Louisville to become a gold-level bicycle friendly community by 2015, as defined by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB). In 2007 Louisville reached the bronze level, a year ahead of schedule. This year we're working to reach the silver level. The first bike summit was co-organized by the Louisville Bicycle Club who remain a key partner.
Bike Louisville Teams
In 2008, Mayor Abramson revised the Bike Louisville program by forming the Bike Louisville Team. The teams are centered around the 5 E's of a bicycle-friendly community and feature wide participation from both inside and outside of local government. In February of 2009, Louisville held its second bike summit. The bike teams have now refined the goals of the bike plan based on the criteria of the LAB, ideas from team meetings and comments from the second bike summit. You can learn more about the goals and objectives of each "E" by clicking on one of the 5 "E" links above.
Learn more about the bike plan that was developed after the first bike summit in 2005.
Why should Louisville become bike-friendly?
- We will enjoy a better quality of life and be a more liveable community.
- We want to attract and retain young professionals to expand the
economic base in Louisville.
- We want to be an active, healthy community.
- We want our residents to have diverse transportation choices.
- We will have a better natural and social environment.
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