Park Improvement Projects



Click on the links below to learn more about master plans and public input opportunities for individual projects within the City of Parks initiative.

  • Floyds Fork Greenway Project
    Floyds Fork is the largest and least-polluted watershed in Louisville.  This formerly rural 122-square-mile watershed is undergoing rapid residential and commercial development. 


  • Hogan's Fountain Master Plan
    Metro Parks is developing a new master plan for the Hogan's Fountain area of Cherokee Park, a 409-acre Olmsted Park created in 1891.


  • Northeast Corridor of Louisville Loop
    This paved multi-use trail will connect two other planned segments of the Louisville Loop: the Floyds Fork Greenway and a multi-use path in the River Road corridor.


  • Olmsted Parkways Multi-Use Path
    The Olmsted Parkways Multi-Use Path System project will create improved pedestrian and bicycle opportunities along approximately 10 miles of the parkways that link the major Olmsted parks in Louisville as well as the numerous neighborhoods that are traversed.


  • Tyler Park Master Plan
    Metro Parks is developing a new master plan for Tyler Park, a 13-acre Olmsted Park created in 1906.


  • Wyandotte Park Master Plan
    Metro Parks, Mayor Jerry Abramson, Metro Councilwoman Marianne Butler and Environment Design Collaborative are working together to develop a master plan for Wyandotte Park, at Taylor Boulevard and Beecher Street in South Louisville.


  • Jefferson Memorial Forest Master Plan
    A master plan completed for Jefferson Memorial Forest last fall calls for an enhanced focus on horseback riding in the Paul Yost area.

  • Charlie Vettiner Park Master Plan
    Charlie Vettiner Park is a 283-acre park located on Mary Dell Lane off Billtown Road in southern Jefferson County, and includes a 18-hole golf course, hiking trails, a fishing lake, dog run, disc golf and more!


  • Mahoney Property Master Plan
    In December 2007, Louisville Metro Government purchased a 95-acre farm from the estate of Mae Mahoney, whose family called the property Twin Meadows.

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