No trash collection Monday

King holiday observed

There will be no garbage, junk, recycling or yard waste collection on Monday, January 18 within the Urban Services District (former Louisville city limits) in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday.

Collection will resume Tuesday, January 19 and will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week. (Example: residents that have a Monday pickup will have collection on Tuesday.)

Residents serviced by private companies for waste and recycling collection should check with those companies for the holiday schedule.

The following facilities will also be closed Saturday, January 16:

All staffed recycling centers

Waste Reduction Center, 636 Meriwether Avenue

HAZ BIN, the hazardous waste drop-off facility, 7501 Grade Lane

For more information visit http://louisvilleky.gov/government/public-works/trash-recycling or dial MetroCall at 311 or 574-5000. 

Pedestrians

Use your eyes to Look Alive

• Don't assume vehicles will stop. Make eye contact with drivers. Don't just look at the vehicle.
• Even when the signal is in your favor, look before you cross the road.
• Look left, right, and left again before crossing a street.
• Look for turning vehicles

Be predictable

• Cross streets only at marked crosswalks or intersections, if possible
• Obey traffic signals such as WALK/DON'T WALK signs.
• Always walk on the sidewalk. If there is no sidewalk, walk facing traffic.

Bicyclists

Ride with traffic and follow rules of the road

• Riding with the flow of traffic, not against it, makes getting hit from behind extremely unlikely.
• Ride in a straight line, not in and out between cars.
• Use hand signals when turning and stopping
• Obey traffic signs, signals and lane markings, and yield when appropriate.

Be predictable and visible 

•  Don't ride on the sidewalk It puts you at much greater risk of being hit by a motorist at every driveway and intersection because they don't expect you to be there.
• When riding in the dark, use headlights, taillights and reflectors. Also wear reflective and/or brightly colored clothing.

Use your eyes to Look Alive

• Watch for motorists at every intersection and driveway.
• Watch for motorists who may turn left across your path.
• Make eye contact with drivers to assure each of you is aware of the other.

Motorists

Look Alive

• Scan the road and sides of the road ahead for potential pedestrians and bicyclists, especially when you're turning.
• Do not use cellphones or other potentially distracting devices while driving.

Yield

•  Yield to pedestrians at all crosswalks and when making turns.
• Do not block or park in crosswalks.
• Remain behind the stop bar (wide stripe) while waiting for traffic signals.

Be patient

• Never pass a vehicle that is stopped for pedestrians.
• Obey speed limits.
• Come to a complete stop at STOP signs.

Traffic Engineering Supervisor Stacy Keith and Bulk Waste Manager Richmond Booker (both pictured at left) were chosen as the 2015 Public Works Employees of the Year. Director Vanessa Burns said Keith showed the kind of personal initiative that is key to the success of our workforce development efforts. After setting aside studying efforts for a time to start a family, Keith got back to it and earned her Professional Engineer certification. Burns said Booker was recognized as someone who tackles any task put before him, not matter the difficulty. "It gets done. It gets handled," the director said.

Other Employee of the Year finalists named by leaders in their functional areas were:

Andrew Metcalfe, Engineering

John Renn, Enforcement

Kenneth Hammon, Thomas Perry and Danny Cirwithian, Waste Collection

Richard Persley and Kimberly William, Bulk Waste

Sandra Wheeler, Waste Reduction Center

Barbara Hall and Kenny Slaughter, Signs and Markings

Kory Wallinga, Electrical Maintenance

Tommy Frazor, Roads East District

James Stoudemire, Road West District

Todd Evans, Roads Central District

Shirlee LaRosa, Administration

Bobby Montgomery, Safety