The federally funded Rightsizing Louisville for Safe Streets project is getting underway. The project includes rightsizing and other safety improvements for 10 corridors in Louisville. The project is funded by a $21 million Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Implementation Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Rightsizing, also called a road diet or roadway reconfiguration, calms traffic and reduces speeding and weaving between lanes.
The Project Team for 3 of the 10 corridors is seeking public input on ways to improve safety for all road users, including pedestrians. Here are the 3 corridors:
- Wilson Avenue (S. 26th St - Algonquin Pkwy)
- Louis Coleman Jr. Drive/Dr. William G. Weathers Drive/S. 35th Street (Virginia Ave - Algonquin Pkwy)
- S. 22nd Street (US 31W) (Dumesnil St - Dixie Hwy/Bernheim Ln)
 A transportation safety study now underway in South Louisville will evaluate potential improvements to KY 1931 (7th Street Road/Manslick Road) that would enhance safety and reduce crashes for Kentuckians who rely on the state highway. The study, in partnership with Louisville Metro Government’s transportation safety initiative, Vision Zero, will identify short-term and long-term safety and mobility enhancements for the roughly three-mile corridor.
The study corridor includes three sections along KY 1931 (7th Street Road/Manslick Road) from KY 2054 (Algonquin Parkway) to Wathen Lane, Wathen Lane to U.S. 60A (Berry Boulevard), and U.S. 60A (Berry Boulevard) to Lance Drive.
A public meeting was held on Jan. 14, 2025, at the South Louisville Community Center to gather input from residents.
View the project webpage.
Explore the project's interactive StoryMap.
Take the survey and share your input on this corridor! (Survey closes March 15, 2025.)
 Leave your thoughts on an amendment to our core planning documents by February 11th. Changes to existing projects and new projects are available for review and comments. A virtual public meeting will be held on Feb. 4th from 5-6 pm for questions and feedback. Click https://bit.ly/3E5YZ6m to see all the information about Amendment 8. We look forward to your input!
Bike Louisville has the privilege of partnering with amazing local advocates and non-profits who share the goal of making Louisville a safer place to ride. One of our more recent partnerships has been with Duck Duck Goose Bike Bus, Louisville's first and only volunteer-led bike bus. Responding to our city's transportation crisis, Duck Duck Goose formed this past fall and has been hugely success providing safe reliable bike bus programming to JCPS schools and families. In just their first semester, Duck Duck Goose spread to 3 schools serving 21 students led by 18 volunteers over the span of 7 rides.
In January, Bike Louisville applied for grant funding through the National Safety Council Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grant to further support the work Duck Duck Goose is doing. Our proposal requested $100,000 to 1) fund a quick build traffic-calming project along an existing Duck Duck Goose bike bus route and smaller safety improvements around participating JCPS schools and 2) fund safety supplies, promotional material, tools, and bunch bikes for Duck Duck Goose to help them serve more students. This application proposed strengthening the partnership between Bike Louisville, Vision Zero Louisville, and Duck Duck Goose to more effectively establish safe routes to schools for students without access to reliable transportation.
Unfortunately, after submitting our proposal, Bike Louisville was informed that the Road to Zero Coalition had received a 'Stop Work Order' from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), putting these Community Traffic Safety Grant funds on hold indefinitely. Nevertheless, we are committed to supporting Duck Duck Goose's mission and building safer routes for Louisville students to get to school. If the Community Traffic Safety Grant program is discontinued, Bike Louisville will seek out other opportunities to continue this work.
You can check out the full grant proposal by clicking the link below.
The 2025 Safety Summit returns, building on last year’s success as the single statewide conference combining all transportation safety topics for travelers and workers. This year’s Summit will once again bring together experts in engineering, education, emergency services, enforcement, and transportation safety to share best practices, cutting-edge research, and proven innovations. Attendees will gain insights into successful programs and emerging issues aimed at preventing fatalities and injuries on Kentucky's roadways, raising safety awareness, reducing workplace incidents, and fostering networking and collaboration across sectors.
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